If Studio 54 and an old-school trattoria fell in love and had a baby,this would be the result. Part bar,part restaurant,all fun,Studio Amaro is where Chapel Street gets its glam on.

A dressed-to-impress crowd crams into corduroy-upholstered booths in a room enveloped by golden mood lighting. Triangles of sourdough focaccia are the perfect wingman for tuna carpaccio. The ruby-hued fish,dressed only with fried capers and a glug of fruity olive oil,is the embodiment of Italian simplicity.

Frilly campanelle buddy up to a sophisticated ragu of milk-braised pork with a spicy hint of ’nduja. There’s no resisting the lure of the textbook creme caramel,or that of the veneer-walled basement bar where DJ sets encourage you to have just one more Nero Spritz – made with amaro,naturally.

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