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Tao Downtown interiors with dim lighting, tons of square tables all with candles on them, and additional seating in two upper balconies on the sides.

Tao Downtown

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Chelsea

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Tao is a massive spot in Chelsea that feels like a Vegas nightclub inside an airplane hangar. The high-ceilinged space has giant Buddha statues, couches overlooking a sunken dining room, and a club in the back where you may see someone who’s performing at MSG this weekend. The food - ranging from sushi to dim sum, lobster pad thai, and sweet and sour pork - is better than the food at most club-restaurants, but it’s also really, really expensive.

Tao Downtown exterior with large wooden restaurant sign and people walking by on the sidewalk out front

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