The Campbell

There are bars that feel like a movie set. This one is the real thing, a Jazz Age room inside Grand Central Terminal that used to be John W. Campbell’s private office and reception hall. The details are the draw: a soaring hand painted ceiling, a big stone fireplace, the original millwork, even Campbell’s personal steel safe still sitting in the room. The cocktail experience matches the setting, classic minded, polished, and built for lingering rather than rushing. It’s one of those New York places that makes a simple drink feel like an occasion.