Christopher Collins knows how to mix past and present for his line of ultra-feminine women’s wear: Details like high, ruffled collars and lace accents add an element of a bygone era to more fluid, modern shapes. Prepare to be transported.

Yes, the bar is de rigueur (ten beers on tap, pizzas on the menu, dark wood finishes), but the patio sets it apart with 1,200 square feet and prime people-watching positioning on busy McKinney Avenue.

Good things come in small packages. The teeny spa (there are only three treatment rooms) offers luxurious treatments — from prenatal massages to manly manis — without the attitude. It also opens at 6 a.m., so it’s the perfect place to get gorgeous before work.

This busy salon offers the services of colorists, stylists, and a bevy of assistants for a high-end beauty experience.

Hours will tick by on the vintage grandfather clocks as you peruse the furniture, home furnishings, and antiques menagerie at the 46,000-square-foot bohemian treasure trove.

Meticulously trained baristas who take their roast, grind, and foam very seriously give coffee the sort of care usually reserved for wine, cheese, and chocolate. No wonder the cafe inspires such cultish devotion.

Daily tartines, worldly sandwiches, spicy salads, and wicked cookies from the founder of The Breadline Cafe. Sip limeade or Intelligentsia coffee and stroll over to the White House.

Alex Morozov sells many fragrances in his packed storefront, stocks hard-to-find lines, and can sometimes get discontinued scents for cheap.

Skip the tanning bed in favor of a bronze skin-misting from this easy, breezy spray service. A quick house call will have you sitting pretty in no time.

The hotel above the High Line is stunning, chic, sceney, and as clubby as rooms for the night can get. Pretty much what you’d expect from hotelier Andre Balazs. What it lacks in service it makes up for in river views.

Meticulously trained baristas who take their roast, grind, and foam very seriously give coffee the sort of care usually reserved for wine, cheese, and chocolate. No wonder the cafe inspires such cultish devotion.

Meticulously trained baristas who take their roast, grind, and foam very seriously give coffee the sort of care usually reserved for wine, cheese, and chocolate. No wonder the cafe inspires such cultish devotion.

Big Mediterranean flavors rule in this sprawling restaurant with several cozy dining areas, including a lush secret-garden-like patio.

Sometimes you just need a nosh. Head to the top floor of Barneys New York for lox and bagels with a view of the hood.