A date plan
Date · SoHo · Adventurous · $$$
A showstopping late dinner at one of SoHo's most celebrated French rooms, followed by a candlelit wine bar detour and a subterranean cocktail landing pad to close out the night in style.
SoHo · $$$ · Restaurant · Breakfast restaurant
Le Coucou doesn't just set the mood — it IS the mood. Walk into vaulted ceilings, chandelier light bouncing off whitewashed brick, and mohair banquettes that make everyone look like they belong in a film. Order à la carte and go for the quenelle de brochet if it's on — it's a dish that makes you glad you dressed up.
~3 min walk (0.1 mi). After dinner, step out onto Lafayette and head southwest toward Centre Street — the SoHo streetscape at midnight is genuinely cinematic. Cast-iron facades, amber light, almost no one rushing anywhere. Let the walk breathe.
SoHo · $$$ · Wine bar
La Compagnie is dark velvet and brass, a thousand bottles, and a sommelier team that actually wants to take you somewhere unexpected on the wine list — a forgotten Loire Valley producer, something orange and funky, whatever they're excited about this week. The small plates are shareable and smart; the charcuterie and the octopus have both earned their regulars. This is a wine bar that trusts you to keep up.
~5 min walk (0.3 mi). La Compagnie sits on Centre St, which edges toward Tribeca — technically just a hair south of SoHo proper, but it's a two-minute walk from Le Coucou and the vibe is seamless. Note the shift, enjoy it.
SoHo · $$ · Bar
Saint Tuesday is a proper speakeasy: subterranean, industrial-chic, and carrying a lineup of craft cocktails alongside nightly live music that gives the whole night a pulse. It's the kind of place that rewards arriving a little later when the room has fully warmed up — perfect for a 12am finish that stretches to 1.