Ktchn (CLOSED)

Chef Dale Schnell (Setai) helms the kitchen at this 130-seat American restaurant, located at the gay-friendly Out NYC hotel. In the main dining room, diners can choose from contemporary comfort-food plates, like braised smoked bacon served with artichokes and polenta and drizzled in a blue-cheese vinaigrette. Drinkers can snag a seat at the marble bar and order tipples, such as the Steaming Hot (serrano-chili-infused vodka, St. Germain, lime juice, sparkling wine) or the Hudson Caribbean (muddled tarragon, grilled pineapple, vodka, lemon juice, star anise foam).