"There’s nothing like some entertainment to keep group morale high when conversation lags. Red Rooster is just the place for that: This Harlem institution regularly hosts great live jazz, soul, funk, and R&B music. And if you have enough mouths to feed, their Chicken Tower is a great deal: 20 pieces of hot-honey fried chicken, cornbread, and three sides, all for $130. Depending on the size of your party, get the sleeper-hit shrimp and grits to share, too, and order a pitcher of Roo Roo’s Red Sangria while you’re at it." - willa moore, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah