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MareavsJean 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.
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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." Full review
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." Full review
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." Full review
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."
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This city-wide gem is a slice of the upper crust that feels very much at home on Central Park South." Full review
Gayot15.0
"A meal here might best be enjoyed with someone who has a healthy expense account, but it's worth it; at times Mareaâs menu is transcendent." Full review
New York Times "While Marea is a seafood restaurant, it is not one that seeks to place a divide between that which swims and that which walks." Full review
Time Out "Michael White, who built a national reputation at Fiamma in New York and Las Vegas, only to see his fledgling empire squashed overnight in a partnership meltdown, returned stronger than he left." Full review
New York Magazine Critic's Pick
"Kinetic restaurateur-chef Michael White doesn't appear to have gotten the news about the fine-dining apocalypse." Full review
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." Full review
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." Full review
Zagat "Jean-Georges Vongerichten's CPW culinary "cathedral" persists as a "paragon" of "sophisticated" service and "marvelously inventive" New French cuisine." Full review
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."
DK Eyewitness "Chef Jean-Georges’s flagship temple for modern French cuisine with Asian nuances."
Gayot18.0
"He keeps on enriching his impressive repertoire, translating his new ideas in dishes marked with his unique and unforgettable seal, emblematic of his image of distinction and hardy creativity." Full review
New York Magazine Critic's Pick
"Nothing you encounter will fail to awe, from the simplest dish of sea scallops with caper-raisin emulsion to the unexpected combo of sweetbreads en cocotte with ginger and licorice." Full review
Rough Guide "French fare at its finest, crafted by star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten."
Time Out "Unlike so many of its vaunted peers, Jean Georges has not become a shadow of itself: The top-rated food is still breathtaking." Full review
