CENA IN STYLE

Willamsburg’s new ItalianAmerican Bar Madonna by veteran restaurateurs Eric Madonna and Ray Rando is a favorite among the fashion industry and local creatives, located one block from multimedia artist and entertainer KidSuper’s streetwear headquarters. KidSuper’s artwork appears as the bar centerpiece and on plates, with antique mirrors and reclaimed sconces accenting the space. Novel takes on Italian-American staples include a clarified Bellini on tap, boozy Manhattan specials, and elevated bar food like calabrese wings, smashed meatball parm in a semolina bun, and oxtail croquettes with blood orange marmellata. 367 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, barmadonna.com

NOMAD KNOCKOUTS

The Evelyn Hotel is NoMad’s hottest new destination for dining and cocktails. The Tusk Bar opened in December with seafood small bites and sophisticated cocktails, and Brass opened in May with a striking white table-clothed dining room balancing uptown grandeur and downtown energy. Brooklyn-based Islyn Studio designed the dining room, paying homage to the Evelyn Hotel’s historic Beaux Arts architectural features with sensuous art, dramatic mirrors, handblown floral chandeliers, and handpainted fresco murals. Inspired by Parisian brasseries but with a distinctly New York City character, the menu at Brass features French classics interpreted through a creative lens, like chickpea fritters topped with marinated mussels for “moules frites,” lobster tartare, and king crab vol au vent. 7 E 27th Street, brassny.com

LAUGHTER AND LIBATIONS

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Chicago’s iconic improvisation-based comedy show, The Second City, home to alumni Tina Fey, Amy Sedaris, and Stephen Colbert, opened in Willamsburg with two cabaret-style live theaters, a training center, restaurant, and bar. Opening productions include a sketch comedy and improv show with audience participation and a “Best of Second City” show with classic scenes from the archives first performed by legends like Bill Murray and Rachel Dratch. For food and beverage, The Second City partnered with Chicago’s Fifty/50 Group for the Bentwood, a laid-back modern restaurant and cocktail lounge serving contemporary American comfort food like smashburgers with locally sourced ingredients and Chicago-style hot dogs. 64 N 9th Street, Brooklyn, secondcity.com/ new-york

RED LETTER

The entrance is unassuming at best: nestled among a Chinese hot pot spot, Korean hot dog joint, and cannabis dispensary lies the recently opened Silencio New York, Gotham’s hottest new underground late-night lounge. The original Silencio, designed by David Lynch based on his cult hit Mulholland Drive, has been a fixture of French haute hedonism since it debuted in 2011, and founder Arnaud Frisch sought to bring the same level of champagne glamour to his newest locale. The entire space is coated from top-to-bottom in cherry red. Private tables are shielded with thick red curtains, while the central bar serves drinks from award-winning mixologist Remy Savage. 303 W 57th Street, lesilencio.com

JUST PEACHY

Soho’s Center for Italian Modern Art is a hidden gem and perfect stop in-between shopping. Every visit begins with an espresso in the Valcucine-designed kitchen followed by a guided tour with one of CIMA’s esteemed fellows, who have deep knowledge about the artist, time period, and works. These intimate conversations continue the cultural dialogue surrounding the gallery and research center. Currently on view through June 22 is “Nanni Balestrini, Art As Political Action,” which focuses on the Italian experimental visual artist, poet, and novelist, who is best known for his revolutionary artistic practice and passionate involvement in the social-political movements of the 1960s and ‘70s. 421 Broome Street, 4th floor, italianmodernart.org