Today I met up w/ a friend whom I met from the Caribbean cruise last Sep. He took me to 3 bars near Union Square. I was so impressed! Too bad I didn’t have my camera w/ me.
The first was Coffee Shop, a combination of a bar/restaurant/lounge/dance club.
The food was alright but the waitresses were definitely hot. It turned out that they’re famous for hiring models.
I’ve had my first blood orange martini in the 2nd bar “Union Square Bar”. I told the cute bartender (a girl, unfortunately) I like it ‘a little bit on the strong side’, and she went, ‘i’m glad you told me that!’. After she mixed up the martini, she poured another (at least one and half) ounces of vodka into my glass!!! See, this is what i’m talking about–strong drinks made from a female bartender to a female patron! It was awesome. Not too sweet like minute maid for girl scouts and perfectly strong and flavorful for me!
Afterwards my friend took me to the Under Bar in W hotel near union square. It was lit w/ dim red lights. It reminded me of the club in Belagio in Vegas. Most patrons were consisted of local white-collars, men in nice suits and women in jeans and nice tops. I wasn’t used to seeing the suits in the lounge. In seattle when men are dressed up, we’re talking about nice jeans and tighter T-shirts that SUBTLY reveal tiny little bit of muscle that they work out once a week for.
I had an Apple Martini at the Under Bar and it was as nice as the one I had at Red Square in Vegas a few years ago. A thin slice of apple on top of high quality apple martini.
This is what I wanted to experience in NYC on a weekday night. Nothing fancy, but everything perfectly trendy. Looking forward to weekend nights.
