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Tuesday
Jun222010

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010—Bar 163

Day 163—Monday, June 22nd, 2010
Press Lounge (Rooftop bar at Ink 48 Hotel)

I felt somewhat defeated by last Friday’s crawl and thought I’d try the rooftop bar, Press Lounge on a Monday. Monday’s are usually pretty dead everywhere, so we’ll see if there’s no line tonight. And besides, I’ve got the backup bar, Lansdowne Road on 44th and 10th, that a reader commented about. The Lansdowne is also approved by barcrawler extroadinaire (along with Smoopy and Terry) Gene, so if I don’t use it as a backup, I will stop by there soon. Okay, let’s retrace our steps from last Friday.

Another night, another cab. Deja view, it feels like Friday all over again.

No traffic jams tonight, but it is red out here!

And here we are at the Ink 48 Hotel.

No lines tonight, I'm the only one at the elevator.

Going up.

And here we are, the 16th floor.

The inside bar is nice.

And friendly bartenders. Michah uncorks a beer for me.

Cheers!

Cocktail waitress Michah gets a lovely leg up on the competition! Is everyone here named Michah?

I'm willing to bet this is the only bar in Manhattan with two Michah's working in it.

There's comfortable couches opposite the bar to relax and enjoy your drink at.

Kimberly is another friendly and pretty cocktail waitress on duty.

And here's the outside lounge.

There's lounge chairs to relax in.

And the view is spectacular.

However people out there were a little camera shy, so I brought my act back to the inside bar. Here's Mike the bartender posing with the 365 Bar card.

Dan was in town from L.A. on business and had a seven o'clock meeting in the morning. Ouch!

Sungkyung and Carla were seated next to me and they live in the neighborhood.

We rode the elevator down together after last call.

It's been a while since I had a taxi cab movie. So here you go, goodnight everybody!

Review
The inside bar is a comfortable lounge with a modern art deco lounge feel. The bartenders and attractive cocktail waitresses are friendly and the crowd is a mix of hotel tourists and locals looking for a room with a view. And the view here is fantastic. As you step out into the rooftop lounge adjascent to the bar you can see the Manhattan skyline in all its sparkly glory. There’s comfortable lounge chairs and couches out on the rooftop lounge and a long wading pool for those that want to soak their feet and enjoy a drink after a long day.

There’s a nice wine list available and bottled beers include: Brooklyn Lager, Chimay Trappist, Ommegang Witte and Samuel Smith Organci Lager. Signature cocktails are: Jummai Sky which is Tanqeray 10, St. Germain and Tozai Junmai Sake; The Nectar is Moect and Chandon Nectoar Imperial Champagne and Lime and White Sangria.

Your cares really do drift away up on the roof, especially after four or five beers. Cheers!


Press Lounge (Rooftop bar at Ink 48 Hotel)
653 Eleventh Ave (@48th St)
212-757-2224