East is a design restaurant. It’s also a hotel and a lounge. Since the Fall of 2004, East has added some considerable direction and style to Hamburg’s restaurant and nightlife scene.
It combines a fascinating location with an elaborate restaurant and hotel concept –– all in the centre of the city, parallel to the Reeperbahn.
[Via DesignSpotter.com.]
Mandarin Oriental This Five-Star Columbus Circle property combines the best West Side location in the Time Warner Center, with (Far) Eastern sensibilities. Elevators whisk you up to the 35th floor lobby (280 ft. above the masses) where you are welcomed by an inscrutable Buddha, an elegant Chihuly sculpture and a breathtaking view of Central Park….
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It’s late. It’s past dinner-time. Your stomach is growling. And you’re still in the office. You begin to dream of jet setting to some luxurious place where everything is delicious. You’re strolling the ancient avenues of Italy enjoying dark chocolate gelato… You’re sitting at a corner Trattoria sipping on a glass of heady red wine……