Mexican Dining Room

Mexican Dining Room

Mexican Food Enters the Fine-Dining Realm

Chefs like Gabriela Cámara and Enrique Olvera are increasingly experimenting with a beloved cuisine, garnering rave reviews and Michelin stars along the way.

Dishes are set in the kitchen for a brief moment before being taken out to diners at Cosme in New York City on Thursday, March 3, 2016. ( Emily Jan / The Atlantic )

The dollop of pineapple puree that accompanies the cobia al pastor ($24) at New York City's Cosme looks more like modern art than food—a bright burst of yellow surrounded by the white canvas of a bowl. The tamal de cazuela with sea urchin and charred habanero-leek relish at San Francisco's Cala ($20) is just as visually striking, arriving at the table with its deep purple spikes still intact.

Say "Mexican food" to many Americans, and burritos bursting with rice and beans or enchiladas drowned in tomatillo sauce probably come to mind. But the dishes rolling out of the kitchens at Cala, Cosme, and emerging restaurants in between are increasingly taking a beloved cuisine into the fine-dining realm. Not only are they challenging the idea that Mexican food means cheap and fast, but they're trusting that Americans will pay top dollar for quality ingredients prepared in novel and creative ways.

While restaurants like Eduardo de San Angel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the Michelin-starred Casa Enrique, in Queens, New York, have long served upscale Mexican cuisine, over the past few years, a number of restaurants have started to experiment with its customs, moving away from "traditional" or "authentic" dishes toward plates that adapt or entirely reinvent the genre.

Beyond Cosme and Cala, there's Mexique in Chicago, and Hugo Ortega's Caracol in Houston. Bracero in San Diego dishes out $17 small plates of carrot aguachile with local tuna, scallops, ginger, ghost pepper, smoked steelhead roe, and cashews. Washington, D.C. has José Andrés's Oyamel. There are certainly others, and no two seem to look the same. But industry observers and chefs say they see a relatively new recognition among both restaurateurs and diners in the United States that Mexican fare has a place in the fine-dining world.

A cook puts finishing touches on the tlayuda, a Oaxacan specialty, before it goes out to the dining room at Cosme on March 3, 2016. (Emily Jan / The Atlantic)

Gabriela Cámara, who opened Cala in San Francisco's Hayes Valley last September and is the brain behind Mexico City's renowned Contramar, said she thinks the shift began about five years ago. Enrique Olvera at Cosme (who also runs the much-lauded Pujol, a short drive from Contramar) pegs the "moment" at about two years ago.

Fine dining as a whole, Cámara said, is a growing industry, but not in the traditional, stuffy, white-tablecloth mold. Instead, it's evolved into something that Cosme and Cala represent—embracing the casual, the innovative, and even the experimental, as long as quality remains central to the dishes being served.

Cámara said she wouldn't have been able to make dishes like her halibut ceviche verde with fennel, radish, and sorrel ($22) work without the proliferation of sushi restaurants in the U.S. The migration of sushi, she thinks, opened people up to the concept of not only eating, but paying top dollar for, fresh raw fish.The uni tostada with avocado, bone-marrow salsa, and cucumber at Cosme, a snack-sized portion for one or a few bites if shared, costs $19. The slightly larger crispy octopus dish with hazelnut mole, paired with pickled potatoes and watercress, is $29. The average tab runs around $70 per head.

The crispy octopus with hazelnut mole, pickled potatoes, and watercress at Cosme (Emily Jan / The Atlantic)

While the National Restaurant Association doesn't have hard data on the number of upscale restaurants in the U.S., or upscale Mexican spots specifically, its research suggests that half of Americans eat Mexican food at least once a month, and that almost everyone is familiar with at least some form of Mexican food.

But there's quite the variation when it comes to conceiving what Mexican food looks like. As the journalist Gustavo Arellano has noted, tacos first arrived in the United States during the Mexican Revolution. As their popularity grew, restaurants serving Mexican Americans a taste of home expanded to serve a broader array of patrons, who sought out food they saw as "authentic." (For decades, many Americans put Tex Mex and even Taco Bell in that category.) "The idea of authenticity has driven the popularity of Mexican food among Americans for 100 years," Arellano told the Christian Science Monitor in 2014. "Once they've eaten a dish enough that it's no longer 'authentic,' they go and try to find the next authentic food. At one point, people thought Taco Bell was authentic Mexican food. It was exotic. Now it's the new synonym for McDonald's."

