Once inside the lobby, I was captivated by the shiny grand piano, stunning circular bar and soothing color palette. It felt like I’d stepped onto the set of what Hollywood would depict as a ...

Fountain and diner fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus cocktails, are served from the circular bar, with scoops of Van Leeuwen ice cream dispensed from a vintage Airstream.

When New York was Irish, in summers long ago Michael Scanlon writes of the Irish New York neighborhoods of old and how Irish immigrants have passed them on to immigrants of other nationalities.