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The Modern and Bar Room

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Address: 9 W. 53rd St., between 5th and 6th Aves., Midtown West, New York, NY, 10019-5401 | Map It
Phone: 212/333-1220 | Reserve Online
www.themodernnyc.com

Price range: $$$-$$$$
Cuisine: French
Location: Midtown West

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.6/5

Fodor's Review:

Both spots competing for the title of the country's best museum restaurant sit side by side on the ground floor of the New York MoMA. The Modern, run by restaurateur Danny Meyer, is two restaurants in one. Both offer the dazzling food of Alsatian chef Gabriel Kreuther. The formal dining room features a view of the museum's sculpture garden and an ambitious, pricey, prix-fixe menu. The far more accessible and popular Bar Room lies just beyond a partition. Here you can find a dizzying collection of shareable plates like the refreshing arctic char tartare and oysters with leeks and caviar. Two or three make a fine if extravagant afternoon snack—double that number and you have a full meal.

Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V
Closed: Closed Sun.
Subway: E, V to 5th Ave./53rd St.

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by goodeater from Toronto Ontario on 10/24/08
Love this place! Never disappoints in both food and service. Everytime we go to NYC, we always make time to eat here. Our teenagers love it too!