Carbone has expanded into a global operation with outposts in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Riyadh, Hong Kong and Miami.
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It’s 7 p.m. in Miami — 6 p.m. in Dallas, 4 p.m. in Las Vegas, 2 a.m. in Riyadh, 7 a.m. in Hong Kong — and the scene at Carbone, the red-sauce Italian joint turned Kardashian-esque brand, is as spicy as the rigatoni vodka.
Waiters weave through the crowd. Guests squeeze into green leather banquettes. The throng spills out the door, into a pop-up cigar bar. The man choreographing it all moves through the place, dressed head-to-foot in casual-chic black.