FOUR HUNDRED’S APRIL HIT LIST
Contributor - Ximena Lascurain | Lifestyle Consultant • 4/17/25
NEW YORK CITY
Penny I 90 E. 10th Street
The James Beard Foundation announced its restaurant finalists for their 2025 awards, considered to be the food world Oscars. Penny was one of the few NYC restaurants that made it in the list.
Cuisine: Seafood
Type: Casual / Upscale
Favorite Dish: Ice Box
Cafe Commerce I 964 Lexington Avenue
Cuisine: French
Type: Upscale
Favorite Dish: Stuffed Cabbage with Beef, Pork, Veal, Rice and Mushrooms
Bridges I 9 Chatham Square
Cuisine: European Bistro
Type: Upscale
Favorite Dish: Comté Tart with Morels and Peas
MIAMI
Sra. Martinez I 2325 Galiano Street
12 years after closing their award-winning restaurant, acclaimed chef Michelle Bernstein and husband David Martinez have reopened Sra. Martinez in Coral Gables.
Cuisine: Ecuadorian
Type: Upscale
Favorite Dish: Tortellinis de Maqueño
COTOA I 12475 NE 6th Ct
Recently moved to their new home in North Miami. Reservations are now available from April 19th.
Cuisine: Italian
Type: Upscale
Favorite Dish: Garganelli, Nonna Leonti's Ragu
Maty's I 3255 NE 1st Avenue
Cuisine: Peruvian, Seafood
Type: Upscale
Favorite Dish: Cebiches and Tiraditos
LOS ANGELES
Alba I 8451 Melrose Avenue
Cuisine: Italian
Type: Upscale
Favorite Dish: Garganelli, Nonna Leonti's Ragu
The Benjamin Hollywood I 7174 Melrose Avenue
Cuisine: American Bar and Restaurant
Type: Upscale
Favorite Dish: The Benjamin Burger, New School American, Seared Onion, Pickles, Hickory Sauce, Fries
Si! Mon I 60 North Venice Boulevard
Cuisine: Central American
Type: Upscale / Casual
Favorite Dish: Branzino Asado
Contributor — Ximena Lascurain | Lifestyle Consultant
From Mexico City, Ximena Lascurain brings to the Four Hundred Team a Latin flair. Growing up and attending Culinary School there, she has always been interested in the culture and gastronomy of her country. When she moved to NYC she attended the International Culinary Center where she certified as a Sommelier under the Court of Master Sommeliers. Prior to Four Hundred she worked in the kitchens of several Michelin star restaurants throughout Mexico, Spain and NY. What she enjoys the most when it comes to travel, is doing a lot of research. Specially when it comes to the "hidden gems" for local food and specialty coffee.