Scott Sartiano, the man behind the exclusive club Zero Bond, opens his luxe new bar Darling.
, sees a big opportunity to add some sizzle to the Billionaires’ Row scene. So Darling will have signature cocktails like the Park Lane Margarita and the Central Park South , a DJ series and exclusive events.
“I think the area’s been kind of underserved to a certain extent,” Sartiano says. “There haven’t been a lot of offerings for late-night cocktails. I think we’ll have a mixture of people: Zero Bond members and the who’s who of New York, but there’s a little bit of everything for everyone. You have some food, some bar food. You have indoors, you have outdoors, you have a view.
A garden-like oasis with lush greenery, Darling is reserved for hotel guests during the day and open to the public in the evening . Whenever you visit, you’ll enjoy a tremendous view from the top. “At night, we add a DJ and turn the lights down and you can still see the skyline and the park,” Sartiano says. “I think Darling is going to have two lives. One is that daytime-into-sunset drinks, and then the other is going to be the nighttime party in the sky overlooking the park.”
While Sartiano , is largely known as a downtown scene-marker, he’s confident that his crowd will come see him up at Darling.“I think I create products and have a following, and there’s for sure some Zero Bond members that live up here,” he says. “And if you’re a New Yorker, you always find yourself in different places. You’re not always hanging out downtown. Darling definitely has enough premium offerings to satisfy Zero Bond members.