The Moon Room

This new Melrose cocktail lounge in the former Bathtub Gin space comes from nightlife veteran Jared Meisler (the Roger Room, the Friend). With a baby grand piano and a spinning disco ball, the Moon Room brings a touch of class to a raucous night out—but it’s the thoughtfully executed house cocktails that distinguish the bar from the rest of the pack. Beverage director Annemarie Sagoi mixes spiced cocoa and camel milk with aged tequila and mezcal in the Orion, a smoky, slightly creamy concoction reminiscent of a malted milkshake. She’s also crafted an intensely crushable spicy marg in the form of the Andromeda, a pineapple-forward rendition that distills the thrill of jalapeño to a mere whisper. Stop in on a weekday or earlier in the evening for a more grown-up cocktail party feel, or tear up the unofficial dancefloor that forms on weekend evenings.