Inc. Lounge @ The Time Hotel: Need a posh setting for cocktail hour in the Disney-fied Theater District that won’t break the bank? Leave it to the peeps behind Dream Hotel’s Ava Lounge and Rm.Fifty5 to offer a tasteful addition to Midtown’s stale hotel bar scene. Ride a glass elevator to the second floor of Time Hotel and find a retro-glam seating area with plush sofas in red velvet and black and white leather and a bar lined with Lucite chandeliers and alligator stools. A back room features an oversized cowhide ottoman, black lacquer pool table, and embossed leather mirrors. Pair a Gin & Sin (Bombay Sapphire, Chambord, lemon, and lime juice) with small plates from the hotel’s restaurant, Serafina. With a name like Inc., you can expect a corporate after-work crowd here, but nightly DJs and friendly servers in skimpy black dresses keep the vibe unbuttoned. |