That constantly morphing definition of what constitutes "authenticity" may have carved out space for people like Olvera and Cámara to create Mexican food that either disregards or redefines the term. The National Restaurant Association found that two-thirds of young people say they eat a wider variety of ethnic foods today than they did five years ago, suggesting many diners have more adventurous palates. Moreover, gourmet food often finds its way to social media, making the visual component more important than ever (that dot of pineapple puree at Cosme appears regularly in Instagram posts). Hugo Ortega, who's opened several high-end Mexican restaurants in Houston, puts it this way: "Some of us have been digging into this for years, but it's happening now because the audience is ready."

At the same time, chefs and food writers have finally discovered what Mexico City has known for decades: that the city is a vibrant mecca bursting with innovative cuisine. "Mexico City became a favorite for chefs," Olvera said. "They realized Mexican food is not what they thought it was." The evolution in upscale dining, the growing popularity of ethnic cuisine in the U.S., and the increasing ease of access to Mexico itself—have coalesced to allow a growing number of high-end, often seafood-focused Mexican restaurants in the United States to flourish. "It's the moment that allows it," Cámara said.

Lunchgoers share plates at Cosme, in New York City's Flatiron District, on March 3, 2016, where a tab can run you upwards of $70. (Emily Jan / The Atlantic)

And there is a definite "moment." The New York Times put Cosme at the head of its list of top restaurants in 2015. The sleek Flatiron District spot (Olvera is partial to the clean modernity of Japanese design), "dared New York to see Mexican food in new ways," wrote the restaurant critic Pete Wells. The San Francisco Chronicle's Michael Bauer wrote of Cala, "I haven't been to every Mexican restaurant in the United States, but I've been to many that were considered the best. From my experience none can beat the sophistication of Gabriella Cámara's [sic] Cala," naming it his favorite new restaurant of the year. The high-end Mexican spot Hugo's and the seafood-focused Caracol, both by Ortega, who for several years has been a James Beard-award finalist, both rank in the top 10 of the Houston Chronicle's 2015 roundup of restaurants.

Money, as always, is a driving force, and has implications when it comes to who gets to, or has the right to, serve "ethnic cuisine." For centuries, immigrants from all over have arrived in the United States and opened restaurants, sometimes to serve people from their homelands, sometimes for a wider audience, often as a way to preserve their heritage. Particularly when it comes to Mexican cuisine, the establishments opened by Mexicans have tended to be low on overhead (think tiny burrito outposts in San Francisco's Mission District, or the plentiful breakfast taco stands in Austin and San Antonio). In many cases, these establishments were developed first and foremost to serve working-class Mexicans, and featured traditional meals that reminded diners of home, or low-cost-but-filling tacos and burritos. It's mostly been non-Mexicans like Rick Bayless, the Oklahoma native who was tapped to cook at a White House state dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderón, or the Spaniard José Andrés, who have garnered attention for the expansion of upscale Mexican cuisine.

A few dishes are prepared to go out for the dinner rush at Cosme, in New York City's Flatiron District, on Thursday, March 3, 2016. (Emily Jan / The Atlantic)

While this smacks of cultural appropriation to some—just read the beginning of The New York Times' review of Cosme for a taste—it doesn't bother Olvera a bit. "If you think that the best is in the past, I think that's kind of depressing," he said. It's that mindset that allows him to enjoy something like a Korean taco, or a lobster taco ($39 for three) at Empellón Cocina, the brainchild of the Massachusetts-born Alex Stupak. (Olvera said he was initially "kind of offended" when Stupak served him a taco, but then realized he was "doing something fantastic.") The idea that Mexican food has been somehow appropriated by others in a negative way, he said, is absurd. "If you're against that, you're not Mexican. It's that simple," he said bluntly, noting that mole borrows ingredients from all over the world. "Cuisines are always evolving."

It's worth pointing out that Olvera learned to cook at the vaunted Culinary Institute of America in New York's Hyde Park, and has more connections and access to capital than many Mexican Americans who may resent the fact that white chefs like Bayless benefit financially because of unequal access to opportunities they will never have. But Mexico's burgeoning middle class is now producing more wealth and more opportunities for Mexicans to both launch and dine at restaurants north of the border. Cámara, Olvera, and Ortega are all immigrants. Cámara moved from Mexico to the United States recently, while Olvera still splits his time between the two countries. Ortega immigrated as a boy in the 1980s.

