The one-time Underbar at the W Union Square has been replaced with Lilium, a seductive, subterranean new bar and night club. It’s an attractive space, less hard-edged than its predecessor, if slightly Gothic, with twisted metal light fixtures and sculptural lilies. The lighting too is moody and filmic. The obligatory bottle service is available or you can opt for a cocktail. The drinks menu is inv…

New to the East Village, Prima is the new venture of Greg Seider of the Summit bar (who also had a hand in revamping Le Bernardin’s cocktail menu). With pedigree like that you know the drinks are going to be good – and they don’t disappoint. Open from 8am the bar serves coffee and brunchy things during the day and evolves into a proper cocktail joint by night. Seider’s ‘alchemist’ drinks are thril…

The second Bourgeois Pig, in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens, places more of emphasis on cocktails than the East Village original. The latest venture by Ravi DeRossi and his partner Frank Cisneros (the Dram man) is a sumptuous space with a gleaming gold tin ceiling and brass chandeliers. The cocktail list draws inspiration from Europe and the bar is well stocked with continental spirits. French in infl…