Galerie Bar

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At the foot of the Smyth Tribeca hotel, Galerie Bar fills its room with leather and velvet midcentury furniture, two fireplaces, and a rotating art collection that gives the place its name. The kitchen keeps it simple, with pigs in a blanket, oysters, and caviar-topped potato cakes, while the bar leans on classic cocktails like a well-made vesper. Nooks by the fireplaces make it easy to find a quiet corner even when the room fills with post-dinner crowds from the hotel's restaurant next door.