"You and some people from the marketing team talk about going to Vegas every other day. But rather than actually going and then spending a weekend deleting Instagram stories minutes after posting them, just get post-work drinks at The Ragtrader. This spot right below Bryant Park looks like it could be a hotel bar in Vegas, and it gets packed daily with people who want to talk sh*t about their bosses and ask strangers where they went to college before taking the subway back to Williamsburg or LIC." - matt tervooren
"Next door to The Parlour Room is its sister bar, The Rag Trader and Bo Peep Cocktail & Highball Store. Guests can arrive for one of the two seatings each night — the first beginning at 5:30 p.m., the second at 8:30 p.m. — and enjoy cocktails, bites, and live music. The first seating features piano stylings from a rotating guest list of musicians and the second is with Skip Brevis and special guests, covering past and present hits. The best part? You can order a Zacapa Rum In the Clouds here, too." - Julia Gómez Kramer
"It’s your coworker’s birthday, and despite that break you took for cupcakes at 4pm, everyone’s a little hungry. Try The Rag Trader. It’s a big restaurant that sort of looks like it belongs in Vegas, and it has a very large bar area in the front and a dining room in the back (with additional seating up a flight of stairs). There’s a full dinner menu with stuff like burrata, octopus, and steak, and the big tables up front are perfect for groups." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, matt tervooren
"Ragtrader, a bar from Mark Fox, now has a next door sibling: the Parlour Room." - Emma Orlow
"This two-for-one spot gives you the best of both worlds. Upstairs at the Rag Trader, a refurbished garment factory turned restaurant, grab a table for a meal of fried chicken sliders, stuffed squash blossoms, and the Allium pizza, topped with fontina, leeks, garlic confit, and crispy shallots. Once you’re satiated, head downstairs to Bo Peep, a 1920s-inspired piano bar with plush seating, dim lights, and delicious inventive cocktails. Try the Cachaça Khan, with cachaça, watermelon, cinnamon, chile, and lime." - Vox Creative