Valerie

A few blocks north of Bryant Park, this Midtown bar splits into distinct rooms — one done up in Art Deco with burlesque murals, another lined in tufted red leather. The dinner menu runs from a lobster mac and cheese starter to mains like a New York strip steak frites and roasted halibut. Sunday brings live jazz to brunch, running from 11 to 3, and there's a separate happy hour on weekdays from 4 to 7.