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Café Carmellini
Italian
Sapphire-blue velvet booths, caramel leather, wood floors, and a chandelier situation that would make a Gilded Age banker feel underdressed: Andrew Carmellini's fine dining room inside the Fifth Avenue Hotel is maximalist and means it. The kitchen leans Mediterranean-Italian, with dishes that have a way of arriving as formal little compositions. A James Beard semifinalist and a New York Times pick for the year's best new restaurants.
The awards strongest first
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- The New York Times 2024 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- Esquire The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times 2024 · New York’s 14 Best New Restaurants of 2024
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
One number, weighted & current 84
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Crab mille-feuille
“as in the crab mille-feuille, a neatly arranged tower of delicate wafers and sweet crabmeat in a golden-yellow Meyer lemon sauce”
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Scallops Cardoz
“Scallops Cardoz is a heartwarming composition dedicated to the late Chef Floyd Cardoz and features beautifully seared bivalves with a turmeric-tinted and warmly spiced coconut milk sauce”
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Squab en croûte
“The squab en croûte pairs rich and rosy breast meat and seared foie gras in a thin layer of pastry”
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Limoncello Fizz
“Settle in with a house cocktail (try the Limoncello Fizz topped with airy foam)”
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