01 Bemelmans Bar The gold-leaf room where the martini is a thirty-dollar admission fee and the piano is included. Upper East Side $$$$ The gold-leaf room where the martini is a thirty-dollar admission fee and the piano is included.
02 Employees Only The gimlet is the headline; the martini is the encore, and they will not rush it. West Village $$$ The gimlet is the headline; the martini is the encore, and they will not rush it.
03 Keens Steakhouse A bar built for men in hats, still freezing the glass and sending a sidecar shaker. Midtown $$$ A bar built for men in hats, still freezing the glass and sending a sidecar shaker.
04 The Grill Cart service, tuxedoed captains, a martini so cold it fogs before it lands. Midtown $$$$ Cart service, tuxedoed captains, a martini so cold it fogs before it lands.
05 Bar Pisellino Standing room only, and the best people-watching corner in the West Village. West Village $$ Standing room only, and the best people-watching corner in the West Village.
06 Overstory Sixty-five floors up, and the view earns the elevator before the gin does. Financial District $$$ Sixty-five floors up, and the view earns the elevator before the gin does.
07 The Nines Velvet, mirrors, piano. The martini arrives on a silver tray and a raised eyebrow. NoHo $$$ Velvet, mirrors, piano. The martini arrives on a silver tray and a raised eyebrow.
08 Attaboy No menu, no vodka lecture. Say gin and they hand you the best martini of your month. Lower East Side $$ No menu, no vodka lecture. Say gin and they hand you the best martini of your month.
09 Raines Law Room Ring the bell, sink into velvet, order one properly instead of four badly. Flatiron $$$ Ring the bell, sink into velvet, order one properly instead of four badly.