QUEENS BARS

Domaine Bar a Vins
Weary commuters need only stumble off the 7-train platform to find this restorative vino refuge. The intimate room, with its vintage lights and leather-topped stools, is an ideal setting for sipping from a selection of more than 40 wines by the glass (stored in antique wooden cabinets). In addition to nibbling from free plates of olives and splurging on iced oysters, customers can take in live jazz twice a week. 50-04 Vernon Blvd between 50th and 51st Aves (718-784-2350)

LIC Bar
LIC has that old New York feel: exposed brick walls, antique wooden furniture and a fireplace, all dating back more than a century. Battle it out with fellow Gothamites at Thursday trivia nights, or simply stuff your face with house panini. 45-58 Vernon Blvd between 45th and 46th Aves (718-786-5400, longislandcitybar.com)

Lounge 47
Just one subway stop into Queens is a bar decked out in ’60s and ’70s furniture and vintage wallpaper from Holland. Reasonably priced cocktails include the LIC Long Island iced tea, spruced up with a hit of peach schnapps, and a full bar menu (shepherd’s pie, spinach and ricotta lasagna) pulls in folks from the neighborhood’s Silvercup Studios and P.S.1. Before you take off, guard against the winter chills with the Long Way Home: a warming dose of Captain Morgan and Frangelico swirled into coffee and topped with whipped cream and cinnamon. 47-10 Vernon Blvd between 47th Ave and 47th Rd (718-937-2044)

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