The Carlyle: Bemelmans Bar, cocktails and dinner

Bemelmans Bar is The Carlyle’s bar, with murals by Ludwig Bemelmans, author of the Madeline children’s books, piano every night and jazz later on.

Updated 23 October 20263 min readHow we write the guide

The choice, in short

Why choose The Carlyle

The Carlyle Burger is USD 39 per dish with farmers’ market salad or fries, so you can stay for a meal.

Other choices

When to look elsewhere

The Gibson’s bitters contain fish and mushrooms: choose another cocktail if you avoid those ingredients.

Alternatives

3 choices for staying to eat

The Gibson is USD 43 per cocktail: Procera Blue Dot Gin and Cocchi Extra Dry Vermouth with Japanese Umami Bitters, a pearl onion and nori dust.³

House-cured smoked salmon is USD 45 per dish, with dill, Boursin, lemon vinaigrette and rye toast.³

New York Cheesecake is USD 24 per portion, served with mixed berries and sour cream.³

Bar opening hours

From midday
Sunday and Monday noon–midnight; Tuesday–Thursday noon–12.30am; Friday and Saturday noon–1am.²

The Carlyle

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For the table

From the menu

Prime Aged Beef Sliders, USD 34 per dish, with onion marmalade, cheddar and green-peppercorn aioli.
House Made Pigs in a Blanket, USD 29 per dish: spicy Andouille sausage with brown mustard.
6 Blue Point oysters, USD 43 per dish, with seasonal mignonette and brandy cocktail sauce.

Without alcohol

Two Straight Lines	USD 26 per cocktail: Roots Divino Bianco non-alcoholic vermouth, Ritual gin alternative, verjus blanc and cucumber-lavender bitters.³
Ginger Highball	USD 26 per cocktail: lime, verjus blanc, saline solution, lemon-thyme foam and ginger beer.³

Rooms at The Carlyle

Rooms and staying here

For a show at Café Carlyle

Choice	What changes	Planning
Café Carlyle	Cabaret supper club	The evening centres on the performance.
Dinner at the Café	2-course menu	The performance ticket is paid separately.
22 November 2026	Earl Rose & Friends featuring Tessa Lark	Sunday dinner at 4pm and performance at 5.45pm.

Before choosing

How much is Madeline’s Vesper?

USD 32 per cocktail: Bombay Sapphire, Grey Goose and Cocchi Americano.³

Which alcohol-free cocktail has lime and blood orange?

Pepito “The Bad Hat” is USD 28 per cocktail, combining Ritual tequila alternative, lime, blood-orange oleo and club soda.³

What comes on the charcuterie board?

The Charcuterie & Cheese Board is USD 61 per board: the chef’s choice of 2 cured meats and 2 cheeses, olives, almonds, seasonal mostarda and crackers.³

How is the caviar served?

Osciètre Prestige is USD 305 per 50 g, with egg yolk and white, onion, chives, lemon crème fraîche, Bugles, toast and buckwheat blinis.³

Is there a shrimp cocktail?

Shrimp Cocktail is USD 38 per dish, with brandy cocktail sauce and lemon.³

The venue page

Bemelmans Bar

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