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Anne Fsntaine From the months she spent living with an indigenous tribe in Amazonia, designer Anne Fontaine developed an appreciation for natural materials. With the opening of her first spa, on the lower level of her rue St.-Honor6 boutique in Paris, her affinity for nature has come fully to light. The vision of Fontaine and renowned interior designer Andr6e Putman, the spa emerges from a waterfall connecting the space's two levels. Once inside, spa-goers may select indulgent treatments lihe Amazonian Baptism or Bath of the Goddess, which use Fontaine's Cosmetique Bio skin-care line. A New York City location is due this spring. Gaudalie The ultimate retreat for oenophiles who enjoy a bit of pampering, Caudalie's Vinoth6rapie spas, scattered around the globe, use grapes to create luscious treatments lil<e Crushed Cabernet Scrub and Pulp Friction Massage. This spring, New York City will get its own Vinoth6rapie spa in the newly renovated Plaza Hotel. The 8,ooo sq.-ft. (about 745 sq m) space features a landmarked brick wall that has been incorporated into the spa's signature warm d6cor. Adding a new element to the spa experience will be a wine bar that will host tastings and lessons for guests. Betsy Krotl

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has a published reservation line, but the not-so-obvious entrance is right out of Get Smart. Inside a hot-dog restaurant in the East Village, patrons squeeze into a vintage phone booth and pick up the receiver. The host on the other end opens a secret panel to allow entry to the bar. Classic cocktails are served by James Meehan, one of New York's top bartenders. pdtnyc.com

Alexandria, l{a. Behind an Old Town fish-and-chips restaurant displaying a pirate flag is an unmarked door with a blue light denoting the entrance to PX. After you ring the bell, a host's eyes appear in a peephole, and a voice beckons you upstairsor denies your entry because the place holds only 30 people. Inside, the bar is decked out with mirrored walls and glass chandeliers. Just like in the 1920s (the bar's era of inspiration), bartenders hand-make cocktail mixers, including the tonic water, bitters and fresh-squeezed juice. e a

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The decoy sign outside speakeasy-themed Bourbon & Branch advertises the ANTI-LEAGUE SALOON, the prohibitionist group founded 113 years before the bar opened. Reservations for tables (and the daily password to whisper into the tiny loudspeaker) are available to all via the bar's website (bourbonandbranch.com) but remain hard to come by for much of the week. To meet demand, the venue expanded into a third room for standing patrons, accessed via another secret door behind a bookshelf. Despite the excitement in the bar, no loud E celebrating is permitted in the seated section, with those a patrons who don't "speak easy" escorted to the clearly 1 labeled exit. Camper English r

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