Four Midtown and Garment District After-Work Cocktail Bars

4.4 (488)

Mon – Sun, 11:00 – 04:00 (+1)

12 W 44th St

Steps from Bryant Park, a flower-adorned room with an unusually long happy hour from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM, when oysters are one dollar each. The eclectic kitchen runs from Southwest spaghetti squash to weekend brunch. Doors stay open until 4:00 AM daily.

4.5 (935)

Mon, 11:30 – 00:00 (+1); Tue – Sat, 11:30 – 01:00 (+1); Sun, 13:00 – 00:00 (+1)

147 W 40th St

Known to its team as The Indo, this Garment District bar shifts from lunch meetings to after-work drinks and post-show nightcaps. A quieter back space suits groups, and staff handle separate checks. The kitchen offers a theater prix-fixe menu next to creative cocktails.

4.7 (3,081)

Mon, Sun, 12:00 – 00:00 (+1); Tue – Thu, 12:00 – 01:00 (+1); Fri – Sat, 12:00 – 02:00 (+1)

70 W 36th St.

Set in a former garment factory, the upstairs dining room serves thin bubbly-crust pizzas and Silk Road flavors. Downstairs, the Bo Peep Cocktail and Highball Store pours handcrafted drinks in a cellar with live piano, and the waitstaff step up to sing through the night.

4.4 (1,446)

Mon – Thu, 12:00 – 22:00; Fri, 12:00 – 23:00; Sat, 11:00 – 23:00; Sun, 11:00 – 21:00

38 W 39th St

Cuban and Chinese flavors meet in a room of whitewashed walls and distressed wood near Bryant Park. Reasonably priced small plates such as empanadas, tostones and spicy mojo wings go with a Cuba Libre made with Havana Club rum. Service is attentive and friendly.