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24 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10011
at 9th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-529-1700 Send to Phone

Critics' Rating: Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
7.7 out of 10

15 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: American Traditional, French, Mediterranean

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Hours

Mon-Sat, 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sun, closed

Prices

$16-$30

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Dine at the Bar
Hot Spot
Notable Chef
Notable Wine List
Prix-Fixe
Romantic

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

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Profile

The “wine portfolio” contains an astonishing 150, 000 bottles, which is why Cru has become the latest gathering spot for the city’s ever-growing population of wine geeks. But if you’re wise, you’ll save some of your money to spend on the food. Shea Gallante is a refined, painstaking chef who builds flavors on the plate with a kind of painterly precision. His crudi are models of that overworked genre; he cooks sturgeon (with black-truffle sauce), duck (with braised onions and Swiss chard), and pike quenelles with equal facility. If you’re looking for just the right something to go with your bottle of Coche-Dury Grand Crû, try the lobster, flavored with barely perceptible nuggets of pork belly. — Adam Platt

Tasting Menu

An $84 three-plus course chef's tasting menu is offered for dinner. Wines by the glass also come in three-ounce pours for the cost-conscious connoisseur.

Note
A la carte items only available at the bar.

Ideal Meal

The crudo, sturgeon, and duck, followed by the caramel trifle (served with the Château d’Yquem).

Reader Ratings

7.7

So fun!

myfavfood from 10011 | Posted on 5/29/08

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	10

Décor:	9

Value:	9

I went with my girlfriends for a birthday, we had so much fun! Dinner was wonderful, one of my friends wanted to change her order and they were more than happy to do it. The sommelier, a cute young guy, was...Read More

Highly Recommended

RW10024 from 10024 | Posted on 3/30/08

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	10

Décor:	8

Value:	9

I can highly recommend going to this restaurant. The service was excellent and the food was exceptional. The waiters were extremely professional and made both my companion and me feel extremely special. We both took the tasting menu: it was subtle...Read More