Travertine
Prices
Average main course: $26.
AmEx, MC, V.
Description
This dark and opulent Italian-Mediterranean eatery is a neighborhood spot with a velvet-rope sensibility. Top Chef alum Manuel Trevino is in the kitchen, and his exacting aesthetics can be seen in a starter of seared calamari bellies, scored with such intricate crosshatching, there may well be a food stylist in the kitchen. Monkfish tail, roasted then sliced thick, is technically flawless, with delicious red cabbage braised with apples and guanciale. Travertine may look like a nocturnal hot spot, but at prime dinner hour its (thankfully) a restaurant first.
Hours
Mon–Thu 6pm–1am; Fri 6pm–2am; Sat 11:30am–2am; Sun 11:30am–1am.