No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Cellar Bar (Bryant Park Hotel)

40 W. 40th St. · btwn 5th & 6th Ave.
Chelsea, Manhattan

In 2026

Same bar, now Célon Bar & Lounge

Checked October 15, 2026.

Show on the map Directions See the 2008 page

Overview

An absurdly expensive, uneven, imitation wine cellar replete with vaulted ceilings and wrought iron chandeliers. To get there head toward the front desk, turn left, and then look for the clipboard wielding doorman.

History

The imitation wine cellar changed its label

The Bryant Park Hotel opened in 2001 in the 1924 offices of the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Company, and its Cellar Bar was all vaulted ceilings, plush banquettes and a backlit glass wall^{1, 2}. Its crowd ran to suits and halter tops². In 2017 the imitation wine cellar, as we called it, was refurbished and renamed Célon Cocktail Bar & Lounge^{1, 3}. It holds up to 150 guests on two tiers, and in October 2026 it was open with a monthly entertainment calendar^{4, 5}.

Sources

Researched October 2026.

What's nearby

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Croton Reservoir Tavern 0.1 mi Still pouring
The Australian 0.1 mi Closed; now The Westbury
Blaggards Pub 0.1 mi A different business is licensed at this address: J. Kennedys
BUtterfield 8 0.1 mi Closed; now Mad Dog & Beans
Rink Bar 0.2 mi Closed; now The Rink at Rockefeller Center
Johnson Club Room 0.2 mi Closed
Blue Bar (Algonquin Hotel) 0.2 mi Still pouring
Bookmarks 0.2 mi Still pouring
Penthouse Bar (Library Hotel) 0.2 mi Same bar, now Bookmarks Lounge