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On warm evenings, the bartender at this easy-going lounge flings back the bifold doors and drags a few tables and chairs out to the sidewalk. Out there, with a well-mixed martini at your elbow and the sounds from the bar's stereo floating by, it's hard to imagine a better way to while away the night in Queens. Inside, the lounge is just as charming: The three Astoria locals who own the bar have dressed it up with velvet armchairs, comfy couches and gilded mirrors. The daily happy hour attracts neighborhood denizens returning from work. — Kirsten Matthew