"Hotel restaurants offer a chic, secluded atmosphere that other spots just hope to replicate. Take Margaux at The Marlton Hotel, for instance. Right off Washington Square Park, the hotel boasts historic details, like coffered ceilings and crown molding, balanced out by Calder-esque lights and multicolored vintage banquets. The garden room will make you forget you’re in New York — its cream-colored brick, green shutters, and layers of ferns leading up to a partially enclosed roof gives off French countryside charm, without feeling too quaint. The menu covers a lot of ground, from Italian to French, but the snacks are hard to beat, like shoestring french fries, shrimp toast, and olives with preserved lemon, a perfect pairing with a refreshing Bianco Negroni." - Lee Musho