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Cellar Bar

The Bryant Park Hotel
40 W. 40th St., New York, NY 10018
nr. Sixth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-642-2260 Send to Phone

  • Reader Rating:

    8.0 out of 10

    5 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Scene: After Work, Bar Food, DJ, Hotel Bar, Lounge, Swank, Theme

Hours

Sun-Thu, 5pm-2am; Fri-Sat, 5pm-4am

Nearby Subway Stops

7 at Fifth Ave./Bryant Park; B, D, F, V at 42nd St.-Bryant Park

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

Cellar Bar feels like Disney World's take on an "authentic" wine cellar, complete with a vaulted gray brick ceiling and medieval chandeliers. After-work singles and hotel guests sit at the candlelit bar, munching wasabi peas and swilling expensive cocktails. Scantily clad waitresses in Victoria's Secret corsettes deliver bar food to guests reclining on leather couches, carefully patrolling the room to ensure high turnover. Yet despite its naked ambition to join the club of trendy hotel bars, this one leaves you with the unmistakable feeling that this cellar is oversold.

8.0 "Recommended"
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Perfect for the uncultured

James78 from 10024 | Posted on 2/6/08

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)

I agree 100% with the reviewer. This place is all gimmick and the proprietors don't believe New Yorkers can tell the difference. Still, if what you are looking for is a meat market I suppose it may serve some purpose...Read More

BEST PLACE TO MEET AN ELIGIBLE BACHELOR IN NYC

ALI1979 from NATIVE NEWYORKER | Posted on 1/25/04

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

WHAT'S UP WITH THAT NASTY REVIEW? I MET MY "BOYFRIEND" HERE... CHILLIN' AFTER WORK. I AM A NATIVE NEW YORKER AND HAVE HUNG UP DOWN AND ALL AROUND THIS CITY, AND STILL COME HERE WITH MY GIRLS AFTER WORK, WHERE...Read More

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