Barchick Says
They chill their glasses with liquid nitrogen and heat their winter warmers with a hot poker. There are so many gizmos in the room that you could easily mistake Booker and Dax for a chemistry lab instead of a bar, but rest assured, the end result is a killer cocktail.
Opened by the culinary genius behind the Momofuku empire and the director of culinary technology at the French Culinary Institute. Booker and Dax is a small room with high communal tables and a minimal, urban look. The focus is on the drinks, try the Lady of the Night, a tequila based Bloody Mary with house distilled horseradish essence, plus it would be a crime not to order the Momofuku pork buns from the bar snack menu while you’re there. They are world famous.


