Vintage (CLOSED)

The name suggests a wine bar, but patrons at this midtown drinkery tend toward the hard stuff. Sure, there are 15 vinos by the glass (among them Black Opal, a peppery Australian shiraz), but it’s the gargantuan martini selection that really blows us away: More than 200 of them—from the pomegranate-based Nadia’s Perfect 10 to the fruity Champagne Supernova—are named in the tome of a cocktail list. Paper-covered tables populate the front room, and postcurtain actors congregate in the back, where couches lend a coffeehouse feel. Stop by for a first date—the drinks make for fine conversation fodder.