Arguably the most gorgeous restaurant space on the Upper West Side, The Milling Room has a 20-foot wide skylight and floral arrangements that truly create a work oasis. Set up in the front bar area for solo, quiet work or in the back dining room for meetings, interviews, and collaborative discussions. The Upper West Side is home to Lincoln Center, which hosts performing-arts institutions like the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Ballet. Amid the grand apartment buildings of Central Park West, the American Museum of Natural History presents everything from dinosaurs to outer-space exhibits. On weekends, families emerge from stately brownstones on quiet side streets to line up for brunch or bagels.