Dining Alfresco at La Bottega

La Bottega
La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

Ravioli @ La Bottega
Funghi Ravioli – Mushrooms, Parmesan, Truffle Oil :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

Lychee Martini @ La Bottega
Lychee Martini :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

Jeff @ La Bottega
Jeff Eating Pizza NY Style :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

Joe & Arun @ La Botegga
Joe & Arun :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

Rachelle @ La Bottega
Rachelle :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

La Bottega
View From My Room :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

It turns out that The Maritime Hotel‘s bar and restaurant, La Bottega, is quite a happening spot. Girls come through here dressed like they’re going clubbing and there have been some celebrity sightings too. We didn’t see any on Friday night when all of these photos were taken, but last night I met up with John and his friend Emily for a drink at the hotel bar and they bumped into Isaiah Washington, that guy who made the ruckus on Grey’s Anatomy when he made homophobic remarks to his gay co-actor. Then while we were getting drinks she spotted Josh Pais, who played “The Modelizer” on a Sex & the City episode, and Seth Meyers from Saturday Night Live.

Anyway, these photos were taken on Friday night after we got back from the airport and settled into our hotel. La Bottega has a great big huge patio area with umbrella’d tables that makes it really nice to eat and drink outdoors, so that’s exactly what we did.