Our History Together

THE SCENE

 

Red light bulbs and lampshades cast a crimson glow upon a bordello-like bar bedecked with burgundy velvet-draped couches and a slew of nude prints. A curtain blanketing the back wall gives patrons the impression that a show is perennially on the cusp of happening, but the pulse of jazz, dancehall, hip-hop and reggae never lets up, precluding the possibility of anything but a liquor-lapping good time.

 

THE DRAW

 

A 20-something crowd partakes of gleefully named drinks such as the Sweet Little Bitch--a mix of amaretto, Grand Marnier and pineapple juice--at informal pre-parties before heading up to one of the bar's popular adjoined party rooms. The Salon Rouge boasts two fireplaces and an out-of-the-way balcony for intimate gatherings, while the Bedouin Lounge is a racy space with animal-print furnishings in a glass-enclosed atrium overlooking the back garden.

 

WHAT TO HAVE

 

Treat your girl to a Cherry Pop--a blissful blend of Bacardi Limon, triple sec, Rose's lime juice, sour cherry syrup, sour mix and soda.