Thrifty Hipster

Average User Rating: 3.4 out of 5 (from 22 users)

The Cosmos in the Graves Hotel at Block E is quite possibly the ritziest, fanciest, and most expensive place listed on thriftyhipster.com. To get there, enter through the hotel and head up to the 4th floor. The elevator doors will open to a huge expansive room with high ceilings, marble floors, and elegant lighting. The décor is straight from the center of Manhattan with a touch of Miami interlaced throughout the dining room and bar areas. Our favorite decoration was the walls (sculpture) straight from the “Solitude Chamber,� from the Superman movies. They give the illusion of icicles in the shape of a waterfall. The bar and dining areas are both well lit, but the service and help are both excellent and professional. The crowd varies and is usually older, but after 11pm (when they stop serving dinner), the crowd gets a little younger (25-36) and a little more active. They play hip lounge house music and down tempo/new age most of the night. The Cosmos has great acoustics, but no one wants to dance here. They came for one reason: to be seen and mingle with the upper-class elites. Everyone is dressed elegantly and fashionably for a night on the town. The Cosmos boasts a great bar menu (i.e. Rail gin=Tangueray), but it is a bit high priced ($8 rail cocktail) and there are no happy hours. They food is also ultra posh and is a French-Mediterranean Cuisine. The menu changes and they offer great options for a sampling menu ($60/person). Appetizers are around $10, entrees are $20-30. Overall, the Cosmos gets high marks for something to try out, but only when you really want to treat yourself and can afford it.