"Want to hang out near the Brooklyn waterfront in a place with chandeliers, sheer curtains, and marble tables? Bring your clients to Cecconi’s. They’ll appreciate the fact that it’s in the bottom of a private club (Dumbo House), and you can all have some lobster pasta and Dover sole if you get hungry. You’ll also have a view of the Brooklyn Bridge when you leave, which will probably inspire at least one person to take photos." - bryan kim
"Cecconi's is an Italian restaurant with outposts around the world, including in Miami, London, and Barcelona. If the weather's nice, try to score a seat on their outdoor patio where you can get a great view of the Manhattan skyline. Otherwise, have your meal in one of the giant rooms where you can order a veal chop milanese and a classic negroni while you have a fairly private conversation." - kenny yang
"Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten will bring his ABC trilogy to Dumbo, opening a giant restaurant of about 300 seats at 55 Water Street, at Dock Street, which also houses Cecconi’s and Time Out Market." - Beth Landman
"An Italian-rooted restaurant concept that the group expanded into a widely distributed brand, becoming its most geographically widespread restaurant chain with more than a dozen locations; it also served as the brand’s first standalone restaurant opening in New York in 2017 and functions as a public-facing touchpoint for both members and nonmembers." - Monica Burton
"This is a big, waterfront restaurant where dressed-up people eat pasta while sitting on velvet chairs or, if they’re lucky, under a covered patio. Cecconi’s is in the bottom of Dumbo House (aka the Soho House with a nice pool deck), and it's basically a totally decent hotel restaurant. The menu is Italian, with options like pasta, pizza, and, of course, tuna tartare." - Willa Moore, Bryan Kim, Carina Finn Koeppicus, Hannah Albertine