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Status: Open; the Delmonico tradition began in 1827, and the present restaurant operates at 56 Beaver Street. (en.wikipedia.org) Literary passage: “the little oyster supper I'd planned for you at Delmonico's next Sunday” — Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence (1920). (gutenberg.org) Why it matters: In Wharton, Delmonico's signifies expensive ease, urban polish, and the lure of a more theatrical social world. Julius Beaufort's invitation is not just dinner; it is a display of money, taste, access, and slightly dangerous cosmopolitan glamour. The restaurant helps Wharton make class performance visible in a single place-name. (gutenberg.org)