This creative haute-barbecue stop is lined with red-vinyl booths. The salt-and-pepper beef ribs are sublime, as are the accompanying dishes and desserts. There's a hot jazz club, Jazz Standard, downstairs that has performances nightly. Daily for lunch and dinner (Thursday-Saturday till 1 am). Reservations recommended, but you can often get a table as a walk-in. $$. Most major credit cards. 116 E. 27th St., between Park and Lexington (subway line 6 to 28th Street), Manhattan, New York City. Phone 212-447-7733. http://www.bluesmoke.com.
