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Steakhouse · West Village · $$$$

Signature: Prime Rib (English, Charles, or King Cut)

Indian · East Village · $$$

Signature: Butter Chicken Experience

Nordic · Midtown East · $$$$

Signature: Arctic Bird's Nest (goat cheese parfait, sea-buckthorn yolk)

Nordic Tasting · Williamsburg, Brooklyn · $$$$

Signature: Aged duck with fermented berries and pine

New American Tasting · Tribeca · $$$$

Signature: Osetra caviar with pistachio

Korean · NoMad · $$$

Signature: Aged Beef with Fermented Black Bean

Korean Tasting Menu · NoMad · $$$$

Signature: Multi-course Korean Tasting Menu

American Diner · Tribeca · $$

Signature: Double Cheeseburger

French Brasserie · SoHo · $$$

Signature: Steak frites — bavette with Balthazar butter, pommes frites; also the plateau de fruits de mer for groups

Italian-Southern · West Village · $$$

Signature: Fried chicken dinner

Cantonese-American · Williamsburg · $$

Signature: Char siu (Cantonese BBQ pork)

French · West Village · $$

Signature: Croque-madame

Italian · Greenwich Village · $$$$

Signature: Spicy Rigatoni Vodka

Italian-American · SoHo · $$$

Signature: Farro with duck liver, radish, and herbs

Italian · Hudson Yards · $$$

Signature: Wood-roasted chicken with salsa verde

European · East Village · $$$

Signature: Roasted chicken

Korean Fried Chicken · Flatiron · $$$

Signature: Whole Korean fried chicken with caviar

American · Lower East Side · $$$

Signature: Steak Frites

Mexican · Flatiron · $$$$

Signature: Corn husk meringue with corn mousse

Korean BBQ / Steakhouse · Flatiron · $$$$

Signature: Butcher's Feast

New American · Financial District · $$$

Signature: Roasted chicken for two

British Seafood · West Village · $$$

Signature: Fish and chips

French · Upper East Side · $$$$

Signature: Foie Gras Torchon

Indian · Lower East Side · $$$

Signature: Whole Roasted Goat (Champaran Mutton)

Italian-American · West Village · $$$

Signature: Lasagna For Two

Contemporary American / Plant-Forward Tasting · Flatiron · $$$$

Signature: Three-day beet prepared in clay pot

New American · Nolita · $$$

Signature: Beef Tartare with Sunchoke

Seafood · East Village · $$$

Signature: Wood-roasted whole fish

French Brasserie · Tribeca · $$$

Signature: Rotisserie duck

French Tasting · Greenwich Village · $$$$

Signature: Sauce-led tasting course (rotating)

French Alsatian · Midtown · $$$$

Signature: Smoked Sturgeon & Balik Salmon Tart

New American · Gramercy · $$$

Signature: Smoked duck breast with celery root and foie gras torchon

French-Vietnamese · East Village · $$$

Signature: Boudin Noir

Italian · West Village · $$$

Signature: Pappardelle al cinghiale (wild boar ragu)

Indian · Midtown West · $$$

Signature: Blue cheese naan with makhan malai

Sushi Tasting / Omakase · Tribeca · $$$$

Signature: Seasonal omakase counter with Japanese-Korean technique

French · Columbus Circle · $$$$

Signature: Egg caviar (scrambled egg with caviar in a shell)

Korean Tasting · Flatiron · $$$

Signature: Wood-fired Korean tasting menu

Steakhouse · Midtown · $$$

Signature: Mutton chop — slow-roasted lamb saddle chop, served whole, for one

Yakitori Omakase · Chinatown · $$$

Signature: Sasami (Chicken Tender) Yakitori

Sushi Omakase · West Village · $$$$

Signature: Hokkaido uni with bafun and murasaki

French-Japanese Tasting · Tribeca · $$$$

Signature: Six-course chef's tasting menu with French-Japanese seasonal compositions

