Hotel Delmano
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone: (718) 387-1945
- Cross Street:
- N 9th Street
- Directions:
- L at Bedford Ave
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 5pm-2am, Fri-Sat 5pm-3am
Editorial Review for Hotel Delmano – by Laura Norkin
In Short
One look around, and it's clear that the owners of Hotel Delmano--whose other credit includes Union Pool--know a thing or two about constructing a timeless watering hole. Inside, a relaxed crowd of elder hipsters slinks and whispers around the tables as if they own the place. The space is thoroughly styled--from the bar-top basket of citrus fruit (actually used in some drinks) to the nearly identical coiffure of the bartenders. Vintage brasserie furnishings and high ceilings, walls with a cloudy finish above dark cherry chair rails, twinkling candles and a deliciously dim chandelier will make you want to spend the night. If only it were an actual hotel.
Hits: From fruity to elegant, it's the drinks, so long as you can stomach the $9 to $14 price tags. The aptly named Corpse Reviver No. 2 (gin, Cointreau, Lillet, lemon juice and Pastis) tastes like lemons on a summer day.
Misses: Romantic side rooms provide couples with great candle-lit corners, but the host isn't shy about cramming multiple parties uncomfortably close, so be prepared for a little PDA.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThere's no sign, just a globe light hanging above the unmarked entrance on a dark, residential strip of Berry Street. The Manhattan exclusivity meets you before you're even inside.
Look GoodThe "reserved" cards on each table just mean you need the host's permission to sit down. Here's where it's still Brooklyn: Introduce yourself when you get there, and he'll remember your name, the size of your party, and will (eventually) seat you with a smile.
Fun FactDelmano takes the term "top shelf" literally; some bottles of liquor are perched so high that vest-wearing bartenders must shimmy up old-world, library-style sliding ladders to fetch the ingredients.
User Reviews for Hotel Delmano
03/27/2008 Posted by virgicon
Last night, Istumbled into what felt like a scene in Brideshead Revisited. The atmosphere in Hotel Delmano took me back to Havana 1930, and I felt like British aristocracy, casually enjoying my tweaked to perfection cocktail. After thoroughly enjoying the St. Germain, Commandant's Cocktail, and Hemingway's Daquiri, my boyfriend and I decided to ask our wonderfully handle bar-moustached bartender for some special requests. He asked for the most bitter cocktail one could find, and I asked for a cocktail embodying A Midsummer Night's Dream. My boyfriend's was fabulous, but I was most amazed at the wizardry behind my drink. Egg white, gin, chartreuse, rose water...a few other things that I have no idea of. All shaken with a twist of orange, the frothy white drink was topped off with a cherry blossom which happened to be blooming in a vase nearby. It was magical, mischevous, and all together lovely. Exactly A Midsummer Night's Dream. Flawlessly created on a whim. I dare say, I can't wait to think of something next and taste Hotel Delmano's delightful response!
Pros: perfect place for a perfect cocktail
Cons: a bit crowded
01/27/2008 Posted by lisel001
I love the idea of this bar and it's a totally cute place but it's trying too hard to be Bar Jamon in Grammercy but without the Mario Batalli food or the location. First, when you get there, they ask you how many in your party. Which is a little odd since it's only a bar--they don't serve food. You have to wait for everyone in your group to arrive before they'll give you seat, which how many people arrive to a bar at the same time? The spot itself is cute. The service leaves a lot to be desired. We were sitting at the bar and the cocktail staff decided where we were sitting is where she was going to order her drinks so we were interruped at least 15 times to make room for her (we were sitting in the middle of the bar). The bartender was slow (probably because he was preparing so many specialty drinks. It also took about 20 minutes to receive our credit card back and we asked three times. Also, if you don't arrive early enough, they won't let you in, "citing a wait." Much of the seating was researved. Not the best experience if you're trying to just enjoy yourself in a relaxed local enviornment. This is still Williamsburg afterall, isn't it.
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