Reynard

Set in the Wythe Hotel, this upscale New American eatery offers seasonal eats in an airy room.

The American food at Reynard is mostly all cooked over a wood fire, which helps make everything from steak to roasted cauliflower taste pretty delicious. And thanks to an in-house butcher, there are also some adventurous things to eat, from beef tongue to a pig head terrine. But even the dishes that sound like ordinary hotel restaurant items are much more interesting than you’d expect. The roasted squash and a half-chicken, for example, are some of the best things on the menu. The squash cooks overnight on the embers of the open-hearth, and the big portion of smoky chicken is served with sides of crispy rice and smoked cabbage that will make you wonder if there’s any safe way to cook with an open-fire in your apartment. There is not.