Opening: Queens gets a cozy wine bar with Aperitif

With the mercury dropping by the day, it’s the perfect time to hide away in the cozy wine-focused new Aperitif Bistro Lounge Wine Bar. The cuisine is French with Mediterranean and Asian influences, and you can pretend you’re at a Parisian sidewalk café while people-watching from street-facing seating for bar patrons. Entrees range from the expected steak frites ($27) to the super-seasonal Magret de Canard (seared duck breast with apple parsnip puree, sautéed asparagus and a fig jam, $26). 213-41 39th Ave. Bayside, Queens