Forum
You can easily find Forum with your luxury car rental or cheap SUV rental at Union Square. At Forum you will find mainly a crowd of students and young professionals after dinner, while you will find the over-30 set after work or catching the game on tv. The great thing about the Forum in NYC is that there usually isn’t too long a line at the door or at the bar.
There is a menu of small plates available, like the popular Forum Pizza (made with foie gras, truffle oil, and mozzarella cheese). During football season, there is additional items on the menu like summer tuna rolls, duck confit empanadas, and the usual fried food you expect to find at the bar when you visit with your car rental in NYC.
The drinks here during happy hour are a good price: only $4 for beers, $5 for well drinks and bloody marys until 8 p.m. After 8, you will want to try one of the specialty cocktails here, that are priced at $11-$12. The Julius Caesar (vodka, Grand Marnier, blood orange puree, and lime) or the raspberries and crème (raspberry vodka, white chocolate Godiva liquor, and a touch of Chambord) are local favorite at the Forum in NYC.
Forum can be found at 127 4th Avenue between 12th and 13th Street. They are open daily from 4:30 p.m. until 4 a.m. Whether you come after work for happy hour or later in the evening for the DJ and late-night scene, you will have a good time here. The dress code is casual to dressy.
Grayz is an elegant bar on West 54th Street in Midtown Manhattan. Set in a brownstone with earthy tones and soft lighting, Grayz is an intimate and sexy bar to visit and it is listed as one of the top 10 hotspots in the city. They are known for their food and drinks. The cocktails are what draw people to Grayz. One of the popular ones is the Irish Day, which is made with Jameson’s pomegranate molasses, apple, lemon juice, and cracked pepper. There is also the Passion for Ginger, which is made up of ginger-infused vodka, lime juice, Cointreau, ginger syrup, and passion fruit puree. Come with cash, because the drinks here are not cheap at $14 each, but it is well-worth a few drinks while you are visiting. At 15 West 54th Street, Grayz is pretty easy to find when you drive in your SUV rental or van rental in NYC.
