The Central Park Boathouse

Central Park

It's 10:45 am, and you've just woken up from an 11-hour slumber after having one too many the night before in Brooklyn because you took “fireball” shots, which were legit just spicy whiskey. (Don't do this; if the bartender says it's not Fireball, it's not Fireball. Me being me said, "Who cares as long as it tastes like Fireball?" I care... I should have cared...). It's sunny, but you really can't just “brunch it out anymore” because you are 23 going on 35, and the sound of alcohol at that hour sounded like death. What do you do? Waste the day away in bed? I say not... you go to Central Park because you are an adult; act like one…

Okay, so you have made it up to “the park,” and the hangover is fading. After you demolished a Black Seed Bagel in Sheep's Meadow, you are thinking, "Ooo, I could go for an Aperol Spritz." Where do you go? The Central Park Boathouse.

This place isn't the number one bar in town, and I wouldn’t sit down and have a meal, BUT the bar is placed overlooking the restaurant and looks out these huge windows over the Central Park lake. It's really a vibe.

Older ladies are enjoying bottles of champagne, young couples are on their first date, groups of friends are giggling over Aperol Spritzes. People were legit happy here, just standing next to a very well-lit and slightly overpriced bar, while enjoying the view of people trying to paddle around the central park lake. Just to conclude, I have my recommendation: do this instead of rotting on your next sunny day.