Great list. Commerce Inn still feels like an insider's secret - hard to understand when you think about how perpetually mobbed ALL their other spots are. I think they have some of the best cocktails in the city - the 50/50 martini is another one I think about often. Perhaps the best of that style I've had. And the room, which borders on theatrical but resists pastiche (probably becauase they have such great taste) is so fucking cozy.
Great list. Commerce Inn still feels like an insider's secret - hard to understand when you think about how perpetually mobbed ALL their other spots are. I think they have some of the best cocktails in the city - the 50/50 martini is another one I think about often. Perhaps the best of that style I've had. And the room, which borders on theatrical but resists pastiche (probably becauase they have such great taste) is so fucking cozy.
I just can’t believe how they’ve mastered cocktails, and how they don’t book up at 4pm like Via. Certainly not complaining!!!
lolled at your take down of The Garret — I hope to never grace their doorstep again