#557Global
The Portrait Bar
New York, USA · Cocktail bar · North America
The Portrait Bar at The Fifth Avenue Hotel pairs travel-inspired cocktails with an art-filled, wood-panelled room and a carved stone fireplace.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
1 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001, USANoMad / Madison Square
- Style
- Cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Thursday 17:00–01:00; Friday–Saturday 17:00–02:00; Sunday 17:00–00:00.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
- Booking
- Ordinary table reservations are offered through the owner’s Resy page for parties up to four.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
- Menu
- View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
32.6 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 65.6
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 42.6
- Serious press
- 8.0
- Social Vibes
- 60.2
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
86/ 100
Historical proprietary score; this source review does not revalidate the numerical score.
Score context
Hotel bar in The Fifth Avenue Hotel praised for cozy Victorian-drawing-room atmosphere, internationally inspired cocktails by Darryl Chan, polished service and solid parlor snacks. Guests note the portrait-filled space and elevated but approachable drinks; hotel pricing is the main note.
Guest sources checked:
The linked sources are qualified below. The stored summary and themes remain a historical proprietary interpretation, not a fresh customer survey.
Guest score details
Historical interpretation — positives
- cozy portrait-filled atmosphere
- internationally inspired cocktails
- polished attentive service
- good parlor snacks
Historical interpretation — reservations
- hotel-bar pricing
Source excerpt
“As long as you've convinced yourself that spending $22 on a cocktail is, in fact, a sensible thing to do, you can have a very nice time hanging with a date, a friend, or some out-of-towners at this Nomad bar.”
Source: theinfatuation.com (linked below)
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- theinfatuation.comThe Infatuation — Bryan Kim · Published 26 January 2024; visit date unknown
An editorial review of The Portrait Bar inside the hotel at 1 W 28th Street, distinct from Café Carmellini. Its recommendations are the writer’s judgments.
Crowd signal
Google 4.5★ across 311 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.