Burritt Room

Slip through the monochrome lobby of the Mystic Hotel, ascend a narrow staircase, and you'll find Burritt Room, a 1920s-style lounge with plush velvet couches and vintage chandeliers. With a prime location in Union Square, Burritt Room draws date-night couples and tourists on romantic getaways to its tables for two and dark, intimate corners. A handsome illustrated menu allows you to choose your drink not only based on the listed ingredients but a sketch of how it will look. Browse classic cocktails like daiquiris and Vieux Carré or house creations like a whisky sour with pear eau de vie and house cordial, or the complex Death March, a mix of mescal, maraschino liqueur, pineapple and nutmeg bitters. The bar staff will guide you through the choices or you can opt to go off-menu by telling them your liquor of choice and preferred flavors. Bonus: The bar is open till 2am, a welcome late-night refuge in a city where many craft watering holes close at 11pm or midnight.