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Traditional American

The Modern (American & French / Midtown West / $$$$)
9 W. 53rd Street (between 5th Ave & Avenue of the Americas)
(212) 333-1220
www.themodernnyc.com
Located inside the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa), The Modern is a Danny Meyer-created culinary masterpiece. Chef Gabriel Kreuther’s French-American cuisine is such a work of art, it could have been curated at the [...]

Sarabeth’s Central Park South (Traditional American (Brunch) / Midtown East / $$)
40 Central Park S
(212) 826-5959
www.sarabethscps.com
Located on the south end of Central Park, Sarabeth’s is a New York institution for brunch. Sarabeth’s started in 1981 when Sarabeth and Bill Levine opened a tiny bakery-kitchen to make and sell their preserves and baked goods. The restaurant [...]