Table for 20, please

Go Downtown

Location: Blue Velvet.

Seats: 10.

Features: Treated zebra wood with plush upholstered chairs; table is also partially partitioned off behind a dramatic architectural element featuring cutout ovals and circles.

Source: Specially drafted by Tag Front, the design group that also worked on Geisha House and Takami/Elevate.

Special-occasion dining: Aside from a prix-fixe option, a "spontanée" menu is also available: Chef Kris Morningstar prepares nine courses from guest-selected ingredients.

Corkage fee: $20.

Cutting fee for BYO birthday cake: $5 per person.

Extras: The restaurant offers shuttle service to major Downtown venues—in case you want to indulge your entire party in a concert at Nokia Live.