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Monkey Bar

60 E. 54th St., New York, NY 10022
nr. Park Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-838-2600 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
8.7 out of 10

3 Reviews | Write a Review
Scene: After Work, Bar Food, Classic NY, Hotel Bar, Live Music, Lounge, Restaurant & Bar, Swank

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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E, V at Fifth Ave.-53rd St.; 6 at 51st St.

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This venue is closed.

Monkey light fixtures, monkeys crawling over the elaborate wallpaper.... Great ape! The simian theme even extends to the drink menu. Back in your grandparents' day, this swank lounge hosted risqué singers and scandalous entertainment. Then it fell into disrepair, for years barely surviving as a sanctuary for intrepid slurrealists. Now, renovated and priced out of most drinkers' pocketbooks, it endures mainly as a luxurious distraction—or as a sure bet to impress dates with a soft spot for primates. — Peter Landau

Note

The kitchen is closed Sunday.

Reader Ratings

8.7

love the bar and the food

chamino from 07460 | Posted on 1/12/08

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

Not your ordinary bar and not your ordinary bar food. I loved the place, the fancy cocktails, and all the asian inspired appetizers. Each one hit the spot as I was craving yummy appetizers with my very yummy cocktails.

Maybe we went at the wrong time!

AllTrue from Liberty | Posted on 1/5/06

Overall Reader Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)

Well, we stopped in just before five o'clock one day and the place was EMPTY-Y-Y-Y! The decor, very charming 1930's painted and faded monkey caricatures, was somewhat cute but the "bar" is really a misnomer--there...Read More