Casa Valencia

Oozing classic Venezuelan ambience – aqua chairs, lime tablecloths, a bamboo roof and a honker of a central grill flanked by dangling lanterns – this elegant restaurant in old-hacienda style is worth a splash-out meal for its excellent grills and seafood. The punta trasera steak is carnivorous rapture: cooked to perfection and sized just short of overindulgence. There are scattered veggie options as well.