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At Simon Kim’s Bar Chimera, Precision Meets Excess

Bar Chimera just might be Simon Kim's most over-the-top display yet.

Simon Kim is known for opening buzzy, unapologetically over-the-top restaurants. It started with the 2017 launch of Cote, a Michelin-starred steakhouse that blends light-hearted Korean barbecue with fine-dining attention to detail, and in the nine years since, he’s cemented his know-how by adding six venues to Gracious Hospitality Management, stretching from New York City to Las Vegas, Miami, and Singapore.

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As Bar Chimera opened on April 18, Kim revealed that he and his team also know what it takes to open a top-notch bar. Inside a towering building at 550 Madison Avenue, the group’s first-ever standalone bar comprises three concepts highlighting wine, whiskey and martinis. The trio of distinct bars in different corners of the room creates a drinking experience that channels the same over-the-top fun and thoughtful touches that made New Yorkers first fall for Cote and Coqodaq.

While guests can order across all of the menus, no matter where they’re seated, the room is divided so each space channels the vibe of its respective drink. A sleek bar with chrome accents and a mirrored........

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