Steampunk

The dining room sits on the eighth floor of a converted water tower, which already puts you in an H.G. Wells mood before the food arrives. This is a Michelin-starred modern tasting restaurant where the kitchen leans into the theatrical setting without being upstaged by it, building dishes with real technical depth and layered flavor. Slow-cooked beef rib with a chive coating turns up in the Michelin write-up as a reason to pay attention, and it's the kind of specific that earns its mention.

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