QNS.com - Unwind at 25 Hours, a futuristic lounge with drinks for every hour in LIC

QNS profiled 25 Hours as a new, speakeasy-style cocktail lounge in Long Island City, spotlighting its dark, futuristic atmosphere and a menu built around “drinks for every hour.” The feature notes the bar opened Nov. 15 at 21-38 44th Road, next to the 00:00 nightclub, and frames the concept as “the extra hour of the day” — a mindset as much as a place.

The article highlights beverage director Ray Zhou and the team behind the program, emphasizing the time-driven structure of the cocktail list and the venue’s role as a pre-show hang or late-night unwind spot. It also calls out the lounge’s capacity (about 50 guests) and its availability for private events.

On the drinks, QNS points to standouts like the 25:00 (a clarified, deconstructed riff on a pornstar martini with vodka, baijiu, passionfruit, vanilla, lime, and milk) and the 19:00 (a “dinnertime” martini riff with gin, blue cheese liqueur, verjus, Gewürztraminer grape juice, and clarified tomato water).