One reason it has taken longer for Mexican food to break into the fine-dining landscape than, say, Chinese or Italian cooking, likely has to do with immigration patterns. There have been hundreds of high-end Italian and Chinese restaurants for decades. But Italian immigration to the United States peaked in the early 1900s, and that cuisine aligned more closely with the existing European-American palate. Most Italians in the United States today were born and raised here, and they've had greater access to education and economic opportunity than more recent immigrants. (It's worth acknowledging that the traditional trattoria has also evolved beyond the checkered tablecloth stereotype in recent years, too.) Chinese immigrants have tended to have higher incomes than Mexican immigrants, and some have had the ability to self-fund high-end restaurants. Increasing economic opportunities may give rise to other Mexican fine-dining establishments. So far, though, few are as innovative and upscale as Cala and Cosme, and also conceived and run by Mexicans.

Ortega said that while he has relished receiving family recipes dating back to the 1940s from friends, and mourns "some of the wonderful recipes that, just like time, have disappeared," he does not feel responsible for preserving them, or filling some representative role. His approach to old recipes is more investigative; he's interested in what he can learn from them and incorporate into creations all his own. Cámara too understands where the tendency to look for greater meaning comes from, but said she's "really not concerned with making a cultural point in terms of rescuing traditions or presenting myself as a true representative of Mexican food ...  It's so heavy with history that I really think I am just trying to make a good restaurant." Where it used to be difficult to get quality, authentic ingredients for some dishes, San Francisco, she said, offers the ability to import a few ingredients and put together a complex dish that goes beyond tacos.

Chef Enrique Olvera sits in his restaurant, Cosme, in New York City's Flatiron District on Thursday, March 3, 2016. Olvera's flagship restaurant is in Mexico City. Cosme is his first venture in the United States. (Emily Jan / The Atlantic)

Cámara said she isn't denigrating tacos; in fact, a taqueria at the back of her restaurant offers them as a to-go lunch option. Olvera's favorite thing to eat is avocado tacos, and Ortega said he's not interested in criticizing tacos, either. The bad part, he specifies, is that "people think tacos are everything. It's just one little element [of Mexican cuisine] that got to be popular." Cámara points out that the complexity and richness of Mexican food has long been noted and admired by the likes of Diana Kennedy, the British expat renowned for chronicling Mexican cuisine. It's just that other people are finally waking up to the fact.

Olvera suppresses a grimace when asked if Cosme represents something bigger. "I do this because I love it and there's no other reason," he said. Olvera also pushes back at the idea of his restaurant serving as a vehicle to elevate people of color in an industry that is still largely white and male at the top. "I never hire for any reason but passion and talent," he said. But he does acknowledge that he, Cámara, and a handful of others are paving the way. "I think we've opened a door for other Mexican chefs," he said.

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The Best Dining Chair Sets at Any Price Point

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Ready to refresh your dining room's decor? Updating your space by adding a new set of dining chairs is an easy way to reinvigorate the look of the room and help your family and guests stay more comfortable in the process.

Dining room chairs are the type of furniture that you'll use every day for years to come, so it's important to find the right ones for your needs. Not only that, but dining chairs tend to set the mood and tone of your entire dining room. When finding the best set of chairs for your space, take into consideration things like its overall style, the material it's made from, its cost and its size to be sure it'll fit into your space. Finding a set that blends all these elements ensures you'll have chairs that are ideal for your lifestyle, your wallet and your decorating sensibilities.

Now, check out this selection of chairs that prove an upgrade doesn't necessarily have to cost a fortune. We've got a variety of dining room chairs at every price point, from amazing budget finds to high-end chairs that will last you for years — and look great doing it.

Under $150: HomePop Parsons Geometric Dining Set or Burris Black Chairs

Who says a great set of dining chairs has to break the bank? Not us. If you're looking for new chairs to outfit a traditional dining room, check out these HomePop Parsons Geometric Dining Chairs. They're upholstered for added comfort, and their fabric options come in a wide variety of colors and patterns. That makes it easy to find the perfect match for your space.

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If you're going for more of a traditional or minimalist look — maybe you don't prefer the solid backs of the Parsons chairs — then a pair of these Burris Black Dining Chairs offers a great way to go. Crafted from sturdy rubberwood with a glossy black finish, these sculptural, Windsor-style dining chairs go well with a variety of styles. Whether your style is more classic or mid-century modern, they add a beautiful accent that doesn't look out of place.

