The Key Club

The unspoken inspiration behind David Grutman's American restaurant is Hillstone/Houston's, down to the crispy fried chicken sandwich that tastes suspiciously similar to the former's popular lunch staple, Ding's. And that's ok—imitation is still the sincerest form of flattery in our book. Other menu highlights include various dishes (steak tartare, hamachi sashimi, snapper ceviche, sushi (the surf and turf roll is excellent) and a highly photogenic shrimp cobb, a nod to the lobster version that was served at Winker's, Grutman's defunct South Beach diner. The bar is a scene but do make a worthy attempt to elbow your way to the front for a drink and a bite during happy hour.