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The haute French cuisine here has melted hearts and tantalized palates since 1962. All
the classics are done to perfection, and the service is gracious. Its prix-fixe lunch is
$42-67, and dinner is $78-104 per person. Jacket required.
THE MODERN
9 W 53rd St. Subway E, M to Fifth Ave-53rd St. Subway E, M to Fifth Ave-53rd St.
212 333
1220. Mon-Fri noon-2pm & 5-10.30pm, Sat 5-10.30pm, Bar Room only on Sun
11.30am-9.30pm.
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MoMA's fine dining offering is elegant without trying too hard. Seasonal ingredients are
artfully combined to yield unexpected dishes: say, chorizo-crusted codfish with white
cocoa-bean purée. Four-course set meals cost from $108. The
Bar Room at the Modern
offers more casual dining.
OYSTER BAR
Lower level, Grand Central Terminal at 42nd St and Park Ave. Sub-
way S, #4, #5, #6, #7 to 42nd St-Grand Central. 212 490
6650. Mon-Fri 11.30am-9.30pm, Sat noon-9.30pm.
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Down in the vaulted cellars of Grand Central, the fabled
(and just restored)
Oyster Bar
draws midtown office
workers for lunch and seafood-lovers for dinner, who
choose from a staggering list of daily catches including
barramundi and steamed Maine lobster. Prices are mod-
erate to expensive, but you can always choose chowder
or a sandwich from the counter.
