Lower East Side cocktail bar icon Double Chicken Please has given its front room a makeover along with a new menu, and redubbed it, Free Range
NYC’s Double Chicken Please (DCP) has remodeled its front room, now calling it Free Range, with a makeover on vibe and menu. The Lower East Side establishment was named North America’s Best Bar in 2023.
The thought behind Free Range, according to the DCP team, was to create a “distinctive and engaging environment inspired by collaboration, experimentation, and storytelling.” The new interior was formulated by lead designer Turkie Tsai.
At the center of it all lies a large, wall-mounted sculpture of a fully butchered chicken, providing the space with an “interactive and visually captivating” aesthetic. DCP has also collaborated with audio production company Pineapple Audio on the space’s sound design, featuring a custom speaker system for a sensational sound experience, which should appeal to the Big Apple’s growing listening bar crowd. In the realm of drinks, a fresh cocktail program brings together nostalgic classics with unique twists. Moving away from their previously Asian-influenced cocktails (like the or the Japanese Cold Noodles), their new drinks hope to highlight a variety of unusual ingredients and flavors. Free Range will also feature collaborations from guest bartenders and limited time cocktails.
Priced between $19 and $21, new cocktails and ingredients on their main menu include: The Pooh (Fords Gin, Forest Honey, Birch Pine Need, Cereal, and Clarified Milk), What’s Up Doc (Patron Silver Tequila, Amoro Santoni, Mastiha, Carrot, Orange, Hazelnut, and Yogurt), The Space Dog (Diplomatico Rum, Coffee, Taro, Banana, and Pineapple), and many more.
The food menu, meanwhile, delivers dishes such as stuffed chicken wings with thai basil and sticky rice and pig’s blood cake.
Co-Founder of Double Chicken Please GN Chan stated Free Range “will be a dynamic platform where creative ideas and conceptual collaborations come to life, allowing artists, designers, and creators to push boundaries and experiment in ways that defy conventional norms.”
DCP’s backroom, the Coop, will remain as is.
For more information or to make a reservation, head over to the bar’s official website.
