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Checker Hall

California-Mediterranean · $$

Up on the second floor of a restored 1920s Masonic lodge on Avenue 56, next to the Lodge Room: booths around an angular bar, warm wood and an open patio. The menu runs California-Mediterranean, so start with labneh and borek, then the skewers, with a Johnny the Giant cocktail.

Reservations recommendedBook on Resy, especially on show nights at the Lodge Room next door. Walk-ins can usually find a seat at the bar. It's up a flight of stairs.

Good for

Before a showThe Lodge Room is right next door.

Date nightCozy booths around the bar.

GroupsShared plates and a big patio.

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