Tara Rose on Third Avenue in Murray Hill presents as a comfortable Irish bar with elevated food and genuinely good cocktails. The main floor has that quality without being precious about it. But below the bar there's a separate room called Think Retro, and it operates with a completely different personality.

Think Retro is a 1970s-themed private event space with a mirror ball, retro decor, and the general feeling that the decade never actually ended down here. It's bookable for groups and runs on a minimum spend model with no rental fee, which makes it popular for birthdays and private gatherings in the neighborhood.

The main bar has won awards for its Irish-American cocktail program, and the kitchen handles brunch on weekends. The two floors feel unrelated in the best possible way.