Hill & Bay

Dig into relaxed brasserie fare at this 70-seat Kips Bay eatery, decorated with black banquettes and white subway tiling. The kitchen dispatches comfort food aplenty, including a variety of burgers, warming entrees like chicken mash kale and a range of pasta dishes, too. To drink: American craft beers (Naragansett lager, Dogfish Head IPA and more) as well as cocktails such as the classic bloody mary, and the more contemporary and tongue-in-cheek Benedict Cucumberbatch (vodka, elderflower liqueur, cucumber water, lemon and a splash of ginger beer).