Jean-Georges Vongerichten has a deserved reputation as one of the most creative and savvy chefs on the planet. Ralph Burnet’s art collection sets the most cosmopolitan tone on the local dining scene. What more could business diners want?

How about a variety of surroundings to move amongst, from a bright, stylish street-level café to a year-round patio courtyard for chatting over cocktails to a quieter, lower-level salon that has plenty of secluded tables for one-on-ones and set-aside spaces for hosting groups? Numerous menu standouts—chicken samosas with a wicked cilantro-yogurt dipping sauce, succulent steamed lobster with chilies and butter-fried garlic, a Minnesota-inspired tempura salt-and-pepper walleye—make this a place to keep writing into your appointment calendar.