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Restaurant · French

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Three Michelin stars crown New York's most exacting kitchen, where craft and precision define modern fine dining.

New York's temple of contemporary French technique earns three Michelin stars for cooking that borders on reverence. Every detail is calibrated, every ingredient treated with near-obsessive care. The tasting menus unfold with quiet confidence, seasonal and precise, built for the kind of occasion you remember. It's formal without feeling stiff, ambitious in all the right ways.

Accolades

  • 2014No. 30
  • 2013No. 11
  • 2012No. 6
  • 2011No. 10
  • 2010No. 10
  • 2009No. 6
  • 2008No. 6
  • 2007No. 9
  • 2006No. 8
  • 2005No. 7

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Charted by World's 50 Best Restaurants · Best Chef Awards · OAD Top Restaurants · La Liste· Last verified 2026-06-07