I can only afford to get one sheet to the wind at Pegu Club, but its as tasty a buzz as you'll get anywhere in town. The signature Pegu Club cocktail ($12) is a tart, breezy gin and citrus concoction, blushing pink and nattily dressed with a zester cross-hatched lime wedge. I loved the Jamaican Firefly ($12), a murky rum and ginger beer sipper finished with a sugary slice of candied ginger, but Doug thought it was too sweet. And I wish your $7 got you more than four deviled egg halves, boosted by smoked trout, curry mayo and the sweet crunch of almond chutney. Ward off your liquor-mixer hangover with the glasses of water that accompany every libation. Reservations are not accepted, but if you arrive with a party of ten, you could snag one of their two sexy round booths, swathed in chocolate velvet. The place is a tad too high-clarse for me to enjoy regularly, but I'm willing to pay premium once in a while for a bit of early evening Little Princess fantasy.
Pegu Club
77 W. Houston St. at W. Broadway
2nd floor
(212) 473-PEGU
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