The Polo Bar

On our list of the best special-occasion restaurants in New York.

Every piece of art on the walls at Ralph Lauren's Polo Bar has a horse in it, part of a dark-wood, brown-leather room built to feel like an English hunting lodge. The kitchen serves American classics: a chopped salad, crab cakes, a corned beef sandwich, the Polo Bar burger, plus bar snacks like fried olives at the counter while you wait. Getting a table means calling exactly thirty days ahead at 10am and holding for up to ninety minutes, or booking through an app like Dorsia, since walk-ins aren't an option. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are among the regulars.