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“The Bar Room at The Modern”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	New American	Midtown	Moderate	Good

jus ($13), and a fabulous grilled quail—a tender little bird, spiced with cardamom, anise, and cinnamon, and bedded on a vibrant green meadow of toasted chive spaetzle and lentils ($13).

Desserts, in the capable hands of Marc Aumont (who worked at Bouley and most recently with Katy Sparks at Compass), were lovely. If you, like me, love lemon desserts, you’ll want to earmark some room in your tummy for Marc’s tongue-tingling lemon Napoleon—feathery light golden tuilles piped with tart lemon curd and served in a pool of passion fruit with mango sorbet. Since I cannot resist fried dough, we also the beignets—these were shaped like bowties and were surprisingly fluffy and light, and served with two dipping sauces, and a scoop of delicious homemade vanilla bean ice cream.

I enjoyed my trip to Midtown and my lunch at The Bar Room immensely. It is civilized and lively—a modern, intellectual-chic dining hall with a menu that I am quite excited to continue to work my way through. And while I never thought I would utter this phrase—I must return if only for more Liverwurst.

The Modern is located at 9 East 53rd Street (b/w 5th and 6th Avenues), 212-333-1220.

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Posted: January 23, 2005

Other restaurants in Midtown :
+ Lever House   + Aquavit   + RM   + Joseph's (formerly Citarella The Restaurant)   + Town   + Artisanal   + The Oyster Bar   + Geisha   + David Burke and Donatella Restaurant   + Riingo   + Amma   + Cafe Sabarsky   + The Stone Rose Lounge   + BLT Steak   + V, The Steakhouse-- Closed   + Bar Masa   + Cafe Gray   + The Bar Room at The Modern   + The Cafe at Aquavit   + The Cafe at Aquavit   + Bistro du Vent-- Closed   + Shaburi   + Xing   + The Modern   + Bar Americain   + Alto   + Park Blue   + Mainland-- Closed   + Nobu 57   + Quality Meats   + Dona-- CLOSED   + Daisy May's   + 7Square-- CLOSED   + Amalia   + Fireside   + Anthos   + Patroon   + BLT Market   + Toloache   + Mia Dona   + Park Avenue Summer   + Convivio   + The Oak Room by guest reviewer Julie Besonen   + At Vermilion by guest reviewer Elaine Weiner   + Lunching at Inakaya, by guest reviewer Kathleen Squires   + Marea, by Guest Reviewer Susan Kane Walkush   + Le Bernardin   + New York Central -- A Reason To Eat at the Grand Hyatt Again   + Pampano Botaneria by Dara Pollak   

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