The sushi standby Kamehachi opened a new Wells Street location in November, and while we had heard the scene in the upstairs bar—featuring an updated cocktail list from the local mixologist-about-town Adam Seger—was thriving, Friday was all quiet on the Old Town front. To be fair, Friday dipped to a bone-chilling 18 degrees. At that temperature, we wouldn’t leave the house for cocktails mixed by Santa himself.

Photography: Jeff Schear