Location, location, location. Since opening last fall, this lushly appointed spot has gone through at least three chefs, but the kitchen is clearly doing something right with its hearty portions of risotto, calamari and steak frites. The epic wine and spirits list keeps the bar lively.

SEVEN DAYS: What do you see more of: anniversaries, first dates or illicit liaisons?
DEVIN QUINN, GENERAL MANAGER: We get quite a mixture. You definitely notice the blind dates, the Match.com dates. And then you get the kind of meetings that you question. The bar is very open, and someone might ask, “So, what’s your wife doing tonight?” “Oh, she’s out of town.” We see a lot of that.

— Corin Hirsch