New Bar Aims To Bring Cocktail Culture To Midtown

MIDTOWN, NY — Another reason to meet for drinks in Midtown is here, and wants to celebrate their opening on East 41st Street Wednesday night.

Albert's, a new bar from the team behind Upper East Side spot The Penrose, The Spaniard in the West Village and Astoria's The Bonnie, is bringing their neighborhood craft cocktail vibe to Midtown.

Located at 140 East 41st Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues near Grand Central Terminal, Albert's looks to revive a post-prohibition vibe with an airy space and a huge, central bar, tons of booths and forest green walls mixed with dark woods and brass finishings hinting at a past Midtown glory.

“Albert’s is centered around the idea of community and social connection, which are more important now than ever before,” said partner Ruairi Curtin. “We have had our eye on the Grand Central area for years, and finally secured this beautiful space. Our goal is to bring unpretentious hospitality to what was once a neighborhood of legendary New York bars.”

Craft cocktails will be the main attraction at Albert's. The signature drink — Albert's Gibson — is made with blanc and dry vermouth, gin, a splash of manzanilla sherry and a house pickled onion, served in an ice cold glass. Other showcase cocktails include the Emmanuelle No. 6, made with clarified passionfruit, the Itty Bitty Pretty with vodka, basil, cocchi americano, lemon and honey, and Jilly's Spritz on draft, named after the Frank Sinatra hangout, Jilly's Salon.

For food, the menu will hint at some 50's throwbacks, like clams casino, and will also include oysters, popcorn monkfish, crispy pork chops with apple chutney and burgers.

Danu Kennedy, Partner at design firm Parts and Labor, said the space was built to accommodate "people watching"

“There is a human element to the design," Kennedy said. "There are many different vantage points of the central bar, from the gallery above and the banquettes on three sides, similar to a theater.”

To learn more, check out albertsbar.com or follow them on social media at @albertsnyc.