Casa Dani

There is nothing homey about Chef Dani Garcia’s sprawling new casa, located in the sparkling Citizens food hall in Manhattan West. A buzzy lounge opens into a packed two-story dining room that is full-on glamour with ceilings that reach for the sky, a glassed-in open kitchen, beautiful fabric and texture at every corner and a professional clientele that likes to eat well and look good doing it. Big groups like to swing for the pricey paella, but we suggest building a meal around a wide range of small dishes, starting with any one of the fantastic preparations of tuna. A richly satisfying and unexpectedly creamy tortilla española as well as expertly fried buñuelos de mi madre (cod fritters) are wonderful benchmarks from this famed chef.