Under $200: Coavas Cushion Seats or Crown Ivory Linen Dining Chairs

If we may say so, a full set of four dining room chairs for less than $200 is a pretty amazing deal. And you can save big when you check out these Coavas Cushion Seats. This set of sturdy padded chairs boasts wear-proof linen upholstery and metal legs with anti-scratch pads to protect your floor. Plus, they're undeniably mid-century modern in style, so they're ideal if you're looking to explore this decorating trend.

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If you only need a pair of chairs, then these Crown Ivory Linen Dining Chairs are also available at a great value. They're made with a sturdy metal frame and designed with classy tufted linen upholstery that creates an undeniably sumptuous look. They're available in several different colors, including a variety of neutral tones that make them easy to match with your existing decor.

Under $250: Bella Beige Upholstered Dining Chairs or Transparent Stacking Seats

Prefer that your dining chairs make a statement? Add a substantial dose of elegance to your table with a pair of Bella Beige Upholstered Dining Chairs. These beautiful sloped armchairs are made from a solid pine wood base with fabric upholstery, complete with round tacks for added visual interest and a bit of rustic flair. The seats are also constructed with foam for maximum comfort, and the legs feature floor glides to prevent scratching.

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If you're looking for something a little more casual — and highly show-stopping — then these Transparent Stacking Seats are great backup chairs to have on hand for guests. Made from heavy-duty plastic, you can stack them for easy storage when they're not in use or use them in virtually any other room in the house. They're a nice lightweight option that couldn't be easier to clean.

Under $300: Keyhole Back Chairs or Laurelhurst Dining Armchairs

Give your dining room a touch of artistic flair with these modern, geometric Keyhole Back Dining Chairs. Available in a variety of colors, they're made from solid rubberwood frames topped with your choice of linen or faux leather upholstery. The uniquely designed padded backs make them both comfortable and an interesting focal point.

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If you'd rather go with a touch of classic Americana, take a look at the Laurelhurst Dining Armchair. This gorgeous solid red oak armchair brings an updated look to a traditional aesthetic thanks to the gently curved backs. Those curved backs also provide added comfort and support, making these chairs a beautiful addition to any traditionally decorated dining space.

Under $500: Canary Gold and White Velvet Dining Chairs or Margarite Seats

Want to go all-out opulent? Then feast your eyes on the luxurious Canary Gold and White Velvet Dining Chair. Made from gold-toned metal bases with curved backrests, this chair set is a great way to glam up your dining room. The chairs also boast velvet seats that are available in different colors, so they're sure to add some pizzazz to your dining space.

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If you're aiming for a mid-century modern look that's been updated with some 21st-century sensibilities, this pair of Margarite Chairs is also a great choice. Featuring a low backrest, foam seat cushions and tapered metal legs, they're offered in a variety of colors to match your style. Weighing in at just 14 pounds, they're also as easy to move as they are stylish.

Over $500: Tolivere Green Velvet Dining Chairs or Brigham Seats

If you're in the mood to pull out all the stops, then it doesn't get any classier than the Tolivere Green Velvet Dining Chair. This Art Deco-style piece features tufted velvet upholstery on a sturdy steel frame. It's an easy way to instantly add a dash of timeless swag to your dining room. Despite its definite 1930s style, this chair also harmonizes well with furniture from a variety of other time periods.

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Want to get not only a full set of dining chairs but a table as well? If so, then the Brigham Dining Set has you covered. You'll get four vintage-style chairs with faux leather bucket seats and a charming walnut table to match. This is a great choice for transforming your whole dining room without having to worry about mixing and matching pieces.

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108 Dining Room Table

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This dining table is truly unique. While crafting this table special care is taken in the preparation. Every inch is sanded down to a fine finish and all knots are evenly spaced.

