Drinks near Empire State Bldg?

April 15, 2008 1:03 PM

Nice place to have drinks with a client around Empire State Bldg?

I'm out on the West Coast, and my boss has asked me to set up a meeting for drinks before a party @ the Empire State Bldg this weekend. Can you suggest anything in the blocks near the building? My google/yelp searching isn't really getting me in the correct area.

If there's no decent proper bars, a restaurant/bar would also be totally ok.

Thanks! Forgive my NYC ignorance!

posted by fillsthepews to travel & transportation (11 comments total)

How about La Quinta on 32nd?
posted by cazoo at 1:08 PM on April 15, 2008

Well, if you like beer, there's the Ginger Man.
posted by lackutrol at 1:10 PM on April 15, 2008

Depends on the day -- from Thursday on, it can get loud + crowded -- but Under the Volcano is an attractive, calm place to sit for a drink and maybe some slightly-less-pubbish snacks. It's across the street from the Ginger Man.
posted by tigerbelly at 1:17 PM on April 15, 2008

Dewey's Flatiron is a fine and decent place for a drink, it's about nine blocks due south. It's not nearly as cheeseball as their website suggests. I look forward to the other suggestions as there are few places in the world better then midtown New York to have a drink. Oh and Artisanal is also a grand place for refreshment and sublime noshing.
posted by Stonestock Relentless at 1:23 PM on April 15, 2008

I'll second Under the Volcano.
posted by Evangeline at 2:09 PM on April 15, 2008

The Algonquin Hotel. It's a few blocks north.
posted by essexjan at 2:25 PM on April 15, 2008

Sorry, I meant the Me Bar at La Quinta.
posted by cazoo at 2:28 PM on April 15, 2008

Thanks, Guys! i'll run these all by el jefe and see what he says.
posted by fillsthepews at 2:40 PM on April 15, 2008

Seconding Ginger Man.
posted by spec80 at 3:46 PM on April 15, 2008

Thirding Ginger Man.
posted by krakedhalo at 5:25 PM on April 15, 2008

Eating Ginger Man.
posted by oxford blue at 11:31 PM on April 15, 2008