Perhaps one of the best – if not the best – place to dine at the bar in lower Manhattan. Bar dining at the Odeon has been going on since the façade adorned the cover of Bright Lights Big City (in the ’80’s). Get a seat on a blood-red padded stool, ask for a menu and very soon a triangle of white linen will appear before you on the dark wood bar.   Look up at angled mirrors to spy the restaurant behind you. Look either way down the bar, and see fellow diners, after-workers, Tribeca locals & tourists in for a drink. The food is outstanding but a bit overpriced. Even though the bar crowd ebbs and flows as diner tables become available, you’ll feel special here. The bar staff is nothing but pro – unflappable, gracious, consistent. And the restaurant itself has flair, style and roots – there is nothing trendy about it. The prices keep the crowd over 30.  Dinner at the Odeon bar is usually pitch perfect:  whether you want to be alone among people, or engaged in light conversation.