Drunken Munkey NYC

Inspired by the cafés and bistros of Old Bombay, this Yorkville cocktail bar recalls colonial British India with cricket-ball doorknobs, elephant coat hooks and chandeliers decorated with hand-carved monkeys. At the stone bar, bartenders in Nehru jackets pour quaffs like the East India (cognac, Combier, maraschino, pineapple syrup and Peychaud's Bitters) and the Gymkahana Swizzle (rum, port, mint, lime juice), as well as a paanch (five-ingredient Indian punch) of the month. Balance the booze with Anglo-Indian eats from Fatty Crab alum Derek Alfaro, such as tandoori lamb kebabs with mint chutney, Sindhi fish curry in tamarind-fenugreek sauce and pork vindaloo with chili-vinegar tomato sauce.