OAK Long Bar + Kitchen

A room with scale

The Fairmont Copley Plaza makes an entrance part of the pleasure. Its glamorous hallway embraces the building’s history, and OAK Long Bar + Kitchen opens off it into a room with a scale that makes you pause. The ornate ceiling gives you a reason to look up before turning your attention to the bar.

There is grandeur here, but plenty of life too. The room feels polished and buzzy, with the breadth to accommodate several kinds of evening. It suits an elevated casual night out particularly well: enough atmosphere to make the stop feel special, without demanding that the entire night revolve around it.

The size is a defining quality. This is a place to enjoy the energy of a substantial hotel bar, rather than seek the seclusion of a tiny lounge. A short cocktail stop can be just as appealing as settling in with a group.

Two drinks, two moods

The Espresso Martini is a very good version of the classic. Strong coffee flavor gives it substance, and the picturesque foam makes the glass look the part. It is the natural recommendation for drinks around dinner or a later stop, with enough flavor to justify the order on its own.

Cori’s Cooler takes a lighter direction. The vodka drink is cucumber led, refreshing and easy to imagine alongside a daytime lunch or in warm weather. Where the Espresso Martini brings a pronounced coffee character, the Cooler offers a fresher mood. Both earn a recommendation; the choice comes down to the occasion.

Grand, and easy to enjoy

Friendly, fast service keeps the experience straightforward. The drinks deliver on flavor, and the welcome makes the room’s grandeur easy to enjoy. OAK’s appeal rests on that combination: an impressive setting with the service and cocktail execution to make it more than a handsome backdrop.

For a group, a meal or a longer stay, a table reservation is the sensible plan. For a brief drink, ask the team about space near the bar. OAK is a useful place to begin an evening and an equally appealing place to keep one going.