Lobby Bar at The Hotel Chelsea

Few hotel bars in New York feel this rooted in their setting. Inside the Hotel Chelsea, the Lobby Bar pairs the building’s artistic legacy with a room that feels rich, lived in, and unmistakably itself. The cocktails balance classic structure with more original touches, so it works just as well for a proper martini as for something less expected. What makes it worth a visit is the combination of character and polish. It has the ease of a neighborhood haunt, but with far more history and atmosphere.