Flatiron, Manhattan · bar
Fifty portraits watch you drink from the dark paneled walls at The Fifth Avenue Hotel, where every $25 cocktail is named after a city (Seoul folds soju into sesame-oil) washed Laphroaig; Kochi leans on Suntory Toki with yuzu and star anise. A carved stone fireplace anchors the room, late-night happy hour keeps it moving, and there’s a $65 Vieux Carré riff for nights when the tab isn’t the point.
Peppercorn-sauced hot dog with crispy potatoes and pickled onions
Michter's 10yr rye and Jean Fillioux XO — the house Vieux Carré at $65
Soju and sesame-oil washed Laphroaig — smoky, nutty, complex