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Buttery yellow walls and copper pots, bright as a Tuscan afternoon, surround you in this converted bungalow. Antica Posta is not Italian as depicted in gangster films, but rather as imagined in the countryside. So pass around plates of appetisers alongside fresh bread drizzled in small-run olive oil or exemplary osso buco as an entrée. You’ll feel completely dislocated from Buckhead’s Bourbon St-like entertainment district mere blocks away. Just finding the right wine will guarantee this as one of those clichéd evening-long Italian dinners. Oh, and if you’re ever in San Casciano, Florence, Tuscany, there’s an Antica Posta there, too.
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A picturesque six-room Midtown cottage inside of which the, well, atmosphere is always warm and breezy. Atmosphere offers a mélange of décor and dishes. Atmosphere pairs the provincial with a pinch of influences derived from France’s many colonies – Caribbean to Moroccan. Much the way the whole colonising thing didn’t quite maintain stability, not all flavour combos settle. But the restaurant certainly embodies – and attracts – a variety of characters romantic and rousing. Certainly a conversation-piece setting equally good for a genial glass of wine.
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Though entrenched in a former meatpacking warehouse, James Beard Foundation Award of Excellence for best Southeastern restaurant recipient Bacchanalia embodies a Northern California-style emphasis on organic homegrown ingredients and seasonal tasting menus. The entry, housing gourmet market Star Provisions, opens to the airy dining room. Unfortunately, to secure a table requires a reservation made an average of a month in advance. Whether gawking or dining, few people walk away without some of Bacchanalia’s famed locally produced cheeses. Smaller crosstown sister restaurant Floataway Café is more easily experienced on short notice.
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Though facing a shopping mall, Brasserie Le Coze is more Montmarte. Like a scene out of Amélie, this restaurant exudes quaint charm. Yet there is a polish to the glass, leather and tile interior, as well as the service. With a pedigree passed down from New York’s Le Bernardin and a pan- Asian influence, the food is eccentric but grounded. Presentation and flavour is uncluttered. An impressive span of seafood remains the hallmark, anchored by renowned roasted skate wing. Weeknights 5:30-7 pm a $15 prix fixe menu draws droves, as do annual events such as Bastille Day and Beaujolais release parties.
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Stuffy service doesn’t take away from the fact Chops offers not only some of the city’s best cuts of broiled beef, but also the freshest shipments of Maine lobster and lump crab. What better way to cut into your expense account than cutting into a thick, juicy steak? Whether settling in the wood- paneled main dining room or the art deco lobster bar, know that you’re swapping air(s) with top power brokers. Steak tartare, served up with condiments tableside, is the dish on everyone’s lips and tongue… till they swallow, then nothing’s left.
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