Bar Room at the Beekman

"FiDi gets quiet at night, once residents have retreated to their penthouses and commuters to their boroughs. Except for at The Beekman hotel. There, under a dramatic nine-story atrium, is a bar that looks like a library where no one reads the books, but the bookcases are perfectly illuminated. You can make a reservation for one of the plush armchairs and order from the attached Temple Court restaurant, but the thick marble bar is where the real action is. Patrons plot their next move over stiff martinis, couples share a single bar seat and sip on paper planes, and people in long fur coats drink two more espresso martinis than you might think possible. On a Friday night it gets so crowded that it’s essentially standing room only. But you can usually order your first drink, stare up into the nine-floor abyss for a bit, and then snag a coveted bar seat for drink number two. photo credit: The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel" - Willa Moore

"This tiny bar is tucked around the corner from the main Avenue, so wandering in here feels like discovering PLG's best kept secret. You can't go wrong with their inventive house specialties like Big Willie Style (bourbon, spiced-honey balsamic reduction, muddled strawberries), and Señor Hemingway (tequila, mezcal, grapefruit, lime, maraschino liqueur), but for a real treat ask Rob to mix you something special. It's also a great coffee shop in the mornings, and three nights a week a tamale cart parks right outside for your drunken pleasure." - Erin Mercurio & Jak Horner

"The Bar Room at The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel, is an Old New York original, an 1881-vintage skyscraper with a towering central atrium and a pyramidal glass skylight." - The MICHELIN Guide

"The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel, to give it its full name, is an Old New York original." - The MICHELIN Guide

"The Beekman’s Bar Room all the way down in the Financial District is a drinking oasis with little competition. Part of the hotel’s Tom Colicchio-run restaurant Temple Court, the bar is located at the bottom of a nine-story, Victorian-style atrium that stops first-time visitors in their tracks. Classic cocktails pair perfectly with the literary, vintage decor." - Paul Schrodt, Jessica Ma, Bao Ong