Hotels Pictures Maps Restaurants Music clubs Nightlife Health & Beauty Attraction Tickets Weather  

Theater District: The Best of NYC Dining - Restaurant

Le Bernardin

Revered old-line French favorite dishes out elegant seafood with class and consistency.

Price: Prix fixe: $48 lunch, 3 dinner options from $87

Food

(10)

Ambience

(10)

Service

(10)

Value

(9)

The Scene

A soaring teak ceiling, ocean-on-a-cloudy-day walls, commodious and well-spaced tables and dramatic, life-sized paintings of fish and fishermen contribute to an impressive setting. The incongruous mixture of diners ranges from wide-eyed out-of-towners to Chanel-quilted doyennes on the Republican fundraising circuit. Commendably, both camps receive the same impeccable service.

The Food

Chef Eric Ripert cooks in an elegant manner, content to use as few accouterments as possible to enhance the natural flavor of seafood. His prix fixe menu offers choices from both the "Simply Raw" and "Lightly Cooked" categories. Highlights include yellowfin tuna carpaccio with a light ginger-lime mayonnaise, a deceptively simple-sounding smoked salmon gravlax and the lightly spiced seviche of scallops--a sublime progression of smooth, tangy and refreshing sensations.

155 W 51st St
New York ,  NY   10019
Phone: (212) 554-1515