Cleopatra’s Needle

The sunken dining area feels worlds apart from the raised bar, but both spaces provide good sight and sound lines for the free nightly jazz sets. Specialty martinis are enlivened by the wide variety of vodkas and gins on hand, and during happy hour—daily 4 to 7:30pm—martinis are half price, and beer and wine are reduced $3. For late-night munchers, an above-average Mediterranean menu is available until 2am on weekends.