Description:
Alara challenges traditional fine dining by offering an alternative to white tablecloths and tuxedoed waiters. Instead, the restaurant leans into innovative global cuisine in a well-designed wrapper. Warm material selections bring balance to Alara’s impressive cellar and culinary expertise — the culmination of the restaurant group’s travels and industry experience. In every dimension, attention to detail is what sets Alara apart. Like a first glass of wine, the fresh upscale design centers attention on that space, around that table, about that shared meal.
Gauzy, purple-hued curtains make a literal ‘curtain wall’ around the space. From the exterior, the effervescent light of a custom chandelier blushes beneath plum tulle. The soft glow waits and beckons. Alara is the ultimate restaurant destination hidden in plain sight. When the curtain parts, it bids patrons leave the day behind and return their focus to the senses.
Upon entering, guests are suddenly thrust backstage at the ballet. As they roam deeper, they find the hustle and bustle of food preparation and service laid bare in a delicate dance. Everything is nakedly on display – and so are they! In contrast to a typical restaurant greeting at the door, meeting the host feels almost a chance encounter.
A jalousie partition allows for a quick glimpse before the scene comes into full focus. The atmosphere is incandescent, brass details glistening against walnut paneling and rich leather upholstery. Diners become part of the jazz composition that is the space. The menu is a revelry of shared plates. Servers visit tables in staccato beats as dishes are prepared, plates lilting across the aisles in a kind of flight.
In contrast to the restaurant’s outward mystery, the interior is transparent in its activity. A change in flooring provides some delineation. Conversational banquettes and round tables flank a spacious dining room bracketed by kitchen and bar. The kitchen is a radiant hearth. The wishbone banquette, poised betwixt it and the bar, sits at the cross section of activity. For those who want a show, this is where to be.
An ecstatic “halo” suspended in the center of the dining room provides the purest expression of spirit. Threads of light weave across this design element, while ivy and ferns cascade gracefully over its edges. Alara, which means “wings,” reflects this ascendant theme, creating an experience that is both uplifting and unforgettable.
An ecstatic “halo” suspended in the center of the dining room provides the purest expression of spirit. Threads of light weave across this design element, while ivy and ferns cascade gracefully over its edges. Alara, which means “wings,” reflects this ascendant theme, creating an experience that is both uplifting and unforgettable.
