After our wonderful meal a couple months ago at Jean-Georges' Nougatine in Shanghai, we wanted more and made lunch at his New York Nougatine a priority stop this weekend. The New York Nougatine and Jean-Georges are both located in the Trump International Hotel on Central Park West at Columbus Circle.
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We arrived 25 minutes early and decided to wait at the bar for a primo table to open. The Ginger Margarita is a wow!
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Corner table 59.
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Mrs. SFO started with the fabulous Shrimp Salad with avocado, tomato and champagne vinaigrette dressing.
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While I went with the amazing Fried Calamari with basil salt and Citrus-chili dip.
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Mrs. SFO pointed these out.
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Her main was the wonderful SaUteed sea bass with carmelized cauliflower, poppyseed-buttermilk vinaigrette.
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And the flip side.
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While I enjoyed the amazing Veal Milanese a la Jean-Georges, with parmesan, pecans, escarole and mint.
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For dessert, we both had the incredible Jean-Georges Chocolate cake with vanilla bean ice cream.
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What an incredible meal and a bargain at the prix fixe lunch price of only $38 per person.
SFO777 Resto Rating: 9.3
• Food: 9.5
• Wine List: 9.5
• Ambiance: 8.5
• Service: 9.5
• Value: 9.5