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The city is full of ornate restaurants, but none of them manages to exude the glamour and class of Manhattan the way this one does, without any overweening glitz. The impeccable French service is the best in the city. The wood-paneled room is grand, but in an oddly soothing way. And then there's the chef, Eric Ripert, who, unlike most super-chefs in town, tends to stay in his kitchen and cook. Go at dinner (when the room fills with suits at lunchtime, it looks like a corporate cafeteria). All the food is excellent, and come at dinner.
— Adam Platt

Three-course lunch, $66; four-course dinner, $109

City Harvest Menu
Three-course lunch, $40 ($5 of which is donated to City Harvest)

Tasting Menu
Six-course dinner, $135; with wine pairing, $220; seven-course dinner, $185; with wine pairing, $325

Dress Code
Jacket required.

Fluke seviche; sea urchin; whole red snapper baked in a rosemary-and-thyme crust; wild striped bass in bouillabaisse broth

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Best of New York Awards

• Dream Meals (2005)
• Best Last Meal on Earth (2004)
• Best Ravioli (2003)
• Best Dessert (2002)
• Best Lunch Deal (2002)

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Recipes at Le Bernardin

• Roasted Rack of Veal With Red Wine and Mushroom Sauce (2005)
• Roasted Pineapple With Pistachio Ice Cream (2005)
• Baby Bok Choy (2005)
• Shrimp With Coconut Milk, Tomato, and Avocado (2005)
• Celeriac Purée (2005)
• Couscous (2003)
• Chicken Tagine With Plums and Spices (2003)
• Dijon Vinaigrette (2000)
• Seared Tuna Paillard Topped With a Salad of Baby Watercress, String Beans, and Olives (2000)