1
a
: a raised way along the inside of a parapet or trench for gunners or guns
b
Southern US
: sidewalk
2
a
: a long upholstered bench
b
: a sofa having one roll-over arm
c
: a built-in usually upholstered bench along a wall
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Next to the dining room is a barroom that envelops guests in floor-to-ceiling cobalt tile with a ceiling painted a matching blue and banquettes upholstered in Verner Panton’s 1969 Optik textile.
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Devorah Lev-Tov Kin Woo Ella Riley-Adams Jameson Montgomery Kurt Soller Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The upstairs dining room is still dressed with the brick walls and lantern lights it’s been wearing seemingly since opening in 2003; the ground floor combines tall and banquette tables and a rear lounge area with low red seating and dim lighting that could be mistaken for a tired gentlemen’s club.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Or pick a stool or banquette in the lobby bar, which has the feel of a European plaza.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
Inside Adelina, the dining room is a mix of soft earth tones amid mainly table seating four along with banquette seating.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
The nightclub at the Carlyle hotel (now part of the Rosewood Hotel Group) seats just 90 patrons at its small tables and banquettes.
—Reggie Nadelson, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The room, designed by star designer David Rockwell and the Rockwell Group is as vivid as any of the performances with curved, lighted wood ribbons on the ceiling and burgundy banquettes.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Plush, throne-like banquettes occupy corners and luxe sable-colored leather seating lines the walls.
—Vivienne Peters; Photos By Judy Revenaugh, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
An orange central banquette in a muted orange tone provides comfortable seating, while a full-sized table for small groups or individuals on laptops sits under a lighting fixture made up of upside down coffee cups and saucers.
—Megan Johnson, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
Devorah Lev-Tov Kin Woo Ella Riley-Adams Jameson Montgomery Kurt Soller Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The upstairs dining room is still dressed with the brick walls and lantern lights it’s been wearing seemingly since opening in 2003; the ground floor combines tall and banquette tables and a rear lounge area with low red seating and dim lighting that could be mistaken for a tired gentlemen’s club.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Or pick a stool or banquette in the lobby bar, which has the feel of a European plaza.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
Inside Adelina, the dining room is a mix of soft earth tones amid mainly table seating four along with banquette seating.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
The nightclub at the Carlyle hotel (now part of the Rosewood Hotel Group) seats just 90 patrons at its small tables and banquettes.
—Reggie Nadelson, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The room, designed by star designer David Rockwell and the Rockwell Group is as vivid as any of the performances with curved, lighted wood ribbons on the ceiling and burgundy banquettes.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Plush, throne-like banquettes occupy corners and luxe sable-colored leather seating lines the walls.
—Vivienne Peters; Photos By Judy Revenaugh, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
An orange central banquette in a muted orange tone provides comfortable seating, while a full-sized table for small groups or individuals on laptops sits under a lighting fixture made up of upside down coffee cups and saucers.
—Megan Johnson, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
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“Banquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banquette. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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