Juan Santa Cruz's six-story Beaux-Arts townhouse on the Upper East Side — the New York chapter of his 2014 Notting Hill original — is a room-first proposition where de Gournay wallpapers, original Haring and Warhol pieces, and the neighborhood's only year-round canopied rooftop set the register before a plate hits the table. The kitchen runs globally-eclectic under Quique Dacosta-trained chef Alberto Carballo, with John Fraser overseeing direction; expect Josper-fired branzino and prawns alongside Coastal Mediterranean lightness, with Carballo's Michelin pedigree the biographical backdrop rather than transferred credentials. Cocktail service runs to 2:30am Thursday through Saturday under a strict dress code; reservations route through concierge agencies for high-difficulty access. Stella McCartney's Met Gala afterparty, Bergdorf x Schiaparelli soirees — the room earns the scene. For the rare UES scene-restaurant where the Beaux-Arts townhouse and the kitchen credential both pull their weight.