"The Waiting Room: Mary’s The Back-Up Plan: The Ten Bells If Le French Diner were a walk-in closet, it would be large. But it’s a restaurant, so it’s tiny. And unless you arrive at this Lower East Side spot just before 5pm, you can safely bet that you won’t get a seat anytime soon. Enter Mary’s. There’s a disco ball in the back, a weekday Happy Hour from 3pm-7pm and lots of seating, so drink a martini while you wait for your dinner phone call. Or—if it’s nice out—head to The Ten Bells, which has a daily oyster Happy Hour and $20 carafes of wine." - willa moore
Teddy Wolff