Theodore Rex is a downtown spot with a frequently changing menu where you can bring a date or a group to order the whole menu.

Xochi is a Oaxacan spot in the Marriott Marquis hotel downtown, with mezcal cocktails, fresh masa, and a mole sampler that should be on your table.

Tongue-Cut Sparrow is a small Downtown cocktail bar where you should go when you don't want to have to fight or yell to get a drink.