
Tilden
The former 1928-built Mark Twain Hotel has undergone a top-to-bottom transformation to be reborn as the Tilden. Brooklyn-based design firm Studio Tack has imbued the 118-room property with minimalist lines, natural textures, warm wood surfaces, and plenty of Californian sunlight. On site, the Douglas Room serves up concoctions like La Di Da Di (vodka, ginger beer, grapefruit cordial, and black lava salt served in a metal cup) along with bar bites such as charred eggplants paired with shishito peppers, or roasted carrots and fennel topped with labneh. No worries if you stay out too late – the hotel’s curbside café serves strong brews by Equator Coffee.
345 Taylor Street; Tel: 1.415 673 2332; www.tildenhotel.com