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Blue Bar

Hotel Bar and Lounge$$$$

Midtown East, New York

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Blue Bar

6.3^/10

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"Rodney makes the best Sazerac."(2 Tips)
"Cocktails are expensive but worth it."(3 Tips)
"No better cocktail than a Hendrick's martini ($22 each though)"(15 Tips)
"Good bar food with good drinks."(3 Tips)

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Michael VlassickSeptember 3, 2012
Been here 50+ times
Rodney is the best. Trying to talk them into having a happy hour! Drinks are 21 bucks. Love the bar and all the bartenders and waiters. They go all out to please you ;
The Corcoran GroupJuly 23, 2013
Very cool (and blue) atmosphere. The drinks are very expensive, but they're also potent, so they're good bang for your buck.
Devin HealeyJanuary 31, 2017
Classic cocktails and cool vibes in a historic hotel with a Mad Men feel. But for fucks sake, $40 for an Old Fashioned and a craft cocktail? Prices are outrageous even for a Midtown hotel bar.
Nat-Tash LJanuary 17, 2014
If you're going to charge $20 a drink, get it right & don't pretend you fixed my drink. Not everyone in here is a tourist, buddy. Make a proper gimlet, & make the elderflower martini as advertised.
Ms HeleneAugust 3, 2017
Brussel sprouts,calamari and fries were the best dishes. A nice and quiet spot in this part of town
Alex RavenelSeptember 9, 2015
Nice hotel bar. Drinks were well made and pours generous. Not cheap, but its a hotel bar, so what did you expect?
Felix GrushevskyOctober 18, 2014
Best Long Island Ice Tea in the world. Just make sure that Christian made it. He is one of the best bartenders in NYC (and he is of Romanian origin, not Russian)
M JNovember 14, 2011
@Blue bar: excellent cocktails - not cheap, but very generous! Negroni rocks was perfection after a long day shopping.
Eric AndersenMay 21, 2019
Their namesake on the cocktail list is quite good
Nicholas BeckDecember 17, 2012
Drinking den is an ideal place to trade bookish barbs. Housed in Algonquin Hotel, where Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley met daily as part of famed ’20s group the Algonquin Round Table/Vicious Circle.
Daniel HussJune 13, 2014
Great looking decor and atmosphere. Drinks and food not worth the price. Not to mention, they didn't replace my beer after spilling it on me.
Chris PontNovember 15, 2013
Awesome bar, awesome bar staff. Cocktails are expensive but worth it.
David BFebruary 15, 2020
Window seats for people watching. Good bar food with good drinks.
Blake BuckDecember 15, 2012
Cheapest glass of wine is $17. Domestic beers are $9. No thanks. Plenty of cool cheaper places nearby.
John OMalleyMay 1, 2010
Not cheap but very cool atmosphere. Christian the Russian bartender is great for stories, restaurant tips and a drink sample or two. Drink it all in.
JosetteMay 31, 2015
Oozing with history, charm and New York stories
Joseph TerranellaMay 20, 2011
A very tricky stairwell to navigate after a few of the strong cocktails
BabymammothFebruary 14, 2013
It's expensive as hell, but is so amazing that if you've been here once it's pretty hard not to return.
John GladyszApril 21, 2013
They no longer have a jazz brunch - making these the most overpriced eggs in manhattan
Dan HoskinsSeptember 19, 2014
Nothing, $20 a drink is absurd. How do they justify the price? There's no view, it's near shitty Times Square. It's not the fifties anymore, get over yourself
Kim EllettOctober 27, 2019
Great atmosphere
NY WaterwayJuly 24, 2012
Try the Banana Lemon Daquari!
John LuJuly 24, 2013
Great mint julep!
Biz TraveldudeMarch 18, 2016
Very blue!
Sarah HubbardNovember 12, 2011
Great spot for a post dinner night cap.
SaraDISH SaraDISH.comNovember 27, 2011
The Penfolds by the glass is light Shiraz w a smooth finish
Scott WJuly 17, 2010
Been here 10+ times
No better cocktail than a Hendrick's martini ($22 each though)
Brian GuyApril 24, 2015
Drinks.......and its BLUE
ドーラJanuary 31, 2011
Grab a Vesper Martini and experience James Bond's lifestyle.
Nicole VallesFebruary 25, 2017
Kinda bummed they changed the menu.
Conrad NellJune 11, 2012
Rodney makes the best Sazerac.
Chris PlunkettFebruary 1, 2011
Best bar ever if you make over $250k a year
Delyn SimonsOctober 20, 2011
Do not eat the bar snacks.
Rebecca MazzaNovember 7, 2015
Terrible glassware and mediocre drinks.
Tom TernquistJanuary 1, 2010
Get a drink named after a famous literary figure
DerekFebruary 22, 2012
Closed until May 2012

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