Scarlet Lounge

Name: Scarlet Lounge
Address: 468 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10024
Price range: $$$
Rating: 4.6

Upper West Side · Cocktail Bar

468 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10024Directions

4.6107 reviews

People say this bar offers a great menu with a wonderful mix of modern and classic cocktails, including a delicious espresso martini. They also highlight the intimate and elegant atmosphere, often featuring live music. Guests mention the staff are amazing, providing attentive and friendly service.

A small, sexy cocktail lounge with measurable Friday-Saturday heat.

Scarlet Lounge is a $$$ Cocktail Bar restaurant in Upper West Side, New York. It has logged 1,136 check ins on Blackbird, and is busiest Friday evenings. Check in on Blackbird when you visit.

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The experience

Relaxed, speakeasy-style spot for cocktails and beer, plus piano performances.

Google Places/ updated 12d ago

Why go

Scarlet Lounge is a $$ cocktail bar with a 4.6 Google rating from 115 reviews, and the praise clusters around the essentials: polished drinks, attentive service, and a room that reads chill, sexy, and grown. Reviewers call it cute and compact, with bar seating plus limited sit-down space—better for a date or small group than a sprawl.

Blackbird data backs up the pull: 1,136 all-time on-chain check-ins, with Friday and Saturday as its busiest days. The drink trail in reviews points toward classics and martini territory, from an Aviator and Manhattan to an espresso martini singled out for tasting like it uses real espresso.

There’s also a late-evening pulse here: one reviewer dropped in on a Monday at 9:20 PM and found live music, strong bartender hospitality, and a solo-friendly atmosphere. That combination—small room, sharp cocktails, weekend demand—makes Scarlet Lounge feel like a bar people actually return to, not just stumble into.

editorial/ updated 12d ago

Fast facts

Scarlet Lounge has 1,136 all-time Blackbird on-chain check-ins.
Its busiest Blackbird check-in days are Friday and Saturday.
Google users rate it 4.6 from 115 reviews.
Reviewers repeatedly highlight strong cocktails and attentive service.
One reviewer found live music on a Monday night at 9:20 PM.

editorial/ updated 12d ago

Did you know

Scarlet Lounge has logged 1,136 Blackbird check-ins, with its heaviest traffic landing on Friday and Saturday.

editorial/ updated 12d ago

Amenities

Drinks

BeerWineCocktails

Features

Dine-inRestroomGood for groups

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Check in momentum

The room in motion

Activity22

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1,136

Neighborhood

Upper West Side

Last 30 days

22 check ins

−76% vs prior month

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When it's busy

Usually dead right now

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Inside Scarlet Lounge

The experience

Relaxed, speakeasy-style spot for cocktails and beer, plus piano performances.

Google Places/ updated 12d ago

Review signal

4.6

107 Google reviews

Google Places/ updated 12d ago

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FAQ

How popular is Scarlet Lounge?

Scarlet Lounge has logged 1,136 check ins on Blackbird.

When is Scarlet Lounge busiest?

Scarlet Lounge is busiest on Friday evenings, based on Blackbird check-in activity.

What kind of food does Scarlet Lounge serve?

Scarlet Lounge serves Cocktail Bar cuisine.

How expensive is Scarlet Lounge?

Scarlet Lounge is in the $$$ price range on a $ to $$$$ scale.

How do I check in at Scarlet Lounge?

Download the Blackbird app, visit Scarlet Lounge in person, and check in from the app. Check-ins earn FLY and count toward Flytown's daily Hotspots ranking.