Despite its popularity with Armani-clad Wall Streeters, Bar Seven Five in the Andaz Hotel is an unpretentious and informal locale perfect for after-work drinks.

A stone staircase leads up from the lobby into an airy high-ceilinged room with large windows, wooden floors, paneled walls, and a series of hefty black butcher-block tables.

The bar itself is just another black table with a display of liquors and fresh-squeezed juices, which creates a vague line between the staff and the customers that adds to the easygoing vibe not usually found in such a polished establishment.

On weekday evenings, coworkers and groups of friends chat beneath clusters of gold teardrop lights as bartenders with rolling Pullman carts stop by to whip up classic Prohibition-era cocktails with a twist, like mint juleps made with applejack and Old-Fashioneds made with tequila, while hungry patrons nibble on pâté or order something more substantial from the hotel’s restaurant.

Weekends see an influx of lively local artists and young professionals who show up to start their nights with a few skillfully crafted drinks and a little mingling.

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A whirlwind of designer fashion, celebrity sightings, and the festive aroma of roasted chestnuts, New York City’s famous Fifth Avenue shopping district is a half-mile stretch of consumer heaven riddled with chichi shops.

On weekdays, the area – which stretches from 48th to 59th Street – attracts successful New Yorkers stocking up on pieces from the latest collections at flagship stores like Armani, Fendi, and Tiffany & Co, as well as ladies who lunch, flitting into exclusive hair salons like Frederic Fekkai and Warren Tricomi.

Weekends see wandering hordes of tourists gazing at skyscrapers, clustering around the whimsical window displays at Saks Fifth Avenue, or browsing for jewelry in the nearby 47th Street Diamond District.

There’s no beating around the bush when it comes to getting into Above Allen – patrons either have the look or they don’t.

Those who do make it past the double doormen will find themselves in an airy greenhouse lounge where a diverse clientele of everyone from local moneyed hipsters to European hotel guests mingles over drinks.

A retractable glass roof and two open-air patios lined with tropical trees provide panoramic views of the city skyline, while amber-shaded floor lamps and glowing cocktail tables cast a warm glow over the sea of Vuitton-upholstered sofas.

Weekends see groups of hotties in cocktail dresses enjoying table service or breaking into impromptu dance parties, as a unique mix of local artists, skaters, and well-dressed bridge and tunnelers vie for space at the modern black bar to order jalapeño-infused margaritas and try out their pick-up lines.

The flirtier and slightly rowdier weekend atmosphere gives way to a more laid-back feel on weekdays, when groups of friends take over the booths to chat and indulge in champagne and Asian-inspired nibbles, while couples and hotel guests…

Crowning the rooftop of one of the city’s swankiest hotels, Top of the Standard – formerly known as Boom Boom Room – is an exclusive members-only lounge sporting a luxurious 70s-inspired glam.

An elevator featuring psychedelic videos delivers designer-clad celebs and tastemakers to a hallway…

A charming combination of intense wine knowledge and tongue-in-cheek geek humor awaits wine lovers at Terroir, a cozy twenty-four-seat wine bar run by the owners of the nearby intimate Hearth restaurant.

Billing itself as “the elitist wine bar for everyone,” this tiny space does indeed offer an unpretentious and inviting respite from the typical artsy wine bar.

A sleek and simple décor of polished light wood and gunmetal gray barstools adds to the relaxing vibe, as groups of hip young financial types, couples, and East Villagers gather at the bar or the single long table to peruse the huge menu of global selections.