"A recipe for a good time at the Lafayette Hotel starts in The Gutter (the bowling alley bar), before heading into church, literally—the stained glass and floor were salvaged from a decommissioned church in Mexico—at Quixote. Seated on wooden pews in this church-themed Mexican spot, you can eat Oaxacan fondue and guacamole with fried crickets surrounded by dripping candelabras and imposing statues. Or just fuel up on mezcal Old Fashioneds before heading downstairs to Lou Lou’s Jungle Room to dance the night away at a free show." - candice woo