"There are dozens of hotel bars on Sunset where you can order an espresso martini, but Ardor will make you feel like a reality star who’s annoyed by their multibillion-dollar inheritance. This glitzy restaurant on the ground floor of the West Hollywood Edition serves a coffee-bean-studded martini that’s both daring and extraordinarily simple. It’s the cocktail equivalent of a silk shirt, and the great people-watching here somehow makes it taste even better. " - brant cox, garrett snyder, nikko duren