Who has the best restaurant? – Robb Report

Louis Vuitton

Ralph Lauren

RESTAURANT

Located in the garden of the White 1921 Hotel in the heart of Saint-Tropez, Mory Sacko at Louis Vuitton keeps it simple, with neat green hedges, sleek sofas and chairs, and hanging leather lanterns ($9,350 each ) from the brand’s elite Objets Nomades collection. .

RESTAURANT

With its dark wood, leather booths and so many equestrian photos and paintings you might want to be careful where you step, the Polo Bar transports you from Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue to a private clubhouse. But it’s a friendly aristocracy, make yourself at home.

Uh, boss? The Polo Bar glorifies the days when good food just came from “the kitchen” and you had no idea which farm your arugula was grown on.

THE DISH YOU WANT TO BE SEEN WITH

The roasted sea bream in banana leaf with coconut, curry, aloe vera and lime ($51) shows Sacko’s flavor combinations well – and with this St. Tropez sunshine, you’re going to want that aloe vera.

This is not the place to think too much about the menu. Scan the page a few times if you must, then get the 22-ounce bone-in rib eye ($78) you knew you were going to order when you walked in.

A champagne-centric wine list where you can splurge on a 1921 Moët & Chandon ($4,000) or a 1998 Dom Pérignon Vintage Methuselah ($16,250). Perhaps unrelated, but parent company LVMH owns both brands.

This is Ralph’s house, so no need for airs or graces. A bottle of 1989 Chateau de Beaucastel ($700), with its bold flavors of cherry and black fig, will do the trick alongside the excellent corned beef sandwich with horseradish coleslaw.

ENTRY MOST LIKELY TO SPILL ON YOUR OUTFIT

The Bourbonnais chicken ($46) is served with mafé, a thick traditional West African sauce made with peanut butter. Scrape off anything that falls on your costume with a dull knife; with pb you never rub the stain.

After a long day swinging a mallet from your saddle, no one would blame you if cream sauce drips from your New York steak ($68). Dab this spot with a towel, then run under cold water.

THE BEST ATTIRE TO MATCH YOUR FOODS

With pops of floral color on monogrammed blue denim, the Destroyed Workwear Denim Jacket ($4,850) is the perfect accompaniment to accompany Mory Sacko’s Japanese meal platter ($66) with the vibrant hues of assorted dishes served on custom wooden trays.

No outfit could be more appropriate for the decor of this restaurant than the Hacking Suit ($7,490), designed for riding and made from luxury suede. And nothing could be more Ralph Lauren than sporting this English cut while munching on a So American Polo Bar burger ($30; hand-cut fries included).

CAN I EVEN GET INTO THE PLACE?

Maybe. Most reservations are offered over the phone rather than online, which can mean that if they don’t know you, maybe not.