Italian · West Village · $$$

Signature: Black truffle tagliatelle

Israeli · Williamsburg · $$$

Signature: Coal-Roasted Chicken with Tehina

French Seafood · Midtown West · $$$$

Signature: Barely Cooked Salmon

French · SoHo · $$$$

Signature: Moules marinières

French Vegetable-Forward · Midtown East · $$$

Signature: Garden Vegetables Tart

French · Midtown East · $$$$

Signature: Roasted Beet & Citrus with Whipped Goat Cheese

French Brasserie · Rockefeller Center · $$$

Signature: Bison au poivre

French Bistro · Upper East Side · $$$$

Signature: Poulet à l'Estragon

Italian · Williamsburg · $$$

Signature: Mafaldini with Pink Peppercorn

New American · Financial District · $$$

Signature: Dry-Aged Duck

Italian Seafood · Central Park South · $$$$

Signature: Fusilli with red wine-braised octopus and bone marrow

Korean Tasting / Handroll Omakase · Hell's Kitchen · $$$

Signature: Korean handroll omakase with wagyu, uni, and caviar

Sushi Tasting · Columbus Circle · $$$$

Signature: Toro with caviar

French Bistro · Greenwich Village · $$$

Signature: Black Label Burger

Italian · Williamsburg · $$$

Signature: Rigatoni with Lamb Neck Ragù

Edomae Sushi Omakase · Chinatown · $$$$

Signature: Otoro Nigiri

Filipino · East Village · $$$

Signature: Ginataang alimango (Dungeness crab in coconut-chile broth)

Sushi Omakase · NoMad · $$$$

Signature: 20-course edomae seasonal tasting

Sushi Omakase · Chelsea · $$$$

Signature: Chef's seasonal Edomae nigiri progression — aged hirame and otoro are recurring highlights

Sushi Tasting · Flatiron · $$$$

Signature: Uni hand roll

Korean · Flatiron · $$$

Signature: Chili lobster ramyun

New American · Tribeca · $$$

Signature: Dry-aged beef with rooftop farm vegetables — the preparation shifts seasonally but anchors the menu

Mediterranean · SoHo · $$$$

Signature: Coal-fired whole fish

Mexican · Greenpoint, Brooklyn · $$$

Signature: Wood-fired beet tostada

Italian / Wood-fired Pizza · Nolita · $$$

Signature: Wood-fired clam pie with lardo

French Brasserie · Meatpacking District · $$$

Signature: Steak frites

French Tasting · Columbus Circle · $$$$

Signature: Oysters and Pearls — sabayon of pearl tapioca with Island Creek oysters and caviar

Steakhouse · Williamsburg · $$$$

Signature: Dry-aged porterhouse for two

French-Italian · Nolita · $$$

Signature: French-Italian seasonal pasta and whole roasted chicken

Ramen · East Village · $$$

Signature: Tori Paitan Ramen

Italian · East Harlem · $$$$

Signature: Meatballs

French Bistro · SoHo · $$$

Signature: Steak au Poivre

Italian (Emilia-Romagna) · Flatiron · $$$

Signature: Tortellini in Brodo

Italian · Nolita · $$

Signature: Thin-crust tomato pie (Pappalardo family recipe)

New American Tasting · Financial District · $$$$

Signature: Dry-aged duck — preparations change seasonally but the duck has anchored the tasting menu since opening

New American · Fort Greene · $$$

Signature: Smash burger

Italian · Williamsburg · $$$

Signature: Wood-Fired Margherita Pizza

Italian · SoHo · $$$$

Signature: Dover Sole Meunière

Italian · NoMad · $$$

Signature: Spaghetti al pomodoro — the defining dish; simple, precise, irreproducible at home

South Indian · Greenwich Village · $$$

Signature: Gunpowder dosa

Middle Eastern · Chelsea · $$

Signature: Frena bread with house dips

Steakhouse · Williamsburg · $$$

Signature: Hanger steak

Sushi Omakase · West Village · $$$$

Signature: 20-course nigiri omakase

Sushi Tasting · Upper East Side · $$$$

Signature: Edomae-style seasonal omakase nigiri

Afro-Caribbean · Upper West Side · $$$

Signature: Curried Goat Patties

Tempura Omakase · Murray Hill · $$$$

Signature: Anago (saltwater eel) tempura

American · SoHo · $$$$

Signature: Sour Cream & Onion Martini

New American / Wine Bar · Williamsburg · $$$

Signature: Seasonal Tasting Menu

American Chophouse · Midtown East · $$$$

Signature: Grill Trolley Dover Sole

New American · Midtown · $$$$

Signature: Langoustine with brown butter

American · Midtown · $$$$

Signature: Polo Bar Burger

Italian · Nolita · $$$$

Signature: Tortellini Pomodoro

Italian · West Village · $$$

Signature: Cacio e Pepe

Sushi Tasting · NoHo · $$$$

Signature: Seasonal 20-course Edomae omakase — the kohada (gizzard shad) cured in-house is a recurring standout