Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC

1. Morimoto

88 10th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Chelsea · 345 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: This is designed by famous architect Tadao Ando, (one of EchoDA's favorite architects), a purely zen like experience in an upscale setting.

Hudson Hotel (2nd floor) is one of Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC.

2. Hudson Hotel (2nd floor)

58th street (8th ave & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · Hell's Kitchen · 3 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: Starck design lounge - cool and weird, fun place to go, also there is library lounge section as well

Whitehall is one of Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC.

3. Whitehall

19 Greenwich Ave (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · West Village · 94 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: A very interesting place, well designed and with a mean list of very good cocktails

Tartinery is one of Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC.

4. Tartinery

209 Mulberry St (at Spring St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · NoLita · 117 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: Not only is the food great and lite eating!.. this underground space, it is a cool place with minimalist/ rough textured details

The Hurricane Club is one of Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC.

5. The Hurricane Club

360 Park Ave S (at E 26th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoMad · 152 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: An upscale fun experience, relaxed and different then most bars - each drink is in a different container!..sizes vary!.. enjoy

PUBLIC is one of Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC.

6. PUBLIC

210 Elizabeth St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Australian Restaurant · NoLita · 211 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: A quirky place and there are reminders of the history of the previous use.. you have to be there to see the history

Buddakan is one of Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC.

7. Buddakan

9.0
75 9th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chelsea · 526 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: in addition to the cool food, the underground dinning space is glamorous, as well as library section at the lower level is a must see.. out of this world experience

Bar 89 is one of Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC.

8. Bar 89

89 Mercer St (btwn Spring & Broome St.), New York, NY
Bar · SoHo · 89 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: This space has been around for ages, and still has that modern appeal, especially the skylight, as it is sandwich'd between two buildings!

Totto Ramen is one of Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC.

9. Totto Ramen

366 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 586 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: The place is tiny, but it's absolutely worth the wait! Eating at the bar in front of the chefs is great, and ramen is delicious!

Ace Hotel Lobby Bar is one of Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC.

10. Ace Hotel Lobby Bar

8.6
16 W 29th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · NoMad · 235 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: one of the coolest chilled hotel lobby spots, with old period furniture mixed with modern decor, always busy, a fun place to people watch and drink, check out the photo booth and cool super graphics!

Gramercy Tavern is one of Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC.

11. Gramercy Tavern

9.3
42 E 20th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 447 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: elegant without being pretentious, you can decide to have a couple of drinks at the bar or sit down for a nice dinner. Very good oysters!

Ngam is one of Cool Restaurants / Lounges in NYC.

12. Ngam

99 3rd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · East Village · 242 tips and reviews

EchoDAEchoDA: Delicious Thai restaurant!!! More on the contemporary side of thai cuisine, the food is great and the cocktails too.