5of five · Restaurants · Highland Park
Hermon’s
American bistro · $$$
Found Oyster’s team took a former church banquet hall on Monterey Road and made a warm American bistro: half-moon booths, a U-shaped tiled bar and freezer-cold martinis. Get the loaded potato fritters, the Ode to Chez cheeseburger and a $9 Tiny ’Tini, and save room for baked Alaska.
Reservations recommendedBook about a week ahead on OpenTable. The bar is saved for walk-ins, and it’s the easiest way in on short notice.
Good for
Date nightBig booths and dim, warm light.
A drink at the barWalk-ins welcome at the U-shaped bar.
CelebrationsSteak frites, martinis and baked Alaska.
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