The Standard NYC Wants You To Wine and Dine You

2/25/2008 at 4:35 PM
Tags: Standard Hotels, Hotel Restaurants, Hotel Bars, Andre Balazs, Hotel Hype

Eater got the scoop last week that the Standard NYC in the Meatpacking District won approval for liquor licenses, something which Cooper Square has struggled to do.

Eater also has some sparse details on the drinking and dining establishments:

1) The Standard Hotel and Ground Floor: The community board approved an "on premise license" for the 4,455 square foot restaurant with 375 table seats, one bar with 17 seats and a capacity 392. They squeaked in a sidewalk cafe but no backyard garden.

2) 18th Floor Bar and Restaurant: The nabe also approved this baby, coming in at a whopping 5,000 square feet. The 18th floor space will have 187 table seats, two bars with 42 seats and a capacity of 229.

You know that old saying "a bar with a hotel attached"? Yeah, that's the vibe we're getting here. And usually we can't imagine eating at a Standard Hotel (the one on Sunset particularly turns us off) but this may change once the NYC hotel opens. Or not.