Fodor's Expert Review Le Relais Plaza

Parisian to its core, the Hotel Plaza Athénée's Art Deco dining room—including a mural that's a registered historic landmark—is a cherished neighborhood stalwart. Masterful updates of French classics include dishes like warm salad of delicate greens, thinly sliced artichokes, and Parmesan, flecked with shaved black truffles, and house-made foie gras with slices of fresh figs and a rich dried-fruit chutney. Go on the last Wednesday of the month, when the dining room is transported back to the 1940s with live jazz and an audience primed for a rollicking good time.