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NYC Fine Dining
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New York's special-occasion tables: Le Bernardin, Per Se, Eleven Madison Park, Atomix, Masa and the city's best omakase counters and tasting menus.
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A tiny, wood-paneled West Village den designed like a robber baron's man cave, with about ten eternally booked tables for prime rib and a famously indulgent burger. Steakhouse / prime rib · West Village, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead Good to know: A few walk-ins for the first seating.
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Mid-century glamour in the landmark Seagram Building, birthplace of the power lunch, where nostalgic American dishes arrive with tableside theater at every turn. Classic American (power dining) · Midtown East, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A serene Upper East Side counter that recreates a Japanese refuge down to the antique tools, where Nozomu Abe serves meticulous Edomae sushi. Sushi omakase · Upper East Side, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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An opulent dining room on Bryant Park where Alsace-born Gabriel Kreuther serves warm kugelhopf, a smoked sturgeon and sauerkraut tart and a classic cheese trolley. Alsatian-French · Midtown (Bryant Park), Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A dark, sleek U-shaped counter facing the open kitchen, where a globally minded tasting menu delivers dishes like Hokkaido scallop with pickled kiwi and halibut with peekytoe crab. Contemporary tasting counter · TriBeCa, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Masa Takayama's calm, ceremonial omakase at a glass-smooth hinoki counter above Columbus Circle, lavished with truffles, caviar and his famous toro. Sushi omakase · Columbus Circle, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Thomas Keller's leisurely, hours-long tasting menu with Central Park views, bookended by the famous 'Oysters and Pearls' and an extravagant dessert finale. French-American tasting · Columbus Circle, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Daniel Humm's soaring Art Deco dining room overlooking Madison Square Park, where meticulous, largely plant-driven tasting menus turn vegetables into luxury, like a tonburi 'caviar' with horseradish cream. Contemporary fine dining · Flatiron, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A sleek, all-black yakitori counter down a Bowery alley, where a single omakase celebrates organic chicken from crown to tail, grilled over charcoal one skewer at a time. Yakitori omakase · Chinatown / Bowery, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A relaxed omakase counter near Domino Park, where Cheng Lin happily explains where each fish comes from while serving cured and marinated Edomae-style nigiri. Sushi omakase · Williamsburg, Brooklyn · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A dark, sleek Korean steakhouse with bronze tabletop grills and a dry-aging room downstairs. The Butcher's Feast, with egg soufflé, stews and banchan, is the classic order. Korean steakhouse · Flatiron, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A New York institution with two moods: the walk-in front Tavern for a relaxed lunch at the bar, and the dining room for seasonal American tasting menus with polished, warm service. New American · Flatiron, Manhattan · $$$$ · Booking recommended
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Daisuke Nakazawa, of Jiro Dreams of Sushi fame, serves rich, fatty Edomae nigiri at a sleek counter on a quiet West Village street. Sushi omakase · West Village, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A tight, intimate counter where Manabu Asanuma walks you through a seasonal kaiseki of raw, grilled, simmered and fried courses over about ten servings. Japanese kaiseki · TriBeCa, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A loft-like room warmed by a wood-burning grill, where Hoyoung Kim's Korean tasting menu moves from chilled mulhoe in spicy broth to crisp-skinned dry-aged fish and fire-kissed meats. Korean live-fire tasting · Flatiron, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Tadashi Yoshida's hushed omakase at a counter cut from a 300-year-old hinoki tree, mixing exquisitely sourced Edomae sushi with theatrical cooked courses. Sushi omakase · NoHo / Bowery, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A soaring marble counter with built-in grills where dry-aged tenderloin, short rib and ribeye are seared in front of you, layered with luxuries like uni, caviar and truffle. Tucked behind sister spot Oiji Mi. Korean barbecue tasting counter · Flatiron, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Gregory Gourdet's jewel-box room inside Printemps, tracing France's former territories from Haiti and West Africa to Vietnam through dishes like warm plantain