Best of Boston

How to eviscerate the specter of the late, lamented Locke-Ober? Enlist the best up-and-coming talent, overhaul the three-piece-suited firmament, and don’t skimp on the razzle-dazzle. Yvonne’s is a self-styled supper club for a new era: Enjoy Will Thompson’s communal cut-glass cocktail towers and chef Juan Pedrosa’s large-format platters (like the stunning “viper” chop with kimchi fried rice).