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Popular upscale restaurant, café, pasticceria, trattoria—like the Diddy of restaurants, has its hands in a bit of everything. Spawned from the 1936 Milanese original. Wall of windows to better admire quaint village views. Sweeter than its Hamptons and Upper East Side sisters/ancestors. Unbelievably tender risottos with unexpectedly potent flavors. Great panini, too, and don't forget a spot of gelato.
Comprehensively hyped and critiqued as only a Keith McNally joint can be. The pros were all hating-on in early returns, but McNally has set things right. Tongue-twister Italian menu hits the usual ... read more
Modern Italian, with a global accent here and there (ownership traces down to Mexico and the Guadalajaran band Maná). Tuna tartare with guac and tobiko, duck with mashed sweet plantains. Lem... read more
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