Bombay Club   

For late-afternoon martinis, late-night dancing and gourmet pizza, the Bombay Club is a tribute to raj-like extravagance. Located in the Prince Conti Hotel just off Bourbon Street, the restaurant and bar is a magnet for late-night, sophisticated revelers in search of a piano bar. Rich, dark wood, candlelight and overstuffed leather chairs create a distinctively British ambience. A small courtyard and four curtained booths provide a setting for intimate dining. There's also a one-table billiard room off the main dining area. The regular dinner menu is a mix of American steakhouse and Creole, with shrimp remoulade served in a martini glass, Creole/Asian marinated crispy boneless half duckling, barbecue shrimp, and a 10-ounce center-cut prime tenderloin. For late-night dining, the choices range from omelets -- Stilton cheese is a common ingredient - - to po' boys, burgers, shrimp and pesto pizza and barbecue chicken pizza. To start or end the evening, there are more than 115 martinis from which to choose. -- Ian Sax