8. Bookmarks Bar at the Library Hotel, 299 Madison Ave

Book-themed cocktails – such as Tequila Mockingbird and Hemingway – dominate the menu in Bookmarks Bar at the Library Hotel, a romantic rooftop bar. It has an interesting selection of literary works, as well as titles on philosophy and technology, to read in front of the fire. Read about how even the greatest of New York characters can fall in Budd Schulberg’s The Disenchanted.