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Fleur de Sel

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5 E. 20th St., New York, NY 10003
nr. Fifth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-460-9100 Send to Phone

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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:

    8.4 out of 10

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    14 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: French
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Official Website

fleurdeselnyc.com

Prices

$76-$125

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Business Lunch
  • Good for Groups
  • Notable Wine List
  • Prix-Fixe
  • Romantic

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

This venue is closed.

The walls of this thrifty, unpretentious restaurant in the Flatiron District are exposed brick, and the lighting is a little spotty. But $29 at lunchtime buys parsnip soup (floating with a ravioli stuffed with chestnuts and white truffles), a lozenge of perfectly poached halibut in red-wine sauce, and a white-chocolate-and-caramel ganache for dessert. The chef, Cyril Renaud, has the pedigree and skills of a three-star chef. If he were in a more elaborate (and pretentious) venue uptown, that's exactly what he'd be. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Prix-Fixe Menu

Three-course lunch, $29; four-course lunch, $46; three-course dinner, $76; six-course dinner, $89; chef's tasting menu, $125

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8.4 "Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
78% Would you go back?
78% Would you take a date?
7% Would you take kids?
71% Would you go on business?
71% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.3
Service: 8.3
Décor: 8.2
Value: 7.6

Best haute cuisine in NY

foodielover from 10024 | Posted on 12/5/08

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

Amazing! Attentive (but not too intrusive) service, minimal (but warm) decor, and fabulous food (always creative, without being over-the-top simply for the sake of being artistic). This is definitely one of the best restaurants (luckily it's underrated, so many miss out on this jewel) in NYC. If it were cheaper, I'd probably eat here at least once a week!

Outstanding service and hospitality

matthijs from 3063BL | Posted on 7/3/08

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

I don't usually write reviews but this time I have to say that this restaurant is brilliant. We went there last week on our visit to NY from The Netherlands to celebrate my fathers sixtieth birthday (I noted that on the reservation over opentable). The welcome was very nice and so was the amuse of Bacalhaumousse. All four of us had wonderfull starters, I had Goats Cheese Ravioli myself, and the main courses (we all chose fish) were sublime. With dessert my father got an extra plate with an extra dessert and a little candle. We all thought that was very nice of the staff. On leaving we all got a small cake to take home. I didn't expect to find such a charming small restaurant in NYC and can recommend visiting Fleur de Sel to everyone.

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