Rare is the bar for which daylight is actually a good look, so take a nice long gaze at Smith and Mills, Matt Abramcyk and Akiva Elstein's newbie Tribeca bar celebrating its 23-day anniversary today. Following a real media frenzy at the outset, the buzz has quieted and the crowds have become somewhat more local, which provides some hope that it'll not turn into the DailyCandy/Shecky's mess that plagued Employees Only, the owners previous CV entry, in the months after it opened. We'd had a look at the space in January during construction and, impressively, it's turned out as they promised it would. The distinct and purposeful air of throwback chic actually works for this place, which is about two thirds the size of a squash court. There's some food offered here as well, and they may eventually do coffee and breakfast, but that's not the point. This is a place that makes you feel better than you have any right to feel about having four scotches on a Tuesday night.
Smith and Mills Cocktail Lounge, Unmarked, Throwback Chic
71 N. Moore, Tribeca; (212) 966-2764 Open Daily, 5 PM-4 AM; menu
don't get this place, must be one of the most uncomfortable places on earth to have a drink. connection to employees only not a real selling point either.
Although the place is small, it is easily the most rare find in New York. It's selling points include a rare mood/warmth that sets the perfect stage for a classic cocktail. I have been four times since it opened three weeks ago!
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