New York, NY · est. 1947
Bemelmans Bar
35 E 76th St.
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Filed by The Bartender· Sun 5:0-28pm· 30s read
The Ludwig murals. The piano. The martini as it should be.
1947, Ludwig Bemelmans paid for a suite at the Carlyle in murals, and the bar has been the murals ever since. The martini is $30, comes with the little carafe of overflow on ice, and is served with a bowl of nuts that has not changed formula in living memory.
You are not paying for the drink. You are paying for the room the drink is served in. Which is the correct trade at any hotel bar worth naming.