Although Forbes galleries will be closed, this reporter will be working and would go down to sip a coffee with dear readers.

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Oh, you go to my head like a sip of sparkling Burgundy brew and I find the very mention of you like a kicker in a julep or two.

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This classic establishment lines the wall of the hotel facing Madison Avenue, which can be seen through stained glass windows behind the bar, and is a perfect place to sip an aperitif and watch hotel guests go about their business.

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