New York for The Night Owls: a Friday-to-Monday weekend

A Ukrainian diner in the East Village, open all night since 1954; order the pierogi and the borscht before the night starts.

The basement jazz club where Coltrane and Bill Evans recorded, with a wedge-shaped room and two sets a night; sit near the stage.

A West Village speakeasy with a neon psychic sign outside; the cocktails are serious and the kitchen is open until four.

Pastrami carved by hand on rye since 1888, with a pickle and a ticket you must not lose; the late lunch for a late night.

A basement club in the West Village with a low ceiling, a piano and sets from eight until after midnight; arrive early for a seat.

A Bushwick club with a theatrical bent, aerial acts and a good sound system; dress up, and the door is friendlier than it looks.

The appetizing counter's café, with latkes, smoked salmon and a babka; a long lunch for people who woke at noon.

A stack of white boxes by SANAA, devoted to contemporary art, with a rooftop view over the Bowery; a gentle afternoon.

A jazz club off Times Square since 1949, with bebop and big-band nights in the main room; reserve a table and check the listing.

A hand-rolled bagel with lox and cream cheese in Greenwich Village, a plain breakfast on the way home from a long night. Order at the counter and eat on the move.

Walk the pedestrian deck to Brooklyn with sunglasses on, the towers and cables overhead and the harbour below.

A Greenwich Village slice since 1975: thin crust, a little grease and a fold; the standing-up lunch of the city.