Tolo
Tolo, from the chef behind Parcelle Wine, is a Chinatown restaurant with a menu of regional Chinese and Hong Kong dishes. Expect things like rice noodles and typhoon shelter fried chicken, alongside a wine list curated by the folks at Parcelle.
Jean’s
Jean’s is technically a farm-to-table restaurant: most of its ingredients are sourced from co-proprietor Max Chodorow’s farm in New Hope, including its excellent tomato salad and chitarra pesto. Yet while such a term evokes an almost folksy, Americana ambiance, Jean’s is anything but: walls are painted gold, and the dining room is lined with a crimson velvet Scalamandré-esque curtain adorned with zebras. Downstairs is a full-out club that has hosted parties for everyone from J. Crew to Emily Ratajkowski. A must-order? The mini lobster rolls—which come with a shot of lobster bisque.
Le Relais de Venise
If you, like us, are constantly lurking in the steak frites corners of the internet, we have good news: after a two-year hiatus, Le Relais de Venise has reopened in Midtown East. The Paris-based restaurant offers exactly one menu option—steak frites—priced at $34. It comes with a walnut salad and unlimited chicken liver-and-butter based sauce, so you might catch us sneaking in a thermos to bring some home. The lines are already long.