The mod-styled lounge in the Ameritania Hotel makes a good little stop for colorfully quirky drinks.

by Karen Hudes

In Short
Twist's look is chunky and modular with boxy, white vinyl seats at the bar, rectangles of colored light hovering around the fireplace and a chocolate-citrus scheme in the mural, furnishings and pillows. During cocktail hour, the place lures tourists, young professionals and other locals whose social calendar brings them to midtown. In addition to a solid repertoire of standards, from fuzzy navels and grasshoppers to lesser-knowns like the Godfather (Scotch and amaretto), Twist offers an inventive martini selection.