If you’re going to have a restaurant in one of the most highly contested areas of Manhattan, you’re going to need a strong offering. Thankfully, Fasano Restaurant is well up-to-task with spritely, classic service and a sense of grandeur that’s a little bit of Rome and 90s New York rolled into one.

The thing you’ll remember most about this impeccably dressed Italian restaurant is the striking, romantic interior, cleverly segmented into two dining rooms – one big, the other bigger – distinguished by a beautifully lit corridor dressed by objets d’art, rare-find magazines and stately coffee table books. Everything is tastefully done, from the impeccably dressed staff to the large, plush leather booths.