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66

Critics' Pick

241 Church St., New York, NY 10013
nr. Leonard St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-925-0202 Send to Phone

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
5.9 out of 10

27 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Chinese

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Nearby Subway Stops

1 at Franklin St.; A, C at Chambers St.

Prices

$18-$32

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Delivery
Notable Chef
Open Kitchens / Watch the Chef
Outdoor Dining
Private Dining/Party Space
Take-Out

Alcohol

Sake and Sojou
Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

Murray St. to W. Houston St., West St. to Lafayette St.

Profile

This venue is closed.

Who’s surprised that 66 is yet another vibrantly polished, vigorously idiosyncratic and entertaining eating destination? Have any of his other places suffered from a new addition to his potentially limitless culinary gallery? Who has ever even seen him sweat? And so I ask: Can anyone prove to me that Jean-Georges has not been cloned? Because I’m as sure of it as I am convinced Nigella Lawson spends more time at a makeup mirror than over a stove. There’s been so much refining and sharpening of each dish during 66’s initial six weeks that the immediacy of the menu’s flavors takes center stage, overshadowing Richard Meier’s superb, sleeker–than–a–Raymond Loewy–logo interior. The space employs a world’s fair’s worth of modernity—frosted glass, steel mesh, and resin—tempered by monochromatically soothing color, ingeniously recessed lighting, and canny geometry. The result is an open-yet-intimate series of rooms where one can speak and maneuver with ease, as well as effortlessly hear an enthusiastic, refreshingly intelligent staff. — Hal Rubenstein

Recommended Dishes

Two-flavor stir-fried shrimp, $13; basil pancakes, $7

Reader Ratings

5.9

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

You Can Do Better!!!

ywwan from 10003 | Posted on 11/5/05

Overall Reader Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)


Food:	6
Service:	7

Décor:	8

Value:	5

The food is not bad, not at all. The Peking duck is quite good but its better at other places in the city... The scallion pancakes are quite good... but there is better. The barbequed ribs is good but... you guessed...Read More

Not as good as the hype

oliviascotland from Scotland | Posted on 10/11/05

Overall Reader Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)


Food:	2
Service:	9

Décor:	1

Value:	3

The decor is clever but poorly executed and outmoded, the lighting is poor, the food fussy (although the prawns were good) and generally disappointing. The service was excellent, but overall the experience left much to be desired.