The Global Drinker — World Bar Guide
Lobby Bar at Hotel Chelsea
New York, USA
Hotel Chelsea famously housed artists, writers and musicians during the 1970s, including Patti Smith, Dylan Thomas and Jack Kerouac. Hotelier Sean MacPherson, co-founder of the Bowery Hotel, renovated and relaunched the property in 2022 with partners Richard Born and Ira Drukier. The marble Lobby Bar is more polished than its previous iteration, but retains a louche charm. Try the mezcal-based Edie '67, named after Edie Sedgwick and made with raspberry, ginger lapsang tea and gochujang honey, or the Duke's Martini, inspired by the iconic London bar. Featured in Roadbook's Best Cocktail Bars in New York 2026.
226 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA · $$$$
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- Roadbook 2026 — #10
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