Bookmarks   (Photo: Courtesy of Bookmarks)

Bookmarks
299 Madison Ave., at 41st St.; 212-983-4500
The solid wine list, elegant cocktails, and conservatory room suggesting a forties literary colony on the Cape all stand out, and the rooftop garden makes Bookmarks extraordinary.

Divine Bar West
236 W. 54th St., at Eighth Ave.; 212-265-9463
The crazy-quilt décor is eye-popping, making this a fitting place for flush times; oenophiles are catered to with tasting flights, and after-five nibblers will approve of the tapas menu, too.

Jimmy's Corner
140 W. 44th St., nr. Broadway; 212-221-9510
This badass Times Square boxing bar—where the walls are plastered with owner/ex-trainer Jimmy Glenn’s 30 years of fight memorabilia—would stand out anywhere. The estimated tourist factor of less than 5 percent makes it worth your post-work attention.

Russian Samovar
256 W. 52nd St., nr. Eighth Ave.; 212-757-0168
Mikhail Baryshnikov’s a part owner of this comfortably worn theater-district hideaway, where the vibe is part Russki social club, part vodka-loving young-professional hotspot. An inviting, idiosyncratic place to while away a few hours.

Sakagura
211 E. 43rd St., nr. Third Ave.; 212-953-7253
For the adventurous after-work reveler, this sake haven has a color-coded, cross-referenced menu with more than 200 options. Grab a seat at the elevated bar.