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Per Se
Per Se Review
The New York interpretation of what many consider America's finest restaurant, Napa Valley's French Laundry, Per Se is chef Thomas Keller's Broadway stage. Keller equally embraces French technique, a religious fervor for seasonality, and a witty playfulness that speaks to his confidence in the kitchen. The large dining room is understated and elegant, with touches of wood, towering florals, and—the best design touch of all—sweeping windows with views of Central Park. Keller's dishes are now world renowned, such as his tiny cones of tuna tartare topped with crème fraiche, and "oysters and pearls," delicate tiny mollusks suspended in a creamy custard with tapioca. Dessert service is a multicourse celebration of all things sweet, including a choice of 27 house-made chocolates and, of course, treats to take home. Waiters, who can, and may, recite the provenance of the tiniest turnip, are also some of the nicest, most disarming servers in town. There's also a new à la carte "salon" menu available in the front bar room, but let's face it: if you manage to snag a reservation, there's nothing else to do but submit to the $275 prix-fixe.
- Address: Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle, 4th Floor, at W. 60th St., Upper West Side, New York, NY, 10019 | Map It
- Phone: 212/823-9335
- Website: www.perseny.com
- Subway: A, B, C, D, 1 to 59th St./Columbus Circle.
- Location: Upper West Side
Contact Information
- Jacket required.
- Reservations essential.
- Credit cards accepted.
- No lunch Mon.-Thurs.
Restaurant Details
Member Reviews
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downer, from Western NY
"Tiny cones", "oysters and pearls", yum, yes. But the rest of the menu was so drawn out and exhausting - that I even grew tired of the park view. It wasn't at all hard to snag a Sunday reservation - we blew into town Friday and hopped on OpenTable to request it. Money wouldn't be an object if the food had lived up to even "Ad Hoc". I'd rather hit up La Maison du Chocolat than subject myself to 'free' house-made truffles and sweets.
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