Kevin Phinney

Sep 26, 2024 | cityguideny.com | Kevin Phinney

It's one of the city's best-kept secrets: memorable nights in Manhattan are not exclusive to the bright lights of Broadway. Take the Club Room at the Soho Grand as a case in point. Food portions are grand and sumptuous, the decor evokes a '70s obsession with Art Deco (when moviemakers gave us The Great Gatsby, The Sting, and Paper Moon), and the music is feet from your face.

Dec 1, 2023 | cityguideny.com | Kevin Phinney

The Grand Bar is only one of the spots available at the Soho Grand Hotel for upwardly mobile young professionals to meet and greet for a nosh and a drink. It is by intention dark and lush. The music being spun is decidedly hip and post-Y2K, and, for the most part, the clientele prefers to wander the spacious environs looking to network, both professionally and socially. When nightfall occurs, groups settle into warm and plush couches with low coffee tables.

Jun 30, 2023 | cityguideny.com | Kevin Phinney