buns. French-Caribbean tasting · Financial District, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Hiroki Odo's serene kaiseki counter hidden behind a cocktail bar, where a constantly changing menu runs from seared tilefish soup with sesame tofu to soba with salmon roe. The secret lounge pours rare Japanese spirits. Japanese kaiseki · Flatiron, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Daniel Boulud's grand Upper East Side dining room, all coffered ceilings and porcelain chandeliers, serving classic French tasting menus such as artichoke ravioli in barigoule consommé and black cod with beluga caviar. French fine dining · Upper East Side, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A tasting menu served 63 floors up in an Art Deco skyscraper, with velvet-lined rooms, an aperitif on the wraparound terrace and dishes like Hokkaido scallop with vadouvan butter. Ends with a Moroccan tea service. New American tasting menu · Financial District, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Isao Yamada's spare, earthy kaiseki counter for a handful of guests, where each course shows a different technique, from pristine sashimi to a clear soup with king crab dumplings and seasonal rice. Japanese kaiseki · Chinatown, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Sleek Nordic dining under Emma Bengtsson, built on pristine seafood, cultured dairy and preserved flavors, like langoustine with Meyer lemon sabayon. Desserts lean into herbs, citrus and licorice. Scandinavian tasting menu · Midtown East, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten's flagship overlooking Central Park, where French technique meets global flavor in dishes like spiced duck with mezcal-mustard emulsion. There's also a menu of the restaurant's greatest hits. French fine dining · Upper West Side, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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César Ramirez cooks in full view of the room, sending out a seafood-driven tasting menu of abalone chawanmushi with truffle and seared turbot with cuttlefish, all with masterful sauces. Seafood tasting menu · Hudson Square, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Keiji Nakazawa's hinoki counter in the shadow of the New York Public Library, where a long, rhythmic omakase showcases aged and fermented fish techniques rarely seen outside Japan. Sushi omakase · Midtown, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A 1937 French bistro lovingly revived, all red banquettes and martinis, serving a prix fixe of sizzling frog legs, mackerel in white wine and the namesake calf's head ravigote. Tables are notoriously hard to get. Classic French bistro · Upper East Side, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A cool, polished Tribeca room where Jungsik Yim reimagines Korean flavors in a tasting menu of striped jack with white kimchi, crisp octopus with gochujang aioli and dry-aged fish in kimchi-curry sauce. Korean fine dining · TriBeCa, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A tiny chef's counter hidden behind a banchan shop, where Hooni Kim builds a deeply personal menu around the doenjang, gochujang and soy sauces he has been fermenting for a decade. Part dinner, part masterclass. Korean fermentation tasting · Long Island City, Queens · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Dinner-jacketed waiters, pressed linens and a buzzing room in the landmark Puck Building, where Italian American classics are rethought with flair, from tuna with caponata to a Dover sole Francese. Affogato comes in an oversized martini glass. Italian American · NoLIta, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Fredrik Berselius's dark, intimate South Williamsburg dining room, where a Swedish-rooted tasting menu built on foraging, smoke and preservation turns Northeastern ingredients into something entirely its own. Nordic tasting menu · Williamsburg, Brooklyn · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A glowing, hip-hop-soundtracked dining room at Lincoln Center where Kwame Onwuachi serves curried goat patties, sticky glazed oxtails and riffs on Bronx bodega classics. Equal parts dinner and party. Afro-Caribbean New American · Upper West Side, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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A 14-seat subterranean counter where Junghyun and Ellia Park tell the story of modern Korean cooking course by course, from monkfish liver over black banana to grilled langoustine. Every dish comes with a card explaining its roots. Korean tasting menu · NoMad, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead
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Eric Ripert's seafood temple, where pounded yellowfin tuna over foie gras toast and delicately sauced fish arrive in a dining room full of dressed-up regulars. A parallel vegetarian tasting menu is every bit as polished. French seafood (tasting & à la carte) · Midtown West, Manhattan · $$$$ · Book ahead