eighty one
photo: Ryan Charles
Ed Brown (ex Sea Grill) joins the Upper West Side fine-dining renaissance at eighty one, a new arrival opposite the Museum of Natural History, where the posh, well-upholstered digs hint at the decidedly upscale tabs; despite the chef’s former penchant for seafood, the modern American menu here is more free-wheeling, with an emphasis on specially sourced luxury ingredients (think Niman Ranch bacon and Floridian frogs’ legs).
45 West 81st St.; 212-873-8181
eighty one
photo: Ryan Charles