Magically mastering the art of persuasion, its slight of hand design would convince you that the French American bistro has been there for ages, when in fact it's an entirely recent addition - the hotel's first new restaurant since the 1930 opening of El Quijote, a kitschy Spanish eatery which buzzes each night over by the Lobby Bar on the west side of the building. It's been around a year since the downtown staple softly opened its doors, and as of today, its vision has been just about realized with the debut of Cafe Chelsea. The storied artsy haunt of Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell, Andy Warhol and more has been thoughtfully awakened with a remembrance of things and times past, its well-worn patina preserved, its penchant for the louche embraced. Rest assured - slowly but surely settling into its new era under the creative direction of Sean MacPherson, Hotel Chelsea is as cool and captivating as ever. We were runnin' for the money and the fleshĪnd that was called love for the workers in song Those were the reasons, that was New York

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