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To be honest, when this table turned up, I was so disappointed. I was after a dark wood table, but this was anything but that. In fact, it looked half finished. However, Wayfair were brilliant in resolving the problem. It took a significant bit of work, which Wayfair compensated me for, but I now I have a stunning, rich dark brown table which glows in the room. The grain on the table top is quite superb, and now the table looks the character piece that I was hoping for. Bit of a shame that Union Rustic didn't give it the finish it deserved, which would have got five stars. If it weren't for Wayfair, this would have been a one star review.. Ian. Dorking, GB. 2020-04-12 10:53:27

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This product invites you to please take a seat and make yourself comfortable. Since time immemorial, the dining table has been the place where the whole family gathers and has intensive conversations, where guests are welcomed, and where plans for the future are made. Such an important place needs a piece of furniture full of character, such as this dining table made of exotic rosewood. This wood grows very slowly in nature, which gives it a high density. This means that the dining table can easily come into contact with water without leaving any lasting traces. On long evenings, the impressive grain will always invite you to immerse yourself in it and to feel the light and warm radiance emanating from this beautiful solid wood piece.

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It's a nice table but it looks nothing like the colour in the photo. It's a little bit ridiculous how different it does look. It's a lot darker and doesn't have the wood effect as it does in the picture. So please definitely bear that in mind and look at other peoples review pictures. It is pretty sturdy and luckily suits where we wanted it to go.. Anonymous. Bath, GB. 2020-11-30 09:26:38

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The natural lacquered tabletop of this piece is 3.5cm thick. It features dark anthracite, silver x-shaped legs. An extraordinary table with an excellent design, this attractive room dining table inspires with a tabletop in the design of a rough edge. Stylish contrast to the natural look of the plate is the x-shaped metal frame. This skillful interplay makes this piece of acacia furniture a real visual highlight, which will also reveal its beauty in your dining room.

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This designer dining table is a new standard in style and elegance. The product is very hard-wearing and is sure to fit perfectly in any room. A lot of time and effort have been invested in this dining table to ensure the result has a timeless appeal that will satisfy the customer. The unique style has seen this piece evolve into a one-of-a-kind design.

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This dining table is truly unique. While crafting this table special care is taken in the preparation. Every inch is sanded down to a fine finish and all knots are evenly spaced.

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Although beautiful..!! NOT AT ALL THE SAME COLOUR AS PICTURED. A lot lighter. Amara. London, GB. 2019-10-22 12:20:42

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The grey lacquered tabletop of this piece is 3.5cm thick. It features dark anthracite, silver x-shaped legs. The rectangular dining table is an extraordinary table with an excellent design. The attractive dining table inspires you with a tabletop in the design of a rough edge. The x-shaped metal legs add a stunning contrast to the natural look of the tabletop. Indeed, the skillful interplay between the two makes this piece of acacia furniture a real visual focal point, which will look incredible in the dining room.

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Looking good, solid wood. . Natalia. Castledawson Magherafelt, GB. 2020-04-26 13:55:04

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This set is crafted in porcelain china, it is sophisticatedly crafted bursting an exquisite vibe with four mixing place settings. Set includes 4 pcs of 21cm pasta bowls with distinctive motifs. This set is gorgeous and stunning enough to complement all décor of the surroundings. That each motif contradicting one another brings an extraordinary aesthetic beauty in your kitchen and at the table.

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Sarreid Ltd Dining Table

Sarreid Ltd Dining Table

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The most contemporary of the Jupe tables in the collection. The pedestal features 6 convex members resting on a circular base enhanced by antique stainless steel bands. The top is veneered in oak veneer. The apron is also accented with antique stainless steel bands.

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The most contemporary of the Jupe tables in the collection. The pedestal features 6 convex members resting on a circular base enhanced by antique stainless steel bands. The apron is also accented with antique stainless steel bands.

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Wood - Disrupted White Finish

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One of our more contemporary Jupe tables. The pedestal features 6 convex members resting on a circular base enhanced by antique stainless steel bands.

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Casual elegance! Four beautiful detailed legs support a plank top and carved apron on this antique reproduction dining table. The timeworn sunburned finish says it all.

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This magnificent table displays a beautiful base finished in Cortina White. Reclaimed wood is used for the top. Easily seats 10.

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Very popular dining table. A serviceable size stays put at 84" long. We love the turned legs. Stony gray/black wash finish on reclaimed pine.

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It is a gorgeous table....legs are beautiful. I had to return the first table because of issues with the finish, but the replacement table was perfect.. Bob. Rumson, NJ. 2020-08-30 16:30:26

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What a sweet size for an intimate and cozy dining group. As a desk, it would be perfect too. This is nice old wood with a beautiful finish. The base is also quite beautiful.

