"Walk inside the Gramercy Park Hotel, take a right, and you’ll find the entrance to The Rose Bar. Just from the name and the fact that it’s off the lobby of a hotel in Gramercy, you might assume this is the kind of place where you’d grab a drink with your grandparents or an old boss you only kind of liked, but it’s just about the opposite. It’s a high-ceilinged room with velvet furniture and portraits of celebrities like Lil’ Kim and Britney Spears, and late at night it’s pretty much a club where you might catch a free performance from someone you’ve heard on Spotify. Granted, it can be a little difficult to get in after about 9pm or so, but the place opens at 5pm, so can you can always come early. Hands down, this is the coolest bar in Gramercy, and it very much does not feel like a hotel bar." - bryan kim
