The Ace Hotel, situated at 20 West 29th Street, squarely in the Southern side of Midtown, seems like an unlikely candidate for hyper-edgy hipsterdom.
But the boutique chainlet (there are other locations in Portland, Seattle and Palm Springs) feels more like the edge of the Julian Schnabel-run art world circa 1982 than the edge of the Donald Trump-run Times Square Disney-ghetto circa 2011.
Simply put, it’s a great place to hang out.
Next time you’re in the hood (isn’t your office around there?), slip in for a hot cup of Red Hook-roasted java at Stumptown, some nose-to-tail terrine at The Breslin or a few buttery bites of sustainably sourced local oysters at The John Dory.
Yes, the impeccably hip April Bloomfield-Ken Friedmen dream team and the coolest coffee grinds in town are in fact under one roof–along with cult shopping islands No. 8A and Opening Ceremony.
And while you get hopped up on the third wave of pre-dried double fermented zany-ass caffeine, and plot your strategy for tackling, devouring and digesting a trotter the size of an obese tween’s forearm, listen to the engaging, yet never all-consuming tinkle of the sound of music.
The Ace Hotel has launched a live music series on Sunday nights, and play a brisk mix of house and disco Saturday nights with various DJs throughout the week.
TOPICS: Eat to the Beat, Kathleen Willcox