The Simone
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151 E. 82nd St., New York, NY, 10028
212-772-8861
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The lowdown
Many of our most discerning friends in the neighborhood swear by this staid, elevated mom-and-pop shop, which Tina Vaughn and her chef-husband Chip Smith opened in 2014 on a quiet stretch of East 82nd Street. Tina is the wine person, and Chip heads a kitchen that specializes in the kind of intimate, elegantly mannered, unapologetically dated Continental-style cooking (try the pan-seared duck breast and thigh, the rabbit and foie gras terrine, with a slice of the dacquoise cake to follow) that has been out of fashion for decades now in the more trendy dining precincts below 42nd Street.
What you need to know
DrinksFull Bar
Noise LevelCivilized