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i’m going back for the 4th time in a year tomorrow. it is the absolute pinnacle of dining to me, i’ve been to pretty much every hotspot in nyc (carbone, misi, lilia, frenchette, dhamaka, red hook tavern on and on) and fradei is my number one and it is not close. i would argue its my favorite restaurant on earth. i think my passion for this place is how under the radar it is - she deserves a michelin star and doesn’t have one and that maybe makes me love it more. seats 14 people at a time, the servers all basically are professional sommeliers, the environment and atmosphere is extremely laid back but sophisticated, friendly easy and relaxed, and above all the food is LITERALLY?? every time i go, the best thing i have ever eaten in my life. like my head rolls back and i start hitting the table. every single time i go i cry a little and im not even joking in the slightest. it’s not too hard of a rez either. GO!!!!!!!!!
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Nothing makes me happier than going to Odeon, and Lucien. They’re classic New York. The lighting at Odeon is perfection. It’s impossible to look bad there. Walking downstairs to the ladies room, you can feel the history of it’s patrons of yesteryear: Ed Ruscha, Warhol, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Leo Castelli, etc.I love to go to Lucien alone and have a steak at the bar. The bartenders are the sweetest and I always run into someone I know. I spent New Years Eve there and I swear to GOD it’s the best New Years Eve I’ve had in ages. Everyone’s gorgeous, cool, and interesting. The people watching is fantastic. The owner (Zach) is a hunk with bee stung lips. If he nods at you, it feels like you’ve won the lottery. I’m kidding. But also not. Go there with friends to talk all night about how the person you're dating isn’t watching your stories or texting you back OR have dinner and a cocktail to celebrate, right before heading off to the discotheque. I’m really trying to bring back the term discotheque. We’ll see what happens after this comes out. Maybe it’ll sweep the nation.
Mar 31, 2023
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I could eat at this place every day and never tire of it. Delicious Italian food in BedStuy. Everything is fantastic. I go there solo on my way home from work sometimes. I take all my friends there. The first time I went, my sister and my friend and I ordered a second one of each of our entrees to take home because they were so fuckin’ amazing. And they have live jazz on Mondays!
Sep 9, 2024
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Ok this is basic but................
The bf's lovely parents took us out to dinner here last spring and it genuinely lived up to its reputation as a city staple. The bone marrow and steak tartare were to die for and the rest of the table seemed to enjoy their oysters and escargot. My entree was good but forgettable (as in I can't remember what I ordered but remember liking it)--next time I go will definitely be for hors d'oeurves and wine. Opted for the Grand Marnier soufflé for the table & it was yummy as well.
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