Bar Seine @ Hotel Plaza Athénée: Hotel Plaza Athénée is one of the foremost luxury hotels in the city, and its lounge and restaurant, Bar Seine and Arabelle, respectively, are equally five-star. With its unique leather floor, exotic prints, and earthy red lacquer walls, Bar Seine feels very Casablanca, but instead of refugees, partners and CEOs convene here after work to loosen their expensive ties and mingle with manicured ladies sipping “Crystal Cosmopolitans” and “Bergdorf Blondes,” two of Bar Seine’s signature cocktails. No doubt, this is a chi-chi playground. All class and no trash, Bar Seine’s drink prices reflect its VIP clientele. But there’s something sultry about the Paris-meets-the-desert décor here, so if you have some cash to drop, bring a date and try channeling Bogey and Ingrid. |
