Looks great! We had a 5:45pm resy for Place des Fetes booked a few weeks ago and the timing worked out perfectly. We trudged over in the snow and watched the restaurant mostly fill up as we ate. As delicious as always. I drank a terrific amontillado sherry by the glass. The standout this time was a beautiful small shell pasta (lumache) with a kale puree and lemon sauce with little bits of crisp fried brussel sprouts leaves. I could eat this every day!
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Kelang just announced $10 corkage on Sundays!
As I said above we had another extremely good meal there this past weekend.
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Anybody had any thoughts of Ripert’s post about his favorites from Midtown to Uptown? I can’t find a link to a webpage as it’s an email sub.
I never eat uptown! Chez Fifi and Le Veau d’Or would be my picks from this list.
I mean, none of these are particularly under the radar, except perhaps Bistro Quatorze.
I do find it hilarious that of all the pizza joints in NYC, the one he decides to highlight is Serafina.
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I love a good cassoulet so Bistro Quatorze is interesting to me. But the location is tough for me. It might take me the same amount of time getting there as making my own delicious cassoulet.
I like Naro a lot. I should go there again soon especially on a no corkage Sunday.
Naro has a collab with Atoboy that looks appealing in March.
I missed Naro on the list. I love Naro, especially for lunch.
would you recommend it for a business lunch? i dont recall seeing it but is it in the lower level at rock center or is there a stand alone entrance?
Absolutely. I use it for business lunches all of the time. It is on the lower level but very easy to get to.
My thoughts:
Gallagher’s - it’s fine, but I’m not sure what sets it apart from many other steakhouses. A couple of years ago, there was an incident where Gallagher’s received a C grade from the NYC Dept of Health, but kept the A grade in the window and took some flak. It has an A now.
PJ Clarke’s - this was two blocks from my apartment when I lived on the Upper East Side and I was a regular, along with my daughter. Burgers are indeed very good. This was my go-to, especially when I got off a flight at night.
Saint Ambroeus - File under “bougie AF”. A hot chocolate is $15+ after tax and tip. But, understand that this is one of many overpriced Madison Avenue restaurants that caters to a clientele which doesn’t care about pricing. Not my type of place.
Serafina - this made the list? It’s a chain with mediocre pizza, nothing more. If you come to NYC and come here for the pizza, you’ve really made a bad choice.
Campagnola - also in my old Upper East Side neighborhood, and I would come here a lot, especially with my parents. Old school, food is quite good. It becomes a loud, lively scene, and there is a piano in the front which contributes to this lively atmosphere. Best when my parents paid.
I’ve heard, from my friends in PR, that these lists are rarely actually written by the purported authors. I find it somewhat surprising that a chef of Eric Ripert’s standing would actually go to, e.g., Serafina for pizza. The article mentions his commute through Central Park to midtown, which is also my commute, and I have run into Chef Eric in Central Park.
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Going to Odre for the first time, mid March. I’d appreciate if those with dining experience there can suggest types of wines to bring.
Riesling or Chardonnay worked very well for me. Lighter reds could work. You could bring a red and order a white from the list. The list is small but they currently have a very good German Chardonnay (Huber) and a dry Riesling (Breuer).
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There are videos floating around in which he says it.
Thanks, Mark. Ripert is right. He’s going to get flak for naming Serafina as best pizza.
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I don’t think he said any of these were the best (most definitely not in all of NYC). He said they are in his neighborhood and are his go-to, which it also seems like some are listed for different reasons than just the food.
(I’ve not been to any, just enjoy the lively NYC chatter!)
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Who knew there’s cassoulet in the Upper East Side? Who knew there’s Bistro Quatorze?
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i brought a 2016 negoce ganevat chardonnay that was splendid with the food. crisp whites make the most sense and i believe i ordered a meat dish for my ‘main.’
just a heads up that its a pretty filling prix fixe meal which i wasnt anticipating.
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The Restaurant AT + Illis collab next week (Wed March 4th) is going to be great. I went to the USQ Market this morning with Chef AT and Chef Mads and they have some cool things planned:
Yes, that was very fun - glad you could make it! I thought the dishes paired really well with the wines.