Travel Reference
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Drinking
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Top of the Strand
COCKTAIL BAR
For that 'Oh my God, I'm in New York' feeling, head to the Strand Hotel's rooftop bar, or-
der a martini (extra dirty) and drop your jaw (discreetly). Sporting slinky cabanas and a
sliding glass roof, its view of the Empire State Building is unforgettable.
(
www.topofthestrand.com
;
Strand Hotel, 33 W 37th St, btwn Fifth & Sixth Aves;
5pm-midnight Mon & Sun, to 1am
Tue-Sat;
B/D/F/M to 34th St)
Campbell Apartment
COCKTAIL BAR
Party like it's 1928! This sublime, deliciously snooty gem in Grand Central (see 2
,
F3) was once the office of a '20s railroad magnate fond of Euro eccentricities: think
Florentine-style carpets, decorative wooden ceiling beams and a soaring leaded glass win-
dow. Suitably tucked away from the hordes, reach it from the lift beside the Oyster Bar or
the stairs to the West Balcony.
(
www.hospitalityholdings.com
;
Grand Central Terminal, 15 Vanderbilt Ave, at
43rd St;
noon-1am Mon-Thu, to 2am Fri, 2pm-2am Sat, noon-midnight Sun;
S, 4/5/6, 7 to Grand Central-42nd
St)
26
Rum House
COCKTAIL BAR
Not long ago, this was Hotel Edison's crusty old piano bar. Enter the capable team from
Tribeca bar Ward III, who ripped out the grubby carpet, polished up the coppertop bar and
revived this slice of old New York. You'll still find a nightly pianist (Wednesday to
Monday), but he's now accompanied by well-crafted drinks and an enviable medley of
whiskeys and rums.
(
www.edisonrumhouse.com
;
228 W 47th St, btwn Broadway & Eighth Ave, Midtown West;
1pm-4am;
N/Q/R to 49th St)
