Blue Bar
Hotel Bar and Lounge$$$$
Midtown East, New York
"Rodney makes the best Sazerac."(2 Tips)
"The espresso martini will waken the Dorothy Parker in you."(2 Tips)
"@Blue bar: excellent cocktails - not cheap, but very generous!"(17 Tips)
"Cocktails are expensive but worth it."(3 Tips)
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Rodney is the best. Trying to talk them into having a happy hour! Drinks are 21 bucks. Love the bar and all the bartenders and waiters. They go all out to please you ;
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The Corcoran GroupJuly 23, 2013Very cool (and blue) atmosphere. The drinks are very expensive, but they're also potent, so they're good bang for your buck.Upvote7Downvote
Devin HealeyJanuary 31, 2017Classic cocktails and cool vibes in a historic hotel with a Mad Men feel. But for fucks sake, $40 for an Old Fashioned and a craft cocktail? Prices are outrageous even for a Midtown hotel bar.Upvote5Downvote
Nat-Tash LJanuary 17, 2014If you're going to charge $20 a drink, get it right & don't pretend you fixed my drink. Not everyone in here is a tourist, buddy. Make a proper gimlet, & make the elderflower martini as advertised.Upvote2Downvote
Ms HeleneAugust 3, 2017Brussel sprouts,calamari and fries were the best dishes. A nice and quiet spot in this part of town
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Felix GrushevskyOctober 18, 2014Best Long Island Ice Tea in the world. Just make sure that Christian made it. He is one of the best bartenders in NYC (and he is of Romanian origin, not Russian)UpvoteDownvote
Brian FitzgeraldAugust 12, 2024The cocktails are good but the literary history is gone. I knew the Algonquin through the eyes of William Shawn and Roger Angyll and E.B. White. The blue bar is not the bar where their wit was ginned.UpvoteDownvote
Alex RavenelSeptember 9, 2015Nice hotel bar. Drinks were well made and pours generous. Not cheap, but its a hotel bar, so what did you expect?Upvote1Downvote
Nicholas BeckDecember 17, 2012Drinking den is an ideal place to trade bookish barbs. Housed in Algonquin Hotel, where Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley met daily as part of famed ’20s group the Algonquin Round Table/Vicious Circle.
UpvoteDownvote- M JNovember 14, 2011@Blue bar: excellent cocktails - not cheap, but very generous! Negroni rocks was perfection after a long day shopping.Upvote1Downvote
- Chris PontNovember 15, 2013Awesome bar, awesome bar staff. Cocktails are expensive but worth it.Upvote1Downvote
David BFebruary 15, 2020Window seats for people watching. Good bar food with good drinks.UpvoteDownvote
Daniel HussJune 13, 2014Great looking decor and atmosphere. Drinks and food not worth the price. Not to mention, they didn't replace my beer after spilling it on me.Upvote1Downvote- Brian FitzgeraldAugust 12, 2024The espresso martini will waken the Dorothy Parker in you.UpvoteDownvote
John OMalleyMay 1, 2010Not cheap but very cool atmosphere. Christian the Russian bartender is great for stories, restaurant tips and a drink sample or two. Drink it all in.Upvote1Downvote
BabymammothFebruary 14, 2013It's expensive as hell, but is so amazing that if you've been here once it's pretty hard not to return.UpvoteDownvote
Blake BuckDecember 15, 2012Cheapest glass of wine is $17. Domestic beers are $9. No thanks. Plenty of cool cheaper places nearby.UpvoteDownvote
John GladyszApril 21, 2013They no longer have a jazz brunch - making these the most overpriced eggs in manhattanUpvoteDownvote
Joseph TerranellaMay 20, 2011A very tricky stairwell to navigate after a few of the strong cocktailsUpvoteDownvote
SaraDISH SaraDISH.comNovember 27, 2011The Penfolds by the glass is light Shiraz w a smooth finish
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Dan HoskinsSeptember 19, 2014Nothing, $20 a drink is absurd. How do they justify the price? There's no view, it's near shitty Times Square. It's not the fifties anymore, get over yourselfUpvoteDownvote
No better cocktail than a Hendrick's martini ($22 each though)UpvoteDownvote
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Blue Bar
59 W 44th St (btw 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10036
United States
New York, NY 10036
United States
This praised NYC Blue Bar is a comfortable gathering spot where...(Show more)
Open until 1:30 AM (Show more)
- Mon–Sun
- 11:00 AM–1:30 AM
(212) 840-6800
Features
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. American Express)
Wi-Fi
Yes
Outdoor Seating
No
Music
Live Music
Food & Drink
Drinks
Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails
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"A great place to grab a cocktail and relax and talk! One of my favorites in mid town"
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"Wonderful place for a late night cocktail. One that is often overlooked. Bar Staff is amazing and friendly."
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"Very nice drinks and atmosphere. Being a hotel bar, it’s expensive. They also offer light food dishes. Didn’t try the food. Attentive service"
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