Marea vs Jean Georges
Both establishments are highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Marea scores slightly higher than Jean Georges. Marea scores 93 with approval from 16 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Marea
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240 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019
From $31 /night
Fodor's
"Carefully sourced, meticulously prepared fish and seafood take center stage at this well-pedigreed restaurant."
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Travel + Leisure
"With fish sourced from the Mediterranean as well as worldwide waters, Marea ensures that the dining experience is enhanced by the best available ingredients."
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Zagat
""Memorable" is putting it mildly at chef Michael White's Columbus Circle "stunner", again voted NYC's No. 1 Italian thanks to "exquisite" seafood and pasta."
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BlackBook
"Michael White goes for the trifecta after major scores with Convivio and Alto. Name means tide, high-end Italian seafood is the angle, with market-fresh fish from around the world."
DK Eyewitness
"This Italian seafood palace features a superb menu – with a location to match, situated as it is at the crossroads of Central Park South and Columbus Circle."
Jean Georges
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1 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023
From $25 /night
Concierge
"Open since 1997, Jean-Georges Vongerichten's signature restaurant on Columbus Circle remains one of the world's greatest."
Fodor's
"This culinary temple in the Trump International Hotel and Towers focuses wholly on chef celebre Jean-Georges Vongerichten's spectacular creations."
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Travel + Leisure
"This unique interpretation of French cuisine is served on white-clothed tables surrounded by large windows that overlook Columbus Circle and Central Park."
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Zagat
"Jean-Georges Vongerichten's CPW culinary "cathedral" persists as a "paragon" of "sophisticated" service and "marvelously inventive" New French cuisine."
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BlackBook
"Tucked in the base of the brass-and-glass Trump International condo tower, this lofty French eatery gives the Donald a desperately needed infusion of elegance-by-association."