King Cole Bar

"The iconic 30-foot-wide mural of Old King Cole is the main attraction at the St. Regis hotel bar, but there's also excellent free snack mix, top-tier people-watching, and a surprisingly welcoming atmosphere of fur coats and generational wealth. The Bloody Mary was supposedly invented here, and they make a good one—lightly spicy, smooth, and boozy." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, sonal shah, tiffany yannetta

"At this bar in the St. Regis Hotel, the dark wood walls are the perfect frame for the centerpiece and namesake: Old King Cole, of nursery rhyme fame, in an iconic 30-foot-wide mural by Maxfield Parrish. King Cole Bar also furnishes excellent free snack mix, top-tier people-watching, and an atmosphere of fur coats and generational wealth that improbably manages to feel warm and welcoming. The comfortable leather bar seats and tasseled chairs certainly don't hurt. The Bloody Mary was supposedly invented here, and they make quite a good one for $30. Lightly spicy, smooth, and boozy, it even comes with a logo-branded wood stir stick. But we like this place even better for a swanky, stiff, Midtown East martini. photo credit: Molly Fitzpatrick" - Molly Fitzpatrick

"I always like the King Cole bar (at the St. Regis)." - Edward Barsamian

"From Bemelmans at The Carlyle to the King Cole bar at The St. Regis, there are certain storied cocktail bars that are as beloved as the hotels." - The MICHELIN Guide

"Legend has it that the bloody mary was popularized in America at the St. Regis, when in 1934 a bartender introduced a concoction known as the Red Snapper. It’s the signature drink all these years later at the ultra-high-end King Cole, with its giant mural that makes the establishment a spot for well-heeled regulars, tourists, and cocktail enthusiasts." - Paul Schrodt, Jessica Ma, Bao Ong