Mathilde, South Slope: Happy Hour 4–7pm and a Garden Out Back
Mathilde, a bar at 676 5th Ave between 20th and 21st Streets, runs happy hour from 4pm to 7pm, the first three hours after it opens. It doesn’t post the prices.
The verdict: the most interesting room on this stretch of 5th Avenue, with a deal we can’t price. It’s named after the founder’s great-aunt, an actress buried in Green-Wood Cemetery down the road, and it takes its decor seriously.
The Happy Hour
- 4–7pm: the bar lists the window without days; it opens at 4pm every day
- Prices: not posted
The Room
The wallpaper is a homage to James Rosenquist’s F-111, worked through with equations from Gravity’s Rainbow, and the sneeze guard over the condiments reproduces a 1474 Croatian church fresco. There’s a garden out back. Open until 1am Monday to Wednesday, 2am Thursday to Saturday and midnight on Sunday.
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