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Counter Height Breakfast Nook Dining Set

Counter Height Breakfast Nook Dining Set

two dining sets for small spaces

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You may live in a small space that lacks a dining room, but that doesn't mean you can't carve out a space for mealtimes and entertaining guests. There are plenty of smaller dining table sets out there that can fit in even the tiniest of spaces—especially if you go for a counter height set with stools that can tuck underneath your table. Whether you're looking to seat two people, four people, or even just one person, these bistro sets have you covered. As a bonus, several of these options are under $200, and all are under $400—meaning they take up as little space in your wallet as they do in your home.

1 Haskall Breakfast Bar

Not only does this breakfast bar set seat two people with plenty of space to eat, the stools hang neatly from built-in racks under the table, so you can stash them away when not in use (or for easy sweeping and vacuuming).

2 3-Piece Drop Leaf Dining Set

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This gold-and-white table and chairs set is simple and sleek, and since this table has a drop-leaf section, it can take up as much (or as little) space as you'd like.

3 5-Piece Dining Room Bar Table Set

If you have a little more room to play with and want to seat more than two people, this 5-piece pub set comes with four stools, all of which tuck neatly under the table.

4 NORDEN / RÅSKOG Table and 2 Stools

This set from Ikea features a solid pine drop-leaf table (with storage drawers!) and two metal stools. Fold both leaves down to save even more space, fold one out to seat two people, or fold both out to seat four or more.

5 Ethel Rectangular 3-Piece Bar Set

For a particularly narrow space, this 3-piece pub set is the perfect choice—the table is only 17 inches deep, after all, and you can tuck the stools in to save even more space.

6 3-Piece Bar Table Set

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A tall, narrow round table is a smart choice for any small space, and pairs perfectly with two stools. Even if all you have to spare is a little nook, this set can fit right in.

7 Millie Walnut 5-Piece Dining Set

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Another option for people with a little more room to seat guests, this round table comes with four stools, but at only 31.5 inches in diameter, this table takes up a lot less space than a typical dining room set.

8 Counter Height Dining Table Set with Storage

If you need a narrow dining set solutionand some added storage, this 19.5-inch-wide table seats two and features three deep shelves and hooks for all your kitchen accessories.

9 Walnut Counter Height Dining Set

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With two chairs and a table that's only 35 inches wide, this simple wood bistro set is perfect for carving out a small but cozy dining room area, even in a studio apartment.

10 BJURSTA / NILS Table and Stool

If you only need a dining solution for one, this drop-down, wall-mounted table pairs perfectly with one stool for a meal space that only takes up room when you need it to—plus, you can always get an extra stool to serve a second person.

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Counter Height Breakfast Nook Dining Set

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Contemporary Formal Dining

Contemporary Formal Dining

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50+ Beautiful Dining Rooms Designed with Intimate Entertaining In Mind

Dressing up for dinner never felt so good.

james farmer dining room

Jeff Herr

In many homes, the dining room is often regarded as a more formal, sometimes even stuffy, space in the house. Today's modern families tend to take a more casual approach to gathering for meals, whether it's dinner around the kitchen table, breakfast in a cozy banquette, or lunch at the kitchen island. Dining room tables seem to be reserved for fancier occasions and holiday festivities.

However, we can learn a thing or two from world-renowned interior decorators, whose attention to the dining room speaks for itself: Dining rooms are special and should be the central hub for entertaining and family gatherings. No matter your style, there's dining room decor to suit your taste, from timeless elegance with antiques and calmer color palettes to taking design risks with saturated hues or bold wallpaper. Designers discover clever ways to make small spaces feel larger and continue to dream up inspiring upgrades for walls, lighting, furniture, and flooring.

Take cues from these stunning dining room ideas, all from designer homes, to update your space with elevated decor, because a beautiful space paired with a memorable menu is sure to impress friends and family. Now, it's time to plan your next dinner party!

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Decadent Details

Dinner is always a decadent affair in the Georgia of Furlow Gatewood. In the dining room, a medley of antiques from John Rosselli Antiques starts their own history conversation. The tole leaf wall ornaments were designed by Gatewood.

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Artisan Made

In this Connecticut dining room designed by Miles Redd, faux-bois detailing and gold-leaf borders by artist Agustin Hurtado frame a hand-painted Gracie wallpaper inspired by an old Japanese screen. Moses Soyer's Girl with Kerchief hangs over the dining room mantel.

