"Sometimes you just want to celebrate at a capital-R Restaurant, a place with pristine service and food worth the Benjamins you’re about to spend. That’s why you go to Bar Bludorn. The attention to detail at this American, tavern-style restaurant is obvious, down to the little silver garnish picks and the darkroom set up like some classy mid-century jazz club with a kitchen for a stage. And while no one’s wandering around selling cigarettes, there will be someone circling with a bread basket full of butter-golden Parker House rolls and fleets of servers dropping off caviar and fried chicken with collard greens in fluid succession. So save Bar Bludorn for when you want all things Americana comfort, like stellar martinis, miniature ham beignets, and service that makes you wonder if you accidentally slipped someone $100." - gianni greene, chelsea thomas