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Craft

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43 E. 19th St., New York, NY 10003
nr. Park Ave. South  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-780-0880 Send to Phone

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  • Price Range: $$$$

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  • Critics' Rating: ****

    Key to Prices and ratings

    Upscale
    • Almost Perfect
    • Exceptional
    • Generally Excellent
    • Very Good
    • Good
    Cheap Eats
    • Best in Category
    • Excellent
    • Delicious
    • Very Good
    • Noteworthy
    • Very Expensive
    • Expensive
    • Moderate
    • Cheap
  • Reader Rating:

    7.7 out of 10

      |  

    33 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: American Nouveau
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Photo by Shanna Ravindra

Official Website

craftrestaurant.com

Hours

Mon-Thu, 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat, 5:30pm-11pm; Sun, 5pm-9pm

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W at 14th St.-Union Sq.

Prices

$24-$60

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Dine at the Bar
  • Hot Spot
  • Notable Chef
  • Private Dining/Party Space

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Required

Profile

Tom Colicchio is a fanatic for the integrity of fresh ingredients and simplicity in cooking, and this much-discussed, much-imitated restaurant is the extreme, almost priestly expression of his views. You may not like the conceit of building your meal one spare ingredient at a time (many food aristocrats actively hate it), but there’s no denying the quality of Colicchio’s sweet day-boat scallops or bluefoot mushrooms lovingly foraged in the piney forests of Oregon. Craft gets four stars for its huge influence on the way restaurant meals are conceived, presented, and eaten in this new Greenmarket era, and also for Karen Demasco’s impeccable desserts—toffee-steamed pudding bombed with fresh-made rum-raisin ice cream—which are the best in town. — Adam Platt


Recommended Dishes

Roasted lamb loin, $45; roasted halibut, $32

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Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
69% Would you go back?
75% Would you take a date?
3% Would you take kids?
68% Would you go on business?
75% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.2
Service: 7.7
Décor: 8.6
Value: 6.3

Must try

Jstlookather from 35233 | Posted on 6/3/09

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 9
Décor: 9
Value: 7

Another restaurant we tried in NY & only because of the Chef. It was a wonderful dinner but nothing over the top. Although, we enjoyed it there are much better restaurants out there in NYC.

Table for 4?

matthewf from 10024 | Posted on 4/12/09

Overall Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 6
Service: 5
Décor: 7
Value: 5

I had called for a 6pm reservation for 4 people on a Tuesday night. I was told all they had was a table for 2. I had seen Top Chef(I know, sad) and thought well maybe its just that good so I wanted to try it. We walked into an empty restaurant and were seated at a table for 4. Odd, I thought there was only room for 2. Whatever. We decided that we'd order the tasting menu as this to me is the Chef's best food forward. Lets just say i think Tom C. needs to head back to the kitchen and take some of his own advice. The entire meal was uninspired. That said, the wine list was wonderful. Wont be going back anytime soon.

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