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Daniel Barry for The New York Times Le Bain, the Standard Hotel’s new rooftop bar.

With rooftop bars popping up across the city skyline with dizzying frequency this summer, none has managed to stir up more getting-on-the-list finagling than Le Bain at the Standard Hotel, where the 18th floor lounge (informally known as the Boom Boom Room) was already considered the ultimate velvet rope to cross even before it had an open-air addition.

The space, which they are calling Le Bain, lives up to the hype. When it opened last night for a preview party coordinated by “the two Andrés” – as in André Balazs, the Standard’s puppet-master, and André Saraiva, the club roi of Paris – guests entered through a service elevator that opened onto a well-chlorinated pool/bar featuring two topless women cavorting underwater, before climbing up a stairwell cluttered with graffiti, passing a vending machine selling bathing suits ($75 for board shorts?) until reaching their final destination: an oasis of lush fake-grass, pink waterbeds and a commanding view of New Jersey.

The preview crowd was decidedly mixed between fashion gays and art stars, but it portended a certain recipe for future access: Ladies, do your best to look like Taylor Momsen at her most irritated; gents, subscribe to the Pierre et Gilles school of modeling immediately.

Standard Hotel; 444 West 13th Street; standardhotels.com. Rooftop open from noon to midnight daily. Pool room stays open until 4 a.m. daily. André Saraiva will host a party there three nights a week.

Peter Svarzbein

Who: Joshua Boyd, Jeff Laub and Adam Kirsch

What: The Blind Barber

Where: 339 East 10th Street; (212) 228-2123; blindbarber.com.

Why bother: Contrary to the name, the vision of the men behind the Blind Barber is crystal clear. Reminiscent of old-school barbershops, where men used to socialize while they got spruced up, the Blind Barber is a great place to groom, sip handcrafted cocktails and kick back with friends. Says Laub, who manages the shop, “Our barbers really care. We’re not in the business of turning tables.” To that end, Laub hired barbers with at least 10 years experience and stocked their stations with luxurious products from the Gentlemens Refinery and Sachajuan. For those early mornings that follow late nights, try the Blind Barber’s signature “Hangover Remedy Shave,” featuring a reinvigorating four-towel process (three hot, one cold) developed by Laub and his team. If your grooming service doesn’t put you in the chill zone, ease up to the bar and unwind further with a signature libation. According to Kirsch, who oversees the bar and lounge, house favorites include the Sweeney Todd (Jameson, egg whites, lemon juice and honey syrup, topped with grenadine and served on the rocks) and Rum ’n’ Rye (Overholt Rye, Goslings Rum, lime juice and Orgeat Syrup, served over ice).

How much: Cuts cost $20 to $40; shaves are $30; and beard trims are $15. All services include a complimentary cocktail.