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Good Old New York Revived at Lot 15
It is rare to impress a New Yorker with a new bar, but Lot 15 at the Kixby Hotel near Herald Square is a Midtown-gamechanger. A good bar either invites one with a mixologist-exquisite menu or a cozy atmosphere enveloping the patron and swooning them to come back over and over (this is that ONE bar you always visit,) but Lot 15 combines both of these themes.
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With head bartender Cameron Shaw up to the challenge to change Midtown’s cocktail scene, the menu is a designer’s pride and also a yummy delight. Divided into four sections (one offering two non-alcoholic options,) each part divides the cocktails into methods: stirred, shaken, and/or built. From there, the classics are listed including the martini, an old fashioned, a sour, a daiquiri, and others. Beyond those, three options of specialty cocktails are suggested as variations of the classics. The result is that in case you like a Martini but prefer it with a bit of extra flavor, the bartender might suggest a Vesper or a Boulevardier (whisky negroni) if you have a taste for negronis. And just like that, the complex and confusing world of mixology is simplified at the bar– straight up.
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The concept was born out of the idea of a mixologist versus bartender, the latter serving the patrons rather than a chemist ego. Instead, Lot 15 combines the ideas in a velvet salon. Featuring dim lighting, cozy furniture pieces, and a 360′ bar, this is the place to come for a drink and spend four hours in conversation, and maybe even indulging on the light bites. Artwork by contemporary muralist Fumero dots the perimeter of the space. Midtown now has a newcomer ready to spice things up in a good old New York fashion.
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