The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel - Bemelmans Bar. Named in honor of Ludwig Bemelmans, the creator of the classic Madeline children’s books, Bemelmans Bar is a timeless location that continues to attract socialites, politicians, movie stars and moguls with its extensive drink menu and nightly live entertainment.
The bar maintains its Art Deco legacy with chocolate-brown leather banquettes, nickel-trimmed black glass tabletops, a dramatic black granite bar and a 24-karat gold leaf-covered ceiling. Guests are charmed by its distinct New York style and the large-scale murals in the hotel bar, the only surviving Bemelmans' commission open to the public. History of Bemelmans Bar The Carlyle is an integral part of New York history. As the city’s premier luxury residential hotel, it was a famous gathering place for socialites, world leaders and celebrities when Ludwig Bemelmans began to create his masterpiece murals at the hotel bar. Minetta Tavern. Swift Hibernian Lounge. The Bar at the NoMad Hotel - Best Bars 2012 NoMad Hotel New York. New York hotels used to be famous for their bars — elegant places where the chemists behind the stick took pride in their mastery.
That changed. In recent decades, they've become overdecorated spaces where the bartenders roll their eyes at every order for a mojito yet are incapable of making anything better. Well, that's over. Stand for a second at the entrance to the NoMad's bar and take in all the dark mahogany and leather, the carved elephants that support the shelves of bottles, and the bartenders, backlit like priests at a pagan ritual.