Vin Sur Vingt Bistro - Midtown East

Founder Sebastien Auvet built the wine list here around small producers rather than big names, aiming for value over prestige across French regions. The Midtown East dining room goes for a Parisian bistro look, with white tablecloths and a red-and-white awning out front on 51st Street. The kitchen sticks to the classics, moules mariniere with frites, a twelve-ounce ribeye steak frites, boeuf bourguignon simmered until the beef falls apart, while a happy hour drops the price of a glass before 6pm and takes a quarter off bottles after 10.