2. Double Hen Please
New York
The “double” on this institution’s title alludes to co-founders GN Chan and Faye Chen in addition to to the bar’s duality of ideas. The entrance room is informal, an upscale tribute to the soda retailers as soon as ubiquitous in its Decrease East Aspect neighborhood, serving Asian-inflected cocktails like the favored #3 (apple brandy, cranberry, spiced pear, ginger ale). The again room, dubbed the Coop, provides a refined lounge accented by banquettes, downlighting and wooden furnishing. A second menu provides liquid takes on culinary classics like Pink Eye Gravy (Irish whiskey, espresso butter, corn, walnut, wild mushroom, microwaved coppa), in addition to an assortment of rooster sandwiches.
Credit score: Double Hen Please/50 Finest/William Reed
