Upcoming Fall Favorites
The end of summer is always a bittersweet time. But there is something so special about the upcoming fall season. The brisk air, upcoming family time, holidays and before you know it, a new year! This month we are highlighting some of our favorite restaurants to have a great group dinner in whether you find yourself in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, or anywhere in between.
Casa Madera
8440 Sunset Boulevard
When you first step into Casa Madera, you immediately recognize something inherently inviting. Time slows as you dip into a warm, immersive experience that revolves around the ubiquitous tradition of celebrating each meal. In this space inspired by those old-world habitats where the sand meets the sea, you’ll have the unique opportunity to participate in the coastal energy carried on breezes that blow all the way from the Mayan Riviera to the Mediterranean. From Noble 33, the hospitality powerhouse behind the high-energy, fine-dining concept Toca Madera, comes an enlightened vision of life lived alfresco. With a carefully curated atmosphere and exquisite decor, it is a gourmet experience for all the senses.
Toca Madera
Scottsdale, AZ
Toca Madera is a highly acclaimed modern Mexican Steakhouse known for its menu featuring bold flavors and high quality, sustainable, and organic ingredients. Immerse yourself in a dining experience featuring fire performers, live music, and culinary excellence.
Dante Beverly Hills
225 North Canon Drive
After months of delay, this New York City cocktail bar has launched its hotly anticipated rooftop restaurant at the Maybourne. The award-winning drinks, ritzy ambience and a ninth-floor vantage point have made Dante the rooftop dining destination to beat this summer. Signature dishes such as the beef tartar and other highlights from the kitchen sure taste delicious when you’re sipping the brand’s signature “fluffy” orange juice Garibaldi and taking in sweeping views of the Hollywood Hills. Open all day and already booked solid on weekends your best bet for a regular dinner hour reservation, (released 30 days in advance), is to wake up early to snag a prime table, or send a request to your Four Hundred team.
Dante West Village
551 Hudson Street
The Caffe Dante space on MacDougal Street is one of the most storied storefronts in downtown Manhattan, first opened in the early part of the 20th century as a casual espresso bar and café. So, it might be surprising to walk in only to find that it’s been reinvented by new owners and rechristened as merely “Dante.” The space has been refreshed and possibly never looked better there’s a menu of trendy share plates, and most of the work being done happens at the bar, where the staff turns out all manner of Italian cocktails and aperitivi: draught negronis, a Campari-and-fresh-orange juice number called the Garibaldi, the underrated Prosecco creation known as the “negroni sbagliato,” and dozens more.
Bavette's
Las Vegas
After walking past rows of slot machines and through heavy wooden doors of the Park MGM, enter Bavette’s Steakhouse & Bar to be magically transported to a branch of the Hogsalt restaurant group’s pitch-perfect Chicago steakhouse. Swanky, refined and outfitted in leather furnishings and Tiffany lamps, the expansive restaurant inside Park MGM is the perfect spot to slip into the shadows and enjoy oysters, bone marrow and dry aged bone-in ribeye. An exploration of Bavette’s uncovers private dining rooms and a hidden lounge at the back of the restaurant.
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf
Chicago
With a sultry jazz soundtrack and speakeasy ambience, this swanky destination is unfailingly packed every evening with a boisterous crowd. The feel inside may be dark and loud, but that only adds to the bonhomie of the chic and cavernous den, outfitted with exposed brick walls, mismatched dangling light fixtures and tobacco-brown Chesterfield-style sofas. Steakhouse and raw bar standards dominate the menu. Most steaks are wet-aged and though some may prefer more funk, the cuts are expertly broiled. Perfectly rendered steak frites served with a buttery béarnaise sauce is a great way to go. But the kitchen deserves praise for other, more unexpected options like fresh-baked crab cake with remoulade; or creamy short rib stroganoff bobbing with hand-cut pasta.
Contributor — Joanna Rios