The Wallace Lounge

Leather armchairs and parquet floors set the tone in this Upper West Side lounge, which works as both a piano bar and a cocktail room. A rotating lineup plays live most nights: a Gypsy-jazz violinist one evening, a piano-and-accordion duo the next. There's no cover. Small plates round out the bar, from cured meats and cheeses to riffs on bar snacks and a caviar service for the table.