21 Club

With 10 beautifully appointed private rooms, '21', by Belmond, is ideal for rehearsal dinners, engagement parties & intimate weddings. Celebrate your nuptials in an atmosphere of understated elegance while savoring sumptuous cuisine and a Grand Award-winning wine list.

Reviewing 21 is like reviewing Mount Rushmore; it doesn't matter what you say, because it's a national monument. The last and greatest of the great speakeasies of the 1920s, it morphed into one of the supreme power scenes of midcentury New York and still has much of its old power. The food is much better than you might expect, and if you want a definitive martini, this is the place to have it.

Look Good: A strict dress code requires that men wear a jacket for lunch and a jacket with tie for dinner. Denim and sneakers are not allowed.

This former speakeasy from the ’20s is still going strong, thanks to its professional service, compelling customers and choice wine list; yes it’s true, even after all this time it’s still a premier see-and-be-seen spot. Chef Sylvain Delpique's menu mixes '21' classics with his own inventions. Experience his cuisine under memorabilia, like the miniature Spruce Goose, a gift from Howard Hughes....

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Franny's celebrates its 10th anniversary next Sunday. To mark the occasion, the team is putting some of the original 2004 dishes back on the menu from April 11 through 13. Those dishes include salt cod with chickpeas, a spicy cauliflower pizza, and a calzone with prosciutto, ricotta, and Pecorino Romano. There will also be Champagne and wine from the 2004 vintage, sold by the...

MIDTOWN — Bryan McGuire, the general manager of the "21" Club, has retired from the restaurant after over 25 years of service. He was replaced this week by Theodore "Teddy" Suric, whose resume includes years of work at David Burke Townhouse, Le Cirque, and Delmonico's Steakhouse. [EaterWire]

CHELSEA — Geoffrey Zakarian is hosting a Greenmarket Brunch at this year's NYC Food & Wine Festival. He...

"Old NY" is "preserved at its finest" at this circa-1929 former speakeasy, a "one-of-a-kind" Midtown "icon" where "well-prepared" American "classics" come via "accommodating" staffers in "throwback" surrounds with "interesting" old toys hanging from the ceiling and private rooms upstairs; you'll need to "bring your credit card" and "be sure to dress" (jackets required, no jeans), but it's one...

New York City restaurant offering dining in the famous 'bar room' or upstairs in a romantic ambiance