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Cocktail Lounge
Adjacent to 21's famous bar room, directly to the right upon entering, lies the cocktail lounge, a beautiful room with a window overlooking the restaurant's ever-present jockeys. Drawn curtains decorate the window and a flower sits in the windowsill. A brown leather banquette with several small circular tables provides comfortable seating for enjoying a light bite or a lingering drink. Traditional sconce lighting flanks the window while the true focal point of the room -- a wood burning fireplace upon which rests a beautiful bouquet of seasonal flowers -- provides a softer kind of light when it's lit. A screen separates you from the fire so as to protect your clothing from ashes. Large, comfortable wing chairs upholstered in red leather are strategically placed throughout the lounge and provide the perfect area in which to relax. Artwork decorates the wood-paneled walls and provides a true clubby atmosphere. Couch seating is also available. A light menu is available and, of course, an extensive selection of wines by the glass, as well as other libations. Framed Remingtons decorate the lounge, which brings us to our next appealing highlight. |
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Remington Horse
>One of 21's many private dining rooms is called the Remington room. Named after acclaimed artist Frederic Remington, it houses the largest collection of Remington art outside of a museum, valued at $3 million. Best known as an illustrator of the American West, Remington's writing credits include Harper's Weekly, Harper's Monthly, Colliers and Cosmopolitan, amongst others. The room that's named for him houses not only his paintings, but also some of his sculptures. He produced clay models of 22 different subjects. The models were then cast in bronze. The restaurant has one of the largest private collections of paintings and bronzes by Remington, who was born in 1861 and died in 1909, with over 25 original pieces. Works have been acquired by the former face of 21, H. Peter Kriendler, who displayed some of his collection at 21, as well as by Great Depression-era customers, some of whom settled their bar tabs with Remington works instead of cash. We're just happy they had them to barter with, and that the restaurant was willing to accept them as currency!
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