"As the name implies", this "alluring" LES branch of a Paris-based lounge (itself prompted by the NYC cocktail renaissance) "takes risks" with "top-notch" specialty drinks highlighting "unique" ingredients; while often "hopping", the "sexy" space is still "sizable" enough to "take a date and savor the low light."
The popular Parisian speakeasy brings its model of haute cocktails to New York, with an aesthetic that tries to cram in as many disparate influences as possible and features furniture that looks like the remainders of a hotel renovation.
The Early Word on the Experimental Cocktail Club:
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Three weeks ago, the first U.S. location of Romée de Goriainoff's Parisian hit the Experimental Cocktail Club opened on the Lower East Side. The bar serves an inventive menu of drinks from mixologist Nicolas de Soto, and so far it has garnered plenty of early praise. Here's a roundup of what patrons are saying about the crowd, cocktails, and scene at the Experimental Cocktail Club:
With successful setups in Paris and London, ECC back-paddles to the LES for third installment. Party like they did in La Belle Époque, almost: trio of Parisian owners have garnered impressive collection of nearly extinct liquors. Francophiles, be warned: this is a wine-free zone with a dozen seasonal cocktails, an imported French fireplace, and swank chaise lounges, it shouldn’t matter....