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[LPShanet]

Any thoughts on places to get a drink before dinner at Marea? Looking for a place that does serious cocktails, and has a good atmosphere without being too touristy. Was hoping to do better than Stone Rose at Time Warner, and anyplace too touristy. (For reference, my downtown preferences are in the PDT/Pegu/Milk & Honey/Mayahuel vein.) Thanks!

[slkinsey]

Nothing near there that will be swimming in the same waters are your preferred downtown spots.

[oakapple]

Any thoughts on places to get a drink before dinner at Marea? Looking for a place that does serious cocktails, and has a good atmosphere without being too touristy. Was hoping to do better than Stone Rose at Time Warner, and anyplace too touristy. (For reference, my downtown preferences are in the PDT/Pegu/Milk & Honey/Mayahuel vein.) Thanks!

If you find one, let me know. I spend a fair amount of time in that area and have never found anything comparable.

[plattetude]

I think the (geographically) closest viable option is Lantern's Keep at the Iroquois. But that's not exactly in the same neighborhood.

Christopher

[demo5]

Not quite in the same league as PDT et al., but you can do the Mandarin Oriental. The drinks are still pretty good and the prices/location (at the top of the Time Warner) keep out a lot of the tourists.

[oakapple]

Not quite in the same league as PDT et al., but you can do the Mandarin Oriental. The drinks are still pretty good and the prices/location (at the top of the Time Warner) keep out a lot of the tourists.

To the contrary, the people drinking there seem exclusively to be non-NYC natives.

[demo5]

I'll clarify. It's a hotel, so obviously many people there don't live in NY. I meant they are not the tourists wandering in from the mall complex of the Time Warner Center.