L'Orange Bleue

Please note: this business is now closed; nycgo.com keeps record of many old and closed venues. It's always party time at this SoHo staple—whether it's a birthday fete (during which revelers get a chance to win free T-shirts), a World Cup shindig or the restaurant's weekly Monday-night drum party, where live Brazilian bands start rocking at 8:30pm. Lunch and dinner means home-cooked Mediterranean and North African favorites including paella, couscous and tarjines of lamb, chicken, seafood or beef. On weekends, a prix-fixe brunch includes omelets, crepes and, of course, sangria and mimosas.