Basel’s in the rearview. Which means it’s time to think holiday party. Unless you’re flying everyone to Cabo like last year, here are five good spots to consider.
Good news: you don’t have to be a member to book an event here, and much like the rest of the meticulously scuffed hotel, this 15th-floor garret is outfitted with crystal chandeliers. Use the 16th-floor terrace overlooking the ocean for pre-dinner cocktails. Or anything else you can think of...
Maybe the best part about this Miami Beach landmark’s recent renovations: this glass-enclosed dining room near the wine cellar. There’s room for you and 10 friends to sink into white leather armchairs before a table carved from Indonesian trees, and order from a menu that includes spicy crabcakes and pomegranate-braised short ribs.
Speaking of intimate dinner parties, in the steakhouse category there’s this juggernaut from one of the city’s newest beef temples. It’s a chef’s table equipped with its own sound system and shielded by soundproof glass. So you and your record-executive friends can enjoy that Florida Wagyu in peace.
Wine dinners are always better if you’ve got hundreds of bottles within reach. Inside this glass-enclosed private cellar, you’ll find a long oak table, a special reserve selection of wine and champagne starting at $35 per bottle, platters of prosciutto and a huge flat-screen. Perfect for montage videos of your company’s retreat in the Netherlands.
Think of this one as a party within a party. The mezzanine overlooking Sra’s bustling dining room is just far enough removed from the tapas-feasting fray to give you and a few dozen friends the space to enjoy your Sazeracs and Prawns à la Plancha. There’s also a tiny patio for cigar breaks and a small-but-powerful bar.
