This restaurant is a celebration of “old meets new”, mixing the high points in design from the 1800’s and 1970’s. Combining elements of grandeur and modern design, the main dining room recalls social clubs of the bygone era. Comfortable dining arrangements range from tufted straight and circular banquettes, studded leather dining chairs, and custom chocolate brown serpentine banquettes that literally hugs the floor to ceiling windows.
Look up and the design team’s lighting choices will entertain you. A mix of contemporary lighting and antique finds, large chandeliers are surrounded by small brass fixtures strung throughout the space. The collection allows guests to feel tucked beneath something special.
An expertly stocked pewter bar is lined with textured mid-century style bar stools and intimate bar-height dining banquettes. Not to be forgotten, a corner hall leading to the restrooms comes alive with a commissioned street-style mural by a local graffiti artist. Each restroom is fitted with subway tiles, curved mirrors, and brass hardware.
Hanging from the stairwell is a larger than life graphic fabric curtain with a collage of contemporary art floating in front. This tongue in cheek salon-style collection is mimicked in the main dining room and upstairs lounge, where the artwork goes from colorful bold choices to clubby black and white shots.
Upstairs, expert detailing can be found in custom tufted dining chairs with velvet patterned backs. A playful metal screen separates guests from a view over the edge of the stairwell where a focal chandelier is hung. The ceiling is bejeweled in a decorative pattern of light bulbs, with neon signage floating in the windows. Retro spiked chandeliers are hung from a cork ceiling in the private dining rooms. These rooms are open to interpretation in terms of configuration, but large dining tables are broken up with residential style wingback chairs, an inviting couch, and custom designed credenzas.
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