Photographs by Kathy YL Chan Convivio 45 Tudor City Place, New York NY 10017 (at 42nd Street, b/n 1st and 2nd Avenue; map); 212-599-5045; convivionyc.com Service: Effusive and professional Setting: Modern room with soft lighting but invariably busy Compare...
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Perry Street 176 Perry Street, New York NY 10014 (at West Street; map); 212-352-1900; jean-georges.com Setting: Modern, sophisticated restaurant Setting: Precise, professional, and friendly Must Haves: Fried chicken The Deal: $35 for three or four courses (menu changes weekly)...
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Tocqueville 1 East 15th Street (b/n 5th Avenue and Union Square West) New York NY; map); 212-647-1515; tocquevillerestaurant.com Service: Dotting, bordering on the obsequious but slightly unsure Setting: A tranquil room, recessed deep into the building provides a sense...
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"I doubt you will see noodles disappear from the menu altogether, the way Ssam did at Ssam Bar, but the dishes on this prix fixe menu herald a welcome new direction at Noodle Bar." Momofuku Noodle Bar 171 First Avenue,...
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Apiary 60 Third Avenue, New York NY; (b/n 10th and 11th Streets; map); 212-254-0888 Service: Effusive and professional, but still coming to terms with the new menu Setting: Sleek, modern room with soft lighting and silhouetted chandeliers, think Knoll...
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Curry Ya is patterned after the numerous curry-style restaurants that proliferate Japan. Curiously, despite the fact that curry really comes from South East Asia, the Japanese consider their version to be Western and specifically English food. Indeed curry in...
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