Long Island Duck Breast, Red Cabbage, Pumpkin Flan, Roasted Apples, Black Currant Gastrique
Golden Beets, Fromage Blanc, Salmon Pearls, Horseradish
Braised Beef Short Ribs Whipped Parsnips, Apple Smoked Bacon, Brussels Sprouts
Lemon Cake, Raspberry Frangipane, Crème Anglaise
I have never been a big fan of NYC Restaurant Week but it is great for discovering restaurants. I have passed by this building many times and never thought there was a restaurant downstairs. It is a very beautiful venue where you enter the bar and lounge area after the winding stairs. The seating in the dining room is spread out, very atypical of a New York City restaurant establishment!
Though the food is not really worth writing home about (other than the perfectly cooked medium rare duck!), it is a great place to have a nice, quiet dinner. No obnoxiously loud music and the waiters are very attentive. Come here and enjoy the ambience.
Tip: This place has 1 dollar oysters during Happy Hour in the bar and lounge area. Perfect for midtown slurping after work!
Brasserie 8 1/2
9 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019