Mr. Purple
At Hotel Indigo Lower East Side · 15F
A rooftop bar and restaurant that mostly operates as if it doesn't know it sits above a hotel. The energy most nights reads more like a packed downtown event than a hotel amenity. Staying here just means skipping the line.
Neighborhood
Lower East Side · Katz's Delicatessen
Atmosphere
Two open terraces filled with people who look like they walked straight from Orchard Street, with volume and lighting to match.
Key features
The views of the Empire State Building and One World Trade are on full display, yet function as backdrop rather than the main event, which tells you exactly what kind of room this is. Come for the cocktails and the energy; the skyline will still be there behind them.
Location
Mr. Purple · 15F
100 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002
About the hotel
The interiors pull from the neighborhood's visual language: murals, rough textures, the graphic confidence of a block that's been making downtown culture for a century. The rooms are quieter than the street suggests, and the rooftop is louder than most hotels would allow.
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