A Martini Tour of New York City | The New Yorker

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

Shteyngart's liver is the true hero of this story!

[@morganthau4448]

His advice at the end….priceless. 😂

[@parkerstroh6586]

The fun part is when the martini inspires you to do more drugs

[@FPOAK]

This is my favorite New Yorker video since that one about the messy book store

[@cds8718]

I just read the article, and was tickled to see this video while scrolling through KZbin. I’ve never been a martini drinker, but this has made me want to be. I had no idea there were so many iterations of the stories drink.

[@yugenfocus]

Will forever be a fan of Gary after watching his episode of Talking Watches on Hodinkee. Chin chin!

[@posthocprior]

Here are the prices I found online: 1) Chelsea Hotel: no price given 2) Gotham: all cocktails are $21 3) Le Rock: all cocktails are $22 4) Tigre: no prices given (or anything else, not even an address) 5) Sunken Harbor: all martinis are $20 6) Dante: $20 7) Bemelman's Bar: $35-$65 8) Aretsky's Patroon: $19 (I realized I missed one, but Shteyngart's voice was so slurred when he said the name of the bar and, unlike all the other bars, there was no sign shown.)

[@jbt6007]

Thank you, I was wondering and guessing 20-30 bucks.

[@rumplestiltskie]

Duke's Martini at Chelsea Hotel is $31

[@XOXOX007]

Few places on earth offer a better selection of martinis to be savored. Nothing better than NYC. Add some sushi bar hopping in between and it's a life well lived. As a purist, it's gin done simply. There is no more elegant beverage than the beautifully balanced martini. Fun piece!

[@randymastersnyc]

I LOVE this tour!

[@JulioReguero]

Beautiful piece. Now I want a Martinez!

[@ValdezJu]

I wish you had included the prices (one martini, tax and tip) at the various bars you visited [for those of us not employed by The New Yorker].

[@WackiiJackii]

New Yorker here who loves martinis - a $16 martini in Manhattan is a deal, $22-28 is more likely price.

[@nickhorn8296]

Wow, what did Kieran do to get a drink thrown at him?! Lmao

[@ameliaroy222]

he made cheeky remarks about her age and went a step too far! it was all in jest though, he tells the story in a really entertaining way during his Stephen Colbert interview

[@frigginyup]

High praise for Monkey 47!

[@phillyjourney]

More of this please! 🍸

[@carlosquijano2827]

This is my next NYC tour, definitely 🎉!

[@RAJohnson713]

The Polo Bar has some fantastic martinis

[@QQRDQQ]

that was wonderfulllllllllll

[@davidcarpenter8229]

What were you drinking at 1:30?

[@MrLouislaf]

Respect! I have one vesper Martini and that is enough! 😂

[@ry8102]

In the best way possible this feels like it was shot and edited in 2005 like some long lost Bourdain segment

[@ramencurry6672]

Martinis are strong cocktails. They were most likely intoxicated as I would be too if I tested samples

[@rda3000]

I'm confused by the salt water solution? Why? How much? This seems like critical information for the Dukes martini, please help!

[@oldJimmyWales]

If you like dry - minetta is great. Maybe it was the bartender that night. They have more to offer than the burger!

[@guidoraimondo]

What’s the gin in the dark blue bottle at 6:00? The one he said he would drink on the rocks. Thank you!

[@mattdinsmore645]

Monkey 47

[@Safaid862]

He’s like a drunk jeff bloom

[@VP-lw6oq]

Dababy just randomly pulling up 😂😂😂

[@BatmanHQYT]

GERRI!

[@BenjaminAbrahamNYC]

I'm glad that he skipped over some of the best Brooklyn cocktail bars. They are crowded enough on Fridays and Saturdays without the boring Manhattan lawyer-doctor crowd braving the subway ride over.

[@BlairFrodelius]

At $25+ per drink, that's one expensive bar crawl

[@Rcorp31]

Monkey 47 is the best gin of all time. Don’t come for me 😮

[@cecebarnes7715]

Ketal One please! no gin

[@jaimenet1]

Does Shteyngart always look smashed?

[@bgszyper8960]

just goes to prove, the streaming tv execs are asleep at the wheel considering Gary doesn't have a food & whine show yet.

[@jbt6007]

Six martini's Gary! ?????? That Russian liver comes through.

[@jaknkee]

Dedication to research...🫡

[@Prestrev1010]

Sour Apple Martini is my favorite!

[@rexiioper6920]

Shytengart has a smirk begging for a smack. He’s a one schtick writer.

[@parkerstroh6586]

I’m a vicarious drunk

[@cecebarnes7715]

Vodka better! Nothing else but ice. .

[@tonyk7ng1803]

Welp we got a case study of a drinking problem longitudinally

[@SoFloCo-ne4rk]

Yes, but pretty short for a longitudinal study.

[@christopherf1217]

As a New Yorker (and reader of) and an avid Martini drinker, I wish this was a better piece. Drunk or not, if you’re exploring or honoring the Martini, you should have spent a few more beats at Bemelman’s. More shtick than substance.

[@SabaGvetadze]

Amor Towles at Chelsea Hotel :D How cliche

[@SoFloCo-ne4rk]

True, but he's a great writer. I'm reading one of his books now.

[@TheSoutherntide]

he looks like a martini

[@bombaytalkie.]

✌🏽🍸✌🏽

[@igoromelchenko3482]

So decadent 🙄😆

[@mbuck8630]

no one gives a sh*t

[@mylesdeportado2004]

What a perfectly tone deaf video for a nation on the edge of a depression.

[@rexharrison6827]

If ya gotta go, go drunk! 😵‍💫🥴

[@joãoAlberto-k9x]

What a horrible video.

[@brognar123]

why? seemed pretty fun and pointed out some interesting spots

[@joãoAlberto-k9x]

@@brognar123 Only to you. Indeed.

[@lucid685]

@@joãoAlberto-k9xyes it was enjoyable only to me. Which is why it has 40k views and numerous positive feedback comments