All Night Long
25 Hours
Resorts Atlantic City
North Carolina Ave. & the Boardwalk
609-344-6000
by Frank Legato
For many years, bars on casino floors were a rarity in Atlantic City. However, in recent years, a hip watering hole facing the games has become more and more of a draw. Resorts had not had a bar close to the casino floor until last year's opening of 25 Hours, a round-the-clock, upscale casino bar designed with a European flair and sitting on an island to the side of the latest casino expansion.
Elegant ceiling lamps with intricate glass etchings, soft blue lighting and island-style seating on a slightly elevated floor—along with more traditional booths and seating for 20 around the bar—set the space aside, providing a break from gaming that provides a degree of intimacy, even though it faces the action of the gaming floor. It also is close enough to the hotel lobbies to make an excellent meeting spot for hotel guests or conventioneers.
The European vibe extends to more than a dozen specialty drinks, which were inspired by hot spots such as Harry's Bar in Venice—creator of the Bellini, a champagne-and-peach nectar concoction. Even more exotic European locales are identified as inspirations for a variety of martinis, from Tee Time to the signature Coconut Martini, which, says 27-year employee and bartender John Timmerick, was created last summer but has been continued year-round due to popular demand.
Also a must for anyone sampling the best cocktails in town is a collection of 25 Hours specialty creations with names like Snake Eyes and the Painkiller.
Timmerick, like other bartenders at 25 Hours, is adept at the European method of shaking drink canisters—a two-handed, over-the-shoulder method of mixing two drinks at once.
It's all part of normal procedure at 25 Hours, which is rapidly becoming one of the top spots in the city to enjoy some libation during a break from the slots or tables.
[Coconut Martini]
Equal parts Coconut rum, pineapple rum and pineapple juice, shaken and served in a glass rimmed with slow-toasted coconut
Frank Legato is editor of Casino Connection and also editor of Global Gaming Business magazine. He has been writing on gaming topics since 1984, when he launched and served as editor of Casino Gaming magazine. Legato, a nationally recognized expert on slot machines, has served as
editor and reporter for a variety of gaming publications, including Public Gaming, IGWB, Casino Journal, Casino Player, Strictly Slots and Atlantic City Insider. He has an B.A. in journalism and an M.A. in communications from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the author of the recently
published book on gaming, How To Win Millions Playing Slot Machines... Or Lose Trying.
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