4.4The Campbell
Midtown East · New York, NY · 0.8 mi
A 1920s railroad executive's private office — leaded glass, hand-painted beams — hidden inside Grand Central Terminal.
Hotel Bar
New York / New York
Birdland
The jazz corner of the world, reopened and still running two sets a night with a bar rail worth claiming.
Getting in
Cover charge plus minimum at the bar rail.
Order this
Sidecar
Your passport
Jazz Room rooms like this one are catalogued across the trail — see every jazz room bar.
Keep the night going
Nearest doors
4.4
4.5King Cole Bar
Midtown · New York, NY · 0.8 mi
Maxfield Parrish's mural presides over the room that invented the Bloody Mary's better-dressed cousin.
Hotel Bar
4.6Bemelmans Bar
Upper East Side · New York, NY · 1.7 mi
Ludwig Bemelmans' Central Park murals, gold-leaf ceilings, a piano after five, and the most civilized martini north of 59th Street.
Hotel Bar
4.5Employees Only
West Village · New York, NY · 2.0 mi
A psychic's storefront hides a white-jacketed West Village institution where the last call is later than your judgment.
Hidden Door
The Gear Room
Drink like Birdland at home
Nick & Nora Glasses (set of 4)
The stem that made the coupe look loud. Named for the most functional drunks in film.
$25–45Find it →
Double Old Fashioned Glasses
Heavy base, wide mouth, room for a large cube. Built for whiskey and elbows.
$25–45Find it →
Blue Note Classics on Vinyl
The room tone of every good back bar. Start with Blakey, end with Monk.
$25–40Find it →
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