Meteora

Stepping through a door framed in woven branches into this dimly lit, incense-clouded fairyland is a distinctly immersive experience, down to the somewhat unearthly soundtrack of new age trance music. Certainly, Chef Jordan Kahn means to cast a spell with his highly inventive cuisine, which defies neat categorization, making use of ancient cooking techniques like hot stones and live fire while utilizing a uniquely modern tapestry of eclectic, global ingredients. Dishes draw inspiration from near and far: foraged seaweed, spruce tips and California-raised lamb intermingle with the likes of aji amarillo, cacao flower and young coconut. This singular meal is best enjoyed with a group, better still with some of the equally sui generis cocktails on offer.