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“Exceptional!”
Review of The Modern

The Modern
Ranked #85 of 15,840 Restaurants in New York City
Certificate of Excellence
Price range: $108 - $228
Cuisines: American, French
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Restaurant details
Good for: Bar scene
Dining options: Dinner, Lunch, Breakfast, Late Night, Reservations
Dining style: Fine Dining
Neighborhood: Midtown
Cross street: Between 5th and 6th Avenues
Description: The Modern is a 2 Michelin-starred contemporary American restaurant at the Museum of Modern Art. Helmed by Executive Chef Thomas Allan, the restaurant features refined, playful dishes that highlight exceptional ingredients and seasonality. Lunch offers a $138 three-course menu or $178 six-course menu. Dinner at The Modern is a 7-course menu, involving a few choices on your part, as well as some courses that the restaurant are excited to share with you, bringing a sense of surprise to your meal while also mediated by your own tastes. Dinner is $228 per person, with the option of wine pairings. The Modern accepts reservations 28 days in advance. The restaurant also includes the vibrant and lively Bar Room, terrace for seasonal outdoor enjoyment, and bar & lounge to welcome walk-ins. The Kitchen Table offers a custom multi course menu for up to four guests in the heart of the restaurant's world-class kitchen.
Reviewed May 9, 2019 via mobile

We had lunch here between meetings nearby and enjoyed everything greatly. The location, the view of the sculpture garden and of course especially the food. The set menu gives a lot of choices and each course was better than the other. Especially the fish, but also the filet dishes! Excellent. Including the staff.

Date of visit: May 2019
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Reviewed May 2, 2019

We had a reservation for the Bar Room at MOMA and it was out of this world. We had the three course option with the wine pairing added on. It was absolutely one of the best meals I have eaten. And I don't say that lightly. Lots of choice and the warm out of the oven individual rolls were heaven on a plate. So unusual. The service was attentive and exceptional and despite the chairs being a bit uncomfortable, and tables close together, it was after all the Bar and as regal as they could make it. However, the food and service and wine more than made up for it!! We both had the cheese plate for dessert and the port wine hit the spot. The scallops were so so wonderful. Highly recommend and next time we will try to eat in the main dining room and book farther ahead. But would definitely eat at the Bar Room again!! Don't miss this gem of a restaurant. Loved it!!!

Date of visit: April 2019
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Reviewed May 2, 2019 via mobile

We booked here to celebrate my birthday and our wedding anniversary. We were greeted with wishes by both front of house and by our waiter, with a lovely touch of a little cake and candle for each occasion, making us feel welcomed.
The food was absolutely delicious and well presented, we also had the wine pairings which were perfect matches.
The atmosphere is quite vibrant which was a nice change to a quiet restaurant.
Overall, thank you to everyone who made our celebratory meal very special. A wonderful day and shame we live in the UK as I would definitely come back.

Date of visit: April 2019
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Reviewed April 23, 2019

This 2-Michelin star restaurant does not disappoint. This is without question one of the best restaurants in the city. They have a main dining room and a bar area with different menus.
It was easy to get reservations for lunch at the main dining room They offer either a 3 course meal or a 6 course meal with a large selection of plates and 4 desserts to choose from. We selected the 3 course tasting menu with wine pairing, and were wowed by plates that were beautifully plated and well balanced. The cauliflower with crab and the aged duck breast with five spice sauce stood out. The wine pairings were spot on.
Service was extremely friendly and flawless. The pacing of the meal was perfect. All in all a memorable lunch at The Modern.

Date of visit: April 2019
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Reviewed April 22, 2019 via mobile

This is divided into a merely expensive section and a crazy expensive room overlooking the MOMA Sculpture Garden -
The food is quite good - service is truly uneven and often downright bad - but everything else is great - seems they have a problem with allocating staff to cover all the tables - if service were better I’d give em 5

Date of visit: April 2019
2  Thank Terry S
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