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A visit to the lobby bar at the new W Hotel, and a few other instances around town got me wondering: why is it so hard to find a good negroni in this city? Obviously you can count on Drink, Eastern Standard, Green Street and...

i like my negroni with a bit less campari than the standard recipe. also w/ aperol instead of campari

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Hi Hounds, So we went to Negroni for our date and the concerns about this place not being busy can be put to rest. We arrived around 7 pm on Friday and there was two or three tables already there. Within an hour, every table was...

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Going to be in Georgetown area in a couple weekends. I’m looking for a bar to get serious tails. A place without Red Bull or Apple Pucker. Where the bartender does not have to consult a book in order to make a Negroni....

Had some very nice tails at Vertical on saturday night. Blood orange cosmo was vv tasty, and the “Vespa” which combined Bison Grass vodka, apple and cucumber was a nice break from my usual Negroni. Any other...

Mario Batali, during one of his “Mario Eats Italy” shows, had a guest on named John Negroni (aka Dr. Campari). He said he was going to open a Neopolitan style snack shop in the heart of Times Square and name it...

Cute! I’m a sudoku junkie (combining obsessions, my wife sometimes refers to me as Count Sudoku Negroni), and have often had to explain to number-phobic non-sudokoids that there is no math involved, it’s pure logic....

Haven’t tried the coffee yet, but it’s no secret I’m a fan of Negroni. Haven’t had a bad panino or salad yet, and the wine is cheap (which is why I haven’t tried the espresso...) Call to check on the...