Part 3 of the series on how choosing the right venue for drinks can create a lasting and favorable impression on your date.
Wine bars
Wine bars have definitely swept the city by storm. Here are a few worth checking out:
Buceo 95- 201 W 95th, b/w Amsterdam & Broadway
I love the red coloring at this bar, it's very romantic. Plus there's something quite intimate and almost conspiratorial about leaning over a narrow, tall table to whisper to your date. They have a delicious menu full of light bites worth indulging yourselves in. The owner is known to check in with the patrons as well. A great blend of seductive and comfortable, which is a hard balance to find indeed.
Bowery Wine Company- 13 E. 1st, b/w Bowery & 2nd Ave.
A nice little downtown find, an oasis of style in the middle of the East Village bar scene. Plenty of seating and room near the bar as well to chat up your date while sampling some great wines. And the grilled three cheese panini is quite tempting.
Clo Wine Bar- Time Warner Center, 4th Floor, in Columbus Circle
Imagine if Sadé and James Cameron (a la Avatar) got together and had a child. And that child was a wine bar.
Now you've got the uber-modern Clo where you select your wine of choice via an interactive menu screen that doubles as the long communal table. Very slick indeed, especially when the wine dispenses after you insert your 'wine card.' Be forewarned, it is a tight fit. At least it's right in the bustling TWC, so you and your date can pop around to some shops afterward, or pick up some pastries at the Bouchon Bakery downstairs.
Here are a couple of new Hell's Kitchen wine bars that I haven't been to yet, but are on my immediate 'to try' list:
Ardesia- 510 W 52nd, b/w 10th & 11th
A modern and light twist on the typical wine bar, attracting good buzz so far. Plus it has the always coveted outdoor seating.
Xai Xai- 365 W 51st, b/w 8th & 9th
This dark and rich South African wine bar is relatively new to the area. Just walking by the spot makes you want to wander inside and taste the exotic vintages offered.**
**Here's an interesting little anecdote I just uncovered about Xai Xai- apparently if you're on a bad date there, the waiter will help you out by making a move right under your date's nose! My friend was there a little while back on a mediocre first date. Her dud of a dude made a trip to the bathroom, and the server slyly picked her up in that very small window. When her lackluster Casanova returned, the waiter informed him that he would be escorting the lady to dinner shortly thereafter. Her date yielded, and off they went. Talk about cojones!
Wine bars have definitely swept the city by storm. Here are a few worth checking out:
Buceo 95- 201 W 95th, b/w Amsterdam & Broadway
I love the red coloring at this bar, it's very romantic. Plus there's something quite intimate and almost conspiratorial about leaning over a narrow, tall table to whisper to your date. They have a delicious menu full of light bites worth indulging yourselves in. The owner is known to check in with the patrons as well. A great blend of seductive and comfortable, which is a hard balance to find indeed.
Bowery Wine Company- 13 E. 1st, b/w Bowery & 2nd Ave.
A nice little downtown find, an oasis of style in the middle of the East Village bar scene. Plenty of seating and room near the bar as well to chat up your date while sampling some great wines. And the grilled three cheese panini is quite tempting.
Clo Wine Bar- Time Warner Center, 4th Floor, in Columbus Circle
Imagine if Sadé and James Cameron (a la Avatar) got together and had a child. And that child was a wine bar.
Now you've got the uber-modern Clo where you select your wine of choice via an interactive menu screen that doubles as the long communal table. Very slick indeed, especially when the wine dispenses after you insert your 'wine card.' Be forewarned, it is a tight fit. At least it's right in the bustling TWC, so you and your date can pop around to some shops afterward, or pick up some pastries at the Bouchon Bakery downstairs.Here are a couple of new Hell's Kitchen wine bars that I haven't been to yet, but are on my immediate 'to try' list:
Ardesia- 510 W 52nd, b/w 10th & 11th
A modern and light twist on the typical wine bar, attracting good buzz so far. Plus it has the always coveted outdoor seating.
Xai Xai- 365 W 51st, b/w 8th & 9th
This dark and rich South African wine bar is relatively new to the area. Just walking by the spot makes you want to wander inside and taste the exotic vintages offered.**
**Here's an interesting little anecdote I just uncovered about Xai Xai- apparently if you're on a bad date there, the waiter will help you out by making a move right under your date's nose! My friend was there a little while back on a mediocre first date. Her dud of a dude made a trip to the bathroom, and the server slyly picked her up in that very small window. When her lackluster Casanova returned, the waiter informed him that he would be escorting the lady to dinner shortly thereafter. Her date yielded, and off they went. Talk about cojones!
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