{"id":167371,"date":"2026-03-18T16:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/167371\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:29:41","slug":"empress-room-is-a-new-hidden-cocktail-bar-in-manhattan-that-serves-drinks-inspired-by-tarot-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/167371\/","title":{"rendered":"Empress Room is a New Hidden Cocktail Bar in Manhattan That Serves Drinks Inspired by Tarot Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Located on the second floor of a familiar spot in Manhattan East, an esoteric new cocktail bar is creating a mystical buzz. The Empress Room, which opened on March 6 above <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madammikettes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Madam Mikette\u2019s<\/a>, is an intimate lounge that offers a little escape from the action below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"9f6076bc-fb37-dd0f-750f-51d09b54983f\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773851380_419_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"The Empress Room\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Courtesy The Empress Room\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106385174\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Courtesy The Empress Room&#13;<\/p>\n<p>You enter The Empress Room through Madam Mikette\u2019s, then slip upstairs into a candlelit space that instantly transports you to a different world. The room is intimate but lively, with space for around 70 seated guests and a larger standing crowd, all gathered around low tables, plush seating and a central bar. Live jazz sets the mood, and the cocktail menu sets the theme.<\/p>\n<p>This cocktail-focused lounge is all about tarot-inspired drinks, each one named after a card from the deck and built with a level of detail that rewards curiosity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"02dede3d-3e66-18cf-3d3f-28c5c6496bec\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773851380_816_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"The Empress Room\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Courtesy The Empress Room\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106385176\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Courtesy The Empress Room&#13;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s The Devil, a rich mix of brown butter\u2013washed aged rum, black cherry, lemon, cold brew coffee and smoked saline. Or The Empress, a brighter blend of Old Tom gin, Cocchi Americano, yellow Chartreuse, apricot and orgeat. Even the more unexpected combinations, like the Six of Swords with habanero-infused mezcal and yellow bell pepper, are balanced while also being out-of-the-ordinary.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"9c7cb774-f738-decd-9cba-7ab533032468\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773851381_274_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"The Empress Room\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Courtesy The Empress Room\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106385178\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Courtesy The Empress Room&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Small plates like tuna tartare crispy tacos, shrimp tempura with bang-bang sauce and lamb sliders with tzatziki are designed to share, while richer options like lobster mac and cheese offer a heartier option.<\/p>\n<p>In a neighborhood that&#8217;s constantly on the move, The Empress Room is a space to slow down, linger and perhaps find insight into your future while enjoying a well-made cocktail.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"1aaf83d3-bfcd-6e04-8c19-4cee1497016e\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773851381_168_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"The Empress Room\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Courtesy The Empress Room\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106385179\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Courtesy The Empress Room&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Empress Room is open Wednesday to Thursday, 5pm to 11pm and Friday 7pm to 1am. Reservations can be made via <a href=\"https:\/\/resy.com\/cities\/new-york-ny\/venues\/empress-room?seats=2&amp;date=2026-03-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Resy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Located on the second floor of a familiar spot in Manhattan East, an esoteric new cocktail bar is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[2590,75,84,83,9,24,13928,63,821],"class_list":["post-167371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-categories-restaurants","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news-drinking","tag-nyc","tag-restaurants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}