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Not missing a beat: The Jungle Drums cocktail, a sensual mix of Golden Spice Falernum, hibiscus seltzer, and Jamaican rum seasoning, is offered in the main restaurant and bar. Boiler Nine's other two bars feature their own, distinct menus. Maialino in New York City. Bar manager Jason Stevens of Bar Congress is a cofounder of Bad Dog Bar Craft, a producer of bitters. Ambience: The massive 10,000-square-foot, four-story industrial structure, part of the former Seaholm Power Plant, includes the restaurant on the main floor and mezzanine. Rounding it out are The Deck Nine Observatory Bar on the fourth floor patio and the subterranean Boiler Room, which serves old-school classics next to the original boiler. Must-try dish: Confit fried chicken thigh with chicken liver mousse. Stude's goal here was to treat chicken with the "care of more upscale duck confit." The finished dish has "a chicken-and-waf- fle feeling," says Stude, which led him to finish the plate with mezcal honey. 800 W. Cesar Chavez St., 512-220-9990; boilernine.com L'Oca D'OrO How you know them: Chef and co-owner Fiore Tedesco's résumé includes the Gramercy Tavern and Roberta's in New York and Franklin Barbecue in Austin. Adam Orman, who worked as a sommelier and manager in San Francisco and New York, partnered with Tedesco on the original L'Oca D'Oro supper clubs at Franklin. Ambience: Mueller and Windsor Park residents have their new neighbor- hood classic. The 120- seat room with its potted hanging gardens of herbs and greenery under vaulted ceilings projects a timeless European dining-hall ethos, providing the perfect backdrop for authentic pastas, bright seasonal vegetables, and Italian country cookery. Must-try dish: Fried rabbit with grilled corn and pickles, a favorite from the duo's original supper club. The rabbit is marinated in house-made crème fraîche and herbs, then poached, breaded, fried, and topped with a spicy honey. 1900 Simond Ave., 737-212-1876; locadoroaustin.com . Ciao, fall! L'Oca D'Oro serves beautiful Italian-inspired dishes like black pepper tagliatelle carbonara and squash soup. 40 AUSTINWAY.com PhotograPhy courtesy of Boiler NiNe (cocktail); By carlos BeNavides (l'oca d'oro) Scene now open