Café Sabarsky•Upper East Side

European•$$

Café Sabarsky, which bears the name of Neue Galerie New York’s co-founder Serge Sabarsky, draws its inspiration from the great Viennese cafés that served as important centers of intellectual and artistic life at the turn of the century. A tribute to Vienna’s traditional coffee houses, Café Sabarsky emulates the old gathering centers for Austrian intellectuals and artists. Tucked inside the Neue Galerie, it is outfitted with period objects, including lighting fixtures by Josef Hoffmann, furniture by Adolf Loos, and banquettes that are upholstered with a 1912 Otto Wagner fabric. A Bösendorfer grand piano graces one corner of the Café, and is used for all cabaret, chamber, and classical music performances at the museum. Café Sabarsky is under the direction of Executive Chef Christopher Engel. The German-born Engel earned coveted Michelin-star ratings in his work for the restaurants Wallsé and Aureole.