Midtown, Manhattan · bar
Down a flight of stairs beneath The Ragtrader on 36th Street, a 1920s-style parlor unfolds. Antique lamps, low ceilings, and a live pianist six nights a week starting at 9pm. The cocktails stay classic, the room stays hushed, and the music takes center stage rather than competing with it. There’s a $10 music charge that stops feeling like a line item about halfway through the first drink.
Herb garlic butter, lobster meat in puff pastry shells
Sushi-grade tuna, togarashi wonton, cucumber, avocado
Calabrian chili, hot honey, cheese blend on thin crust