 San FranciscoAsia de CubaWho: Gwyneth Paltrow and Paris Hilton... What: Jeffrey Chodorow’s acclaimed Manhattan and now worldwide success story is right at home in Northern California, upping the glam-factor of the city by the bay. ... When: As long as you make a reservation well in advance for this trendy celebrity-packed haunt, any night of the week is a great night to try a famed Lychee martini. ... Where: Clift Hotel, 495 Geary Street,
San Francisco, California
94102
415-929-2300 Why: The fashion-forward San Francisco outpost of Jeffrey Chodorow's acclaimed Asia de Cuba restaurant has been designed to complement the legendary glamour of the trendy nightclub next door, The Redwood Room . The renowned and innovative Asian-Latin cuisine is served in a design-rich atmosphere of bold glamour: lush silk curtains, mahogany and leather banquettes, the restaurant looks quite at home in Phillip Stark's redesigned Clift Hotel. And if you are really coming to Asia de Cuba for the food...  |