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Night+Day’s Top 5 New Openings • February

LAS VEGAS • Christian Audigier
Streetwear designer Christian Audigier has teamed up with Pure Management Group to open his own nightclub in the space formerly occupied by Tangerine. Despite its name—which, let’s face it, doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue—the venue has the advantage of an outdoor patio overlooking the Sirens Cove (where the Sirens perform every hour and a half), and Ed Hardy fans will not be disappointed by the décor, which is classic Audigier: red velvet walls, crocodile leather booths, skull-and-rose–encrusted mirrors, and jellyfish tanks (which the fashion mogul describes as “art in motion”). Skip the lines—and the cover charge—by booking a table for dinner at Social House, the swish sushi joint just upstairs from the club.
Thu–Sun 10pm–late. Treasure Island, 3300 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
(Spring Mountain Rd.), 702-894-7580
audigierlv.com

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LOS ANGELES • SLS Hotel
Brought to you by the “axis of excess” (club king Sam Nazarian, celebrity chef José Andrés, and visionary designer Philippe Starck), SBE’s first foray into hotels is over-the-top in every aspect. It has not one, but two lobbies (a private guests-only lobby and a grander entrance for visitors to the shops, restaurants, and bar). Andrés oversees The Bazaar, which features a patisserie, a cocktail lounge, gourmet food carts, and a museum-like Moss gift shop. Starck’s surreal yet cluttered Victorian parlor evokes Liberace, with a Lucite stag’s head, rustic antler chairs, and chrome assault-rifle floor lamps. The 297 guest rooms are just as luxurious and playful, with a Barcelona-style daybed surrounded by red “lips” chairs and a floor-to-ceiling mirror-like panel that reveals a 40-inch Sony plasma TV. With a sprawling spa, a 24-hour fitness room, and two pools (one for sunbathing, the other for swimming), it will be hard to leave the property. If you do, there’s a catch: The Mercedes Jet Van only makes drop-offs to SBE properties within a two-mile radius. No pickups. $$$$
465 S. La Cienega Blvd. (N. San Vicente Blvd.)
310-247-0400 / 800-325-3589
slshotels.com

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MEXICO CITY • Brasserie Lipp
Brasserie Lipp is a name of legend, evoking images of the famous Lost Generation’s bohemian gatherings in Paris. It recently opened its first-ever franchise at the front doors of the JW Marriott Hotel in the prestigious Polanco hotel district to great acclaim. The Lipp offers a good selection of French classics, such as onion soup, steak frites, and Dover sole meunière. On Sundays many diners come for the popular veal fricandeau. No matter what your entrée, the chocolate soufflé with English cream and apple tart will transport you to the old continent. The formal atmosphere at Mexico City’s Lipp is more inviting to the business traveler and politico than the bohemian. $$ Daily 7am–3am
2 JW Marriott, Andrés Bello 29 (Campos Elíseos), 55.5281.3434
lipp.com.mx

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MIAMI • Fontainbleau Miami Beach
What happens when the grande dame of Miami Beach resorts gets a billiondollar face-lift? Gaudy embellishments are replaced with tasteful natural stone and water features throughout its 22 acres; 11 restaurants and lounges open, along with hot nightclub LIV; and old-school Hollywood names like Elvis and Sinatra give way to Diddy, Paris Hilton, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Even the glamorous kickoff event—the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show—tells you it’s a whole new Fontainebleau. Some grand details, like the lobby’s famed staircase to nowhere, remain, but guest rooms have been completely revamped and include iMacs, custom bedding, and marble baths. Other enhancements: a stunning poolscape and sleek cabanas; the two-level Lapis spa; and high-profile restaurants Gotham Steak, Scarpetta, and Blade Sushi Bar, to name just a few. For all-out glamour, this is the place. $$$$$
4441 Collins Ave. (44th St.), 305- 538-2000 / 866-548-5670
fontainebleau.com

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NEW YORK • Macao Trading Co.
Macao—a Portuguese colony in China—is the inspiration for this lively, bilevel Tribeca restaurant run by the folks from Employees Only in the West Village. Chef David Waltuck (of Chanterelle) has created a creative Euro-Asian menu: Starters include warm chorizo with mint and chicken dumplings in chili oil, while for the main dishes, you can opt to have your meats and fish in either Portuguese or Chinese style. Pork ribs, for example, arrive either braised with olives or prunes, or Peking roasted. The dark-wood, warehouse interior, strewn with opium pillows and antique roulette wheels, evokes Macao’s red-lantern district circa the 1940s. The superb cocktail menu is also a nod to those seductive times. Libations like the Lovee Long Time, with elderflower liqueur and gin, keep the smooth Tribeca crowd going until the wee hours. $$
Daily 5pm–4am. 311 Church St. (Walker St.), 212-431-8750
macaonyc.com

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