This half-outside bar and bistro is obviously best enjoyed in warmer weather. Even well-placed space heaters can’t transform the ivy-festooned glass atrium and 4,000-square-foot, Christmas light-bedecked garden (with seating for 200 people) into a tropical paradise when it’s 30 degrees outside. Some complain that the scene has peaked, as indicated by a significant bridge-and-tunnel crowd and, in the summer months, those pesky college interns migrating from NYU Land for the smoker-friendly patio and tiny, overpriced (albeit strong) drinks. Tuesday nights bring the ever-popular Beige party, a gay soiree for pretty boys. On weekends, the revelry doesn’t get going until at least 11:30, when the dinner crowd starts to filter out, but go too late and you risk running up against bouncers who seem to think they’re working the door at Bungalow 8. Open Mon. 11am-2am, Tue. 11am-4am, Wed.-Thu. 11am-3am, Fri. 11am-4am, Sat. 10am-4am, Sun. 10am-2am.

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