ELLE FAIRMONT
DONE RIGHT
A FEW IDEAS
Not sure where to go or what to do with such a dazzling beauty on your arm? (You poor thing.) If we're staying in, a bottle of wine and a cheese board is my favorite way to break the ice. For adventures further afield, below are some suggestions for cocktails or dinner that I would love to share with you. Let's try out a bucket list spot together, or whisk me away to your favorite haunt so I can discover the city through your eyes.
Date Night
Bars
“I never have more than one drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold and very well-made.” — Casino Royale
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The Baccarat: French luxury at its finest in this vaulted red boîte with cut crystal chandeliers.
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The Beekman: Opulently modern Victorian space beneath a dizzying nine-story atrium.
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Bemelman's: Old New York comes alive in the Carlyle's piano bar with gold leaf murals.
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The Campbell: Jazz Age magnate's office turned cavernous Florentine-inspired bar at Grand Central Station.
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Nubeluz: Rooftop bar that mingles light with shadow as it lays the skyline at our feet — and serves its caviar with potato chips.
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Swan Room: Beaux Arts gem housed in a former bank with soaring ceilings and dedicated martini service.
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Titsou Bar: A decadent rose-tinted jewel box inside Fouquet's evoking 1920s Paris with candelit tables and a marble-topped bar.
Restaurants
“Plenty of time to watch the calories when one goes to heaven.” — Thunderball
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L'abeille: A Chateau d'Yquem-themed dinner — need I say more?
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Avra Rockefeller: Tri-level power lunch hotspot with seafood flown in daily from the Mediterranean.
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BG Restaurant: Daytime dining over Central Park in Bergdorf Goodman's delicate jewel of a restaurant.
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La Marchande: French chophouse with an Asian flair on the site of the original 18th-century stock exchange.
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One If By Land, Two If By Sea: Voted one of the most romantic restaurants in the world in a luxurious converted carriage house.
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Le Pavillon: Daniel Boulud works his innovative magic at this airy indoor garden with New York City icons in view.
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The Polo Bar: All-American comfort food in Ralph Lauren's cozy underground hunt club.
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Roscioli: Rome's iconic restaurant comes to SoHo with the best carbonara you'll ever eat — if you can score reservations.