Cuisine:

• Bar
• American

Belmont Description:
You can almost envision the Rat Pack huddled in one of the retro black leather booths of this downtown hot-spot paved in handsome marble and Lucite chandeliers. It attracts an equally smart-looking set of Austinites for after-work drinks and dinner. In Frank Sinatra fashion, well prepared cocktails are mandatory. They're fine to sip while you nosh the carefully fried calamari or the tender grilled beef skewers with a spicy Indian-style sauce. For lunch, try the two-fisted Baja burger with avocado, salsa, green peppers and Monterey Jack, or the lighter arugula, roasted pear, and goat cheese salad. For dinner, try the elegant cedar plank salmon, which is fall-apart moist and smoky flavored. We also recommend Chef Ben's spit-roasted chicken, a nice bird if sometimes a tad over-salted. Retire to the cool rooftop patio flanked with palm trees for first-rate people-watching and live music.


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