Posts Tagged Bars

  1. Rooftop lounge Z Bar opened tonight

    Another “trendy” rooftop restaurant and bar has opened up along 11th Ave. Z Bar, the latest addition, opened tonight at it’s home above Stage48 just down W 48th St. As you’d expect, it’s got some pretty nice views, looking right out towards Midtown:

    The view of Midtown from Z Bar
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    The seating overlooking Midtown at Z Bar
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    You might think that with the temperature plummeting, a rooftop bar wouldn’t be too inviting, but they’ve got plenty of food options to keep you warm, plus a full cocktail menu to help you forget the weather. Gothamist has more about what’s on offer, or you can have a look at the menu and cocktail list.

    The new place is just across the road from Press Lounge, another rooftop bar/​restaurant, at Ink48, so this is another next step towards bringing some life to 11th Ave.

Saturday, Oct 19th

  1. Quinn’s Bar & Grill tries their luck on 44th

    Another bar is having a go at the “cursed” spot on W 44th St next to Don Giovanni’s. The new tenants, Quinn’s Bar & Grill, are getting close to opening, with a bright yellow color scheme. Workers were out today putting the final touches on the exterior and getting the interior ready:

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    The spot has been a virtual revolving door of bars. Earlier this year Harley’s Smokeshack closed down, and the year before that Irish Rouge closed.

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    Harley’s Smokeshack, May 2013 Source: Lauentius T/​Foursquare

    Hopefully Quinn’s can make it more than a year.

Sunday, Sep 1st

  1. Atlas Social Club signage is up, and is disappointing

    It’s time for another update in the ongoing saga of the Vintage-​to-​ASC conversion (previously here). The new venue has put its signage up, and it is nothing more than paint on paint:

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    For reference, here’s what it replaced:

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    The new bar will be a “cross between a gay speakeasy and a retro athletic club”, apparently. It’ll be interesting to see what that actually means. The inside will be decorated with classic boxing, bodybuilding and wrestling and bodybuilding memorabilia. Hopefully they put a little more effort into the interior decoration than they did with the exterior.

Tuesday, Aug 13th

  1. White Oak Joining 10th Ave

    818 10th Ave

    Right next door to the new Mamasita, another new spot is opening up. Named “White Oak”, we don’t know too much about it yet, other than that it’ll have a rear garden.

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    The spot was formerly “Fusion”, which closed around May of last year.

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    Source: Foursquare

    That block along 10th Ave is changing rapidly. First Mamasita, and now there’s White Oak coming shortly. The paint store a few stores up has closed, and the building next to that is being rebuilt. Exciting times.

Tuesday, Aug 6th

Sunday, Aug 4th

  1. Mamasita Incoming

    818 10th Ave

    Mamasita, a new Mexican bar and grill, is gearing up to open on 10th Ave. Taking over the store of the former Manhattan Marketplace, the spot between 54th & 55th claims to be “the home of the original 60oz margarita”.

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    Their menu is online, and has all the staple Mexican dishes. They’re just one block over from the neighborhood favorite El Centro, as well as a handful of other Mexican restaurants and bars, but there’s not really any on 10th Ave near them.

    A close-​up on that “unique” sign:

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    Their website is currently blank, so expect to see that come to life as they get closer to launching. And of course, they’re on Seamless.

    Here’s the same storefront just over a month ago:

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    June 2013

    We’ll check back again when they’re open and churning out burritos.

Saturday, Jun 8th

  1. Another 9th Ave Gay Bar

    753 9th Ave

    Looks like 9th Ave is set to welcome another gay bar:

    Ben Maisani, whose partner is CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, is set to open a third trendy New York City gay bar in Hell’s Kitchen, The Real Deal has learned.

    The space used to be the wine bar Vintage, which closed down in April.

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    A bit more on the new bar, from The Real Deal:

    The new space is comprised of 2,500 square feet of space on the street level and 2,500 feet on the lower level, according to a listing for the property on Buz​zTar​get​.com. The term of Maisani’s lease is 15 years, sources said. Retail rents in the area range from $150 to $200 a square foot, they said.