The latest addition to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport? An airport lounge that aims to be un-airport-like.
06.06.2024 - 14:01 / cntraveler.com / Martin Brudnizki / Best New
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We often spotlight the our favorite new hotels, but so rarely give the same attention to the spaces that actually make the place stand out, like the restaurants that are redefining a city's dining scene or wellness area that has a months' long waiting list for locals (but 24 hour access for guests). So we decided to flip the script a little bit, and give more love to the places that are often the reason behind a hotel's success. As an extension of our recent 2024 Hot List of the best new hotels and cruises in the world, we are highlighting the best new hotel bars, restaurants, and spas, all selected by our global team of editors. Below, the hotel bars that are serving some of the best drinks in town—and the cocktail to you simply can't skip.
Bunkhouse Hotel's newest outpost, Hotel San Fernando, opened in Mexico City's leafy, lovely Condesa neighborhood.
The always-winning combination of strong cocktails and salty snacks at Lounge Fernando located in Hotel San Fernando
Bunkhouse Hotels is no stranger to a vibey, moody lounge space, and Lounge Fernando inside Mexico City's Hotel Fernando is a sexy all-day, all-night space filled with comings and goings. Visit during working hours and you’ll find glamorous international types lingering over cappuccinos and catching up on emails; come by night and you’ll find some of the neighborhood’s coolest citizens making their first, middle, or final stops of the evening.
The drink to order: The nutty “Buen Maiz,” made with Nixta Corn Liqueur and Frangelico.
Designed by Martin Brudnizki, the intimate and moodily-lit Portrait Bar at The Fifth Avenue Hotel in Manhattan is a sanctuary for whiling away an hour, or five.
This part of Manhattan has become a somewhat surprising hotspot for good hotels, restaurants and bars in recent years. Even so, the new Portrait Bar still manages to stand out. Designed as a snug library bar filled with art and old-timey wood-paneling, it offers an intimate vibe and a creative cocktail menu with drinks inspired by destinations around the world.
The drink to order: The “Cebu Island — Philippines,” a silky and tropical drink which blends rum, scotch, coconut, Calamansi lime, bay leaf, peppercorns and Midori.
At Flute, the new rooftop bar at London's Broadwick Soho hotel, pattern-on-pattern design and playful cocktails set the stage.
High up on the seventh floor of the Broadwick Soho, rooftop bar Flute has a more-is-more ethos that we find simply intoxicating. Just consider the decor: pops of pink, leopard print and zebra pattern set against textural cork
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