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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.
Five honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Esquire The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- The New York Times New York’s 14 Best New Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 83
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Crab mille-feuille Michelin Guide
- Scallops Cardoz Michelin Guide
- Squab en croûte Michelin Guide
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