Amaranth

Bistro | East 60s

Food21 Decor18 Service19 Cost$62

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26 - 30
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21 - 25
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16 - 20
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11 - 15
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Aka "air-kissing central", this "buzzy" Madison Avenue–area Med is the kind of place where the "better-than-average" food is incidental to the "social scene"; service is "diffident" if you've got a "European title", "inattentive" if you don't, but the "expensive" pricing applies to all.

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