Wednesday. The week is half over, half remaining, or half in the bag. Doesn't matter. These five spots are shutting it down.

1.Chloe 81 (Lower East Side) - Next contender for title of the new Beatrice is blissfully not in the West Village. 2. Blue Owl Cocktail Lounge (East Village) - Undercover basement lounge for pretty professionals taking it down a notch for the night. 3. Pink Elephant (Chelsea) - Gangsters, models, and house. Where one goes, the others must follow.

4. Kiss and Fly (Meatpacking District) - Aer space resurrected. The only way to fly. 5. Marquee (Chelsea) - Still packing in six-foot Slavic princesses and the suckers who love them. Since 2003.