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Garden Variety

At this Georgia home designed by James Farmer, references to the garden envelope the space. An antique Persian rug is the grounding of this "garden." The Lewis and Wood wallpaper is truly a vine motif growing up to the sky. The ceiling is lacquered in a sky blue (Pearl by Benjamin Moore). Pops of garden-fresh green are carried throughout, from the lampshades to the majolica plates.

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Worldly Wise

At the 2020 Kips Bay Designer Show House Dallas, the light-drenched dining room features a refined blend of traditional Dallas style and global influences. Designer Cathy Kincaid found inspiration from beloved rooms by Alidad and Veere Grenney, along with her most-trusted craftspeople in the industry, to create a one-of-a-kind dining room. The room also features custom embroidered slipcovers on the dining chairs from Kincaid's debut collection with Penn & Fletcher.

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Outdoors In

For his 1926 Mediterranean Revival home in Florida, Lou Marotta commissioned a decorative artist Chuck Fischer to create a whimsical black-and-white gazebo design with colorful vines and passionflowers. The 19th-century gilded aura from Blackman Cruz acts as a golden backdrop for the 1980s sculpture from Jonson Cornell.

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A Glitzy Arrangement

A 19th-century Baltic chandelier glitters in the newly renovated dining room of this 1850 farmhouse by Richard Keith Langham. To complement the lighting's glamorous air, Langham dressed the walls in a hydrangea Gracie wallpaper and frame the windows in a Schumacher silk with bullion fringe.

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Lacquered Ceiling

Apricot-lacquered ceilings cast a warm glow on the moss-green walls in the Atlanta home of designer Danielle Rollins. A Lee Jofa damask covers antique Italian chairs. The tablecloth and bench feature Oscar de la Renta for Lee Jofa fabric.

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Purple Rain

Decorator John Saladino proves the color purple never goes out of style in his Montecito dining room. Topping off the look is a hand-paint mural of vines and flowers on the ceiling. The dining room chairs are outfitted with a Keleen leather and Samuel & Sons trim.

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Touch of Grey

In the dining room of antiques dealer Furlow Gatewood's rural Georgia home, a soft palette of white and grey allows his collection and blue and white porcelain to shire. Octagonal table, consoles, chairs, gilt mirrors, hurricane shades, table lantern, and Gatewood-designed tole leaf wall ornaments, Rosselli.

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Good Vintage

In the guest house of this California wine country estate designed by Ken Fulk, green metal industrial pendants enliven the dining room, which is furnished with a Spanish trestle table surrounded by rush woven chairs (Ralph Lauren Home).

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Pattern Play

At this Connecticut home designed by Markham Roberts, traditional pattern covers nearly every surface for a quite modern effect. "The way the dining room's intense pattern repeats across the walls excites me," says Roberts, who trimmed the chocolate wall print in a rosy grosgrain gimp and mixed in a Persian bijar carpet and Swedish neoclassical chandelier.

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Island Style

Designer Matthew Carter layered in textures to elevate the casual dining room in his Bahamas cottage. A Noguchi paper lantern illuminates the white Parsons-style dining table, while a set of rattan chairs (Palecek) adds a nod to the island setting.

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Tropical Zone

At this Naples, Florida, home, designer Celerie Kemble relaxes the vibe of the formal dining room with mahogany-framed woven panels, rooting the space in raw, native beauty. A Marseilles Opera House backdrop (Obsolete, Inc.) depicting tropical flora and fauna becomes large-scale artwork in the dining room. Jamaican mahogany chairs, The Raj Company

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Garden Views

Designer Caroline Gidiere covered the jib doors in a chinoiserie de Gournay wallpaper to ensure continuity throughout her dining room. The proximity of her extensive tableware collection makes entertaining a breeze. Flirty tassels (Samuel & Sons) on the table skirt fabric (Elizabeth Eakins) add a textural element to the tablescape. Blue-and-white fabrics from Les Indiennes and Schumacher reinvent the vintage dining chairs found at the Paris Flea Market.

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Jungle Love

Lively panoramic wallpaper (Besson) and a mischievous monkey sconce (Seletti) in this Paris dining room by Le Berre Vevaud transport guests to the middle of a flourishing jungle filled with chirping birds and native fruits. Curved chairs from Finn Juhl surround the glass table from the designers' own collection. The banquette velvet and drapery fabric are both by Pierre Frey.

