Steve Hanson's SoHo staple offers up some of the best modern Italian fare in the city. And in a city so highly celebrated for its culinary industry, that's saying something! At Fiamma, celebrities and well-dressed fashionistas mingle around the elegant bar or take the voyeuristic glass elevator to the upstairs dining room for some seriously amazing food. Winner of three Michelin stars (three is the best), executive chef Michael White creates comforting favorites with a wittily nouveau twist: Chocolate pappardelle with wild boar ragu, fancy black truffle pasta, and red wine-braised short ribs with mascarpone polenta are just some of the signature dishes devoured at Fiamma. If you're going on a date and the guy says, "No, you pick." Pick this! Except if he is a true miser.
