"You go to The Pink Door to eat excellent Italian food, drink wine, and watch trapeze artists perform above you and your linguine. Things are a little less chaotic at lunch, and they still serve the greatest hits, like creamy spinach lasagna that’ll distract you from any monologues about synergy. It helps that scoring a midday reservation last minute is easy—or “low lift,” if you’d prefer. You can get a reservation starting 30 days in advance, but if you try for something last-minute, you'll probably be left with tables for a late lunch at 3pm. If you try and book three weeks ahead of time, you'll usually be able to snag a late dinner at 9pm." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente, kayla sager riley