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Mission Dining Chairs

Mission Dining Chairs

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  • Light wooden kitchen chair with cushion

    Mission Chair

    Starting at $208
  • Short Mission Chair

    Short Mission Chair

    Starting at $171
  • Vintage Mission Chair

    Vintage Mission Chair

    Starting at $339

Gathering in your dining room to eat with friends and family should be a great experience. With mission dining room furniture, you can enjoy dining in style. A gorgeous mission dining table will serve as the centerpiece in your dining room. Add matching chairs, benches, cabinets or hutches to complement your table and complete your dining room's look.

Characteristics of the Mission Style

Mission furniture is popular in homes today and dates back to the 19th century. Its durability makes it perfect to pass down from generation to generation. Flat slats, straight lines and stable legs are a few of the most notable features of mission style furniture.

Because of the natural wood appearance of mission furniture, you can easily customize your décor to complement your furniture and room. Add a tablecloth, flowers or a beautiful centerpiece for a completed look.

Customize Your Dining Room Furniture

Our mission dining room furniture comes in a variety of sizes and colors. Choose from our quality wood types like oak, cherry, maple and hickory. Customize your furniture finish more with our selection of light and dark stain colors.

If you are looking for a new piece of dining room furniture to complement your existing furniture or want to redesign your entire dining room, we have a solution for you. We offer mission dining room sets, as well as individual pieces you can purchase.

Our mission dining tables come in a variety of types, including double pedestal, leg, pub, single base and trestle. With so many styles and sizes, you can find the right table for your home. Many of our tables feature drop leaves and drawers for special occasions when you need a larger table. Complete the look of your mission dining room table with our mission dining chairs, which are durable, comfortable and customizable to match your table.

For a unique touch, add a mission hutch to your dining room to display your fine china or store your collectibles. Our hutches come in double, triple and four-door models with a combination of cabinets, drawers, open shelves, mirrors and glass doors.

If you need additional storage space, a mission dining cabinet may be the perfect solution. These cabinets are ideal for storing silverware, china or other dining necessities.

No matter what type of dining room furniture you need, we have a range of mission furniture pieces for you to choose from to create the dining room of your dreams.

Give Your Dining Room a New Look

Create a unique look for your dining room your whole family will love with mission dining room furniture. At AmishOutletStore.com, we have a large variety of furniture that's sure to meet your family's dining needs and aesthetic preferences. Each piece of furniture is handcrafted by skilled Amish crafters who use proven construction techniques and quality wood, ensuring our furniture will last for years to come.

Purchase furniture from our dining room collection and save up to 33% off the regular retail price. Add a stunning new piece to your dining room today!

Mission Dining Chairs

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Jofran Madison County Rectangle Dining Table

Jofran Madison County Rectangle Dining Table

Rectangle Extension Table

SKU: 1706-106

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Color: Vintage White Finish

Dimensions - Rectangular Dining Table

Dimensions

Width (side to side): 42" W

Depth (front to back): 84" D

Height (bottom to top): 30" H

Max Depth (front to back): 106" D

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Description

Expertly crafted using solid reclaimed pine, this dining collection provides relaxed sophistication for creative and comfortable entertaining. With options for any size dining space and the choice of three different finishes – Barnwood, Vintage Black, and Vintage White – this group blends rustic and natural style to bring a unique and exceptional feel to your home. Tasteful distressing should be expected and enjoyed.

The Madison County Rectangle Extension Table, made by Jofran, is brought to you by Jofran. Jofran is a local furniture store, serving the area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.

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Specifications

Item & Dimensions
Manufacturer Jofran
Width (side to side) 42" W
Depth (front to back) 84" D
Height (bottom to top) 30" H
Dining Height Standard
Max. Depth (with Leaf/Leaves) 106" D
Leaves Includes (1) 22" extension leaf
Number of Leaves 1
Size of Leaves 22"
Material & Finish
Case Construction Made from Reclaimed Pine
Finish Tasteful distressing should be expected and enjoyed
Style Elements
Top Shape Rectangular
Leg or Pedestal Legs
Finish Darkness Dark
Storage & Features
Leaf Type Removable
Table Features Includes Leaf/Leaves
Features & Function
8
10
Construction & Materials
Wood
Full extension drawers

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Reference #: 1706-106

Jofran Madison County Rectangle Dining Table

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