Thomas Keller's Per Se dazzles with luxurious tasting menus, Central Park views, and impeccable service—but expect a very steep price tag and a multi-hour commitment for the full experience.
“It'll still take you five hours to stuff yourself silly on foie gras and truffles as a cavalcade of servers fawns over you.”
– Forbes Travel Guide
Concierge
"The pricey, French-influenced menus are strictly big city....A notorious perfectionist, Keller devises small-bite tasting menus that include plenty of lavish ingredients."
Fodor's
"The New York interpretation of what many consider America's finest restaurant, Napa Valley's French Laundry, Per Se is chef Thomas Keller's Broadway stage." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"A tasting menu for two at superchef Thomas Keller's plushly impersonal 16-table dining room overlooking Columbus Circle will last three hours and set you back a cool 500 clams." Full review
BlackBook
"Discreet and intimate, with stunning attention to detail by Thomas Keller of Napa Valley's much-revered French Laundry."
DK Eyewitness
"Call at least two months in advance to score a seat in the critically acclaimed restaurant from Thomas Keller of California’s French Laundry fame."
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Rightly recognized as one of the world's finest restaurants, Per Se is nothing short of spectacular." Full review
Gayot
19.0
"The gorgeous flavor combinations, like Atlantic halibut, 'Pommes Duchesse,' pickled Persian cucumbers, cipollini onions and smoked Meyer lemon emulsion, steal the show." Full review
Village Voice
"For those cynical about indulging in successive plates of sweets, Boyles puts a lot of thought into tweaking menus that won't rush at you with sugar." Full review
New York Times
"So this is the best restaurant in New York City: Per Se, in the Time Warner Center, just up the escalator from the mall, a jewel amid the zirconia." Full review
New York Magazine
Critic's Pick
"The French Laundry is widely touted as the best restaurant in America, and Per Se seems to have been conceived, rather self-consciously, as its august big-city sibling." Full review
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