Hippity hoppity to these restaurants on April 12 for special Easter menus and family fun.
Aquavit: Marcus Samuelsson's Scandinavian temple is offering a traditional all-you-can-eat smorgasbord brunch for the holiday (11 AM–9 PM; $60 per person; 212-307-7311).
Artisanal: To celebrate the arrival of spring, Terrance Brennan's Murray Hill French is offering three à la carte holiday dishes – fava bean ravioli ($12.50), navarin of lamb ($19.50) and an $11.50 strawberry panna cotta (212-725-8585).
BLT Market: Laurent Tourondel's bistro in the Ritz-Carlton Central Park has a three-course prix fixe including dishes like peas and rock shrimp risotto, creamed spinach with farm eggs, rosemary-crusted rack of lamb and a cranberry rhubarb granola tart (11 AM–5 PM; $95 per person; 212-521-6125).
Brasserie 8½: The breakfast buffet at this Midtown French includes barbecue pork, fingerling potatoes, smoked salmon and an omelet and crêpe station (11 AM–4 PM; $48 per person, $24 per child under 12; 212-829-0812).
Commerce: This West Villager is forgoing its usual Sunday brunch and is serving its à la carte menu, plus some holiday specials, all day long (noon–closing; 212-524-2301).
Eleven Madison Park: Danny Meyer's Gramercy Parker is serving a four-course Easter prix fixe lunch that includes asparagus soup with quail egg and black truffles, seared halibut with lemon, capers and parsley, roasted lamb, and fresh strawberries with lemon parfait, basil and vanilla meringue (11:30 AM–2:30 PM; $98 per person; 212-889-0905).
Inside Park at St. Bart's: The three-course feast at this Midtown New American includes dishes like spring fruit ambrosia with tapioca pearls and honey blossom gelée, crêpes suzette, house-smoked ham, steak and eggs, and a hefty "basket" of desserts (10 AM–3 PM; $39 per person including complimentary drink, $22 per child; 212-593-3333).
Lupa: This Village Italian is celebrating with a four-course meal featuring vegetable soup with braised rabbit, housemade pasta with lamb ragu, squab with pancetta and forest mushrooms, and slow-roasted baby lamb (noon–10 PM; $75 per person, children's options available; 212-982-5089).
Osteria del Circo: The Maccioni clan’s Midtown Tuscan is offering a three-course menu [PDF] featuring a classic spring vegetable soup, black kale and ricotta gnocchi, roasted baby lamb with baby potatoes and artichokes, and more (1–9 PM; $68 per person, $95 with wine; 212-265-3636).
Sea Grill: Enjoy three courses of holiday fare such as yellowfin tuna tartare and slow-roasted saddle of lamb at this Rock Center fish house; the Easter Bunny may make an appearance to boot (11 AM–2:45 PM; $65 per person; 212-332-7610).
718: This Astoria boîte is offering special à la carte options including tuna carpaccio for $15.50, asparagus soup with grilled langoustine and Serrano ham for $14.50, sea scallops in porcini sauce for $32.50 and roasted leg of lamb for $30.50 (718-204-5553).
Tavern on the Green: The kids won't be bored at this Central Park special-occasion standard where, along with a three-course prix fixe meal, entertainment includes a petting zoo, pony rides, face painters, balloon artists and crafts for kids (11 AM–4:30 PM; $110 per person for seating in the Crystal Room, $90 per person in all other rooms; after 5 PM, $89 per person in the Crystal Room, $72 per person in other rooms; 212-873-3200).