How did a restaurant that’s been around for 27 years receive Esquire magazine’s Best New Restaurant of 2008 award? Like an aging Hollywood starlet, it just had a little work done. And what a difference a new coat of paint made. Now a juxtaposition of contemporary furnishings and classic architecture, The Restaurant’s honey-colored walls and lithe dark wood tables provide a warm atmosphere to savor the chef creative cuisine. Start with sliced Iberico ham with tomato crostini or vanilla-scented Hudson Valley foie gras with apples three ways, followed by a main course of coffee and chili-rubbed rib-eye with tempura onion rings or slow roasted char, purple potato puree, poblano oil with cilantro and green apple salad.

The Mansion Restaurant Information:

• American menu. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. Collared shirt required. Reservations recommended. Outdoor seating.