• It was not until recently that the Guggenheim and the Museum of Arts and Design permitted booze to flow freely. Now Guggenheim-shaped orange peels garnish cocktails at the Wright, and the ninth-floor lounge at Robert has became an after-hours destination. The Wright, 1071 Fifth Ave., at 89th St.; 212-427-5690; Robert, 2 Columbus Circle, nr. 58th St.; 212-299-7730.

From the 2010 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine