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Night+Day’s Top 5 New Openings

CHICAGO • Vertigo Sky Lounge • Magnificent Mile • Ultralounge
Housed on the 26th floor of the Dana Hotel and Spa, this outdoor/indoor lounge isn’t technically in the sky. But the glass-walled terrace, which gives open (and, yes, vertigo-inducing) views of the city, beats the scene at most skyscrapers. An outdoor fire-pit comes off more sexy than quaint, and servers wearing hot pants and heels push “welcome wagons” stocked with specialty cocktails, adding to the Temptation Island vibe. Table space is limited, but you can still order sushi and small-plate dishes that come from Ajasteak restaurant downstairs.
Wed–Sun 5pm–2am. Dana Hotel and Spa, 2 W. Erie St. (N. State St.),
312-202-6060

danahotelandspa.com/rooftop-lounge

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LAS VEGAS • BLT Burger • Center Strip • American
It’s official: Chef Laurent Tourendel can make a mean burger: seven ounces of sirloin, short rib, chuck, and brisket, topped with lettuce, tomato, red onion, and pickles. Milk shakes, such as the liquid Nutella-like Nut Job, or the sassy Grandma’s Treat (spiked with Maker’s Mark), will rock your world, but the fried pickles—wonderfully crispy, light, and salty—are the surprise highlight of the menu. Equally popular at lunch and post-clubbing at Jet, this diner-like burger joint has an edgy wait-staff wearing tongue-in-cheek T’s that proclaim, “Tip waiters not cows.” If you want a seat in front of the action, grab a stool at the circular open kitchen (but don’t complain if you come away smelling of beef, lamb, and turkey). $
Mon 11am–4am, Tue–Wed 11am–2am,
Thu–Sat 11am–4am, Sun 11am–2am.
The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. S (Buccaneer Blvd.),
702-792-7888
bltburger.com

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NEW ORLEANS • Rambla
• Central Business District • Spanish/French

The vibe captures modern Spain: half heavy wood and iron fixtures, and half modern design and electronic beats. The menu at this recently opened tapas bar in the International House hotel (see Hotel listing) is classic Spain (patatas bravas, grilled octopus), classic French (steak tartare, Provençal mussels), and a little Crescent City Creole (calamari stuffed with pecans and andouille sausage). The expansive common tables in the center give the crowds, which spill over at night from the trendy Loa Lounge next door, a space to mingle and meet. $$
Mon–Thu 7–9am and 11:30am–11pm, Fri 7–9am and 11:30am–midnight, Sat 7:30–10:00am and 5:30pm–midnight,
Sun 7:30–10am and 5:30–11pm.
217 Camp St. (Gravier St.), 504-587-7720

ramblanola.com

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PARIS • Mama Shelter • 20th • Trendy (172 rms)
The St. Blaise quarter in the east of Paris is just edgy enough, but it also boasts some of the last remaining cobbled streets in Paris, with hosts of bistros and cafés long peopled by the artists and renegades of the 20th arrondissement. It is here, opposite indy-music venue Flèche d’Or, that Club Med scion Serge Trigano and philosopher Cyril Aouizerate have placed their winning hotel, Mama Shelter. Designed by Philippe Starck, the hotel offers an urban adventure, a walk on the wild side—well, kind of, while you know an iMac with free Internet access and a well-mixed martini are never far away. What you have here are 172 well-equipped, sound-proof rooms of differing sizes with Starck décor, incorporating graffiti-print carpets, surreal bedside lamps made from Halloween masks, chic kitchenettes, and the aforementioned iMacs. There is no room service, because downstairs is the fabulous Island Bar and restaurant, where you are sure to make friends. Going-out tips—concerts, theatre—and weather forecasts are posted on the lobby mirrors of each floor early in the morning. We also love the shop, selling an amazing mix of soft-porn books, art-film DVDs, Kiehl’s skincare products, and Napoleonic tricorner hats. Best are the terrace rooms, but all are reasonably priced.
€€
109 rue de Bagnolet
(M° Porte de Bagnolet, Maraichers, Alexandre Dumas),
01.43.48.48.48

mamashelter.com

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SAN FRANCISCO • The Embarcadero • South American
The United States has Emeril Lagasse and Bobby Flay; Peru has superstar chef Gaston Acurio. Acurio is famous in South America as not only a celebrity television chef, but as a talented restaurateur who’s elevating his native cuisine to new heights. At La Mar, his first restaurant in the US, diners can sample the likes of punchy ceviches, tiraditos (Peruvian sashimi), and other traditional dishes with a modern twist, all while overlooking the bay. And did we mention there’s a pisco bar serving pisco sours and pisco punches (which was created right here in, you guessed it, San Francisco)? $$
Sun–Wed 11:30am–2:30pm and 5:30–10pm,
Thu–Sat 11:30am–2:30pm and 5:30–10:30pm.
Pier 1 1/2 (The Embarcadero), 415-397-8880

lamarcebicheria.com

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