King Cole Bar & Lounge
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 753-4500
- Cross Street:
- Between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- Directions:
- 6 at 51st St; E, F at Lexington-3rd Ave
- Best of Citysearch:
- Bloody Mary 2006
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-1am , Fri-Sat 11:30am-2am, Sun 12pm-12am
Editorial Review for King Cole Bar & Lounge – by Erin Behan and Ilana Simons
The Scene
The marble lobby of the upscale St. Regis Hotel serves as an appropriate runway to the elegant bar with a very gentleman's-lounge feel. Women were barred until 1950, but now they enter as they please to see the famed Maxfield Parrish mural for themselves. It's expensive, but the museum-like surroundings give fair warning.
The Draw
Service truly transports. The bartenders' attention to detail recalls a bygone era, and your coat can't drape across the bar stool a second without it being whisked away. While the King Cole has been known to attract celebrities, you'll generally find members of the New York business elite sipping a perfectly shaken martini or toasting the day's conquest with a glass of bubbly. It's easy to strike up a conversation with someone who catches your eye, and you're almost guaranteed they can afford to buy your next drink.
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Insider Tips
When to GoEven if you don't have money for more than one drink, come for a beer and observe the way the other half lives.
Save MoneyCome hungry: The bar sports an endless supply of the best bar giveaways, from reen wasabi peas to almonds and macadamia nuts.
What to DrinkFor a taste of history, try the Red Snapper (the bar's version of a bloody mary). The drink was brought to New York from Paris by its inventor, Fernand Petiot.
User Reviews for King Cole Bar & Lounge
10/02/2002 Posted by lockjawdavis
A room service cheeseburger at the St Regis will run you about 30 bucks, so it's no surprise that the drinks at the King Cole Bar are priced accordingly high. But, of course, you didn't stop in looking for a bargain, did you? No, you stopped in for a taste of Olde New York. You put on your coat and tie to sip a drink with the swells and gaze up at that super cool mural by Maxfield Parrish. You had two bowls of their signature wasabi crusted bar mix just to even things out a little, but the bill still threw you for a loop. Life is short, though. So pay up and head to McHale's to finish the job.
Pros: Mural, General swankiness, Bar mix
Cons: The bill
07/08/2002 Posted by parnell
Being in the St. Regis Hotel, the bar is expensive as you would expect. But it is marvelous. The atmosphere is old world, but never snobby. The bartenders and table waiters are first rate. The drinks are expensive but large. If you went to a chain restaurant it would cost more to get the same about of alcohol.
Pros: very few tourists
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