All photos of Westmoreland, the new cafe at the Frick Collection, courtesy of William Jess Laird, unless otherwise noted.

Spending an afternoon at a museum is one of the most “New York” things you can do. And while MoMa, the Met and the Guggenheim are flocked to, the Frick Collection is a quieter Upper East Side gem. Now, the newly renovated museum housed in the 1914 residence of Henry Clay Frick serves up Rembrandt and El Greco masterpieces with a cocktail and a bite.

Westmoreland is the museum’s first café, and it opens Friday, June 6. The restaurant is exclusively for ticket-holders and only open during museum hours, Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (later on Fridays). The museum will be open Wednesday through Monday starting June 23. Same-day reservations can be made in

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