Restaurants near 96th Street Lexington Avenue Line

Korali is our favorite restaurant. Everyone there is very friendly, the food is excellent, the service terrific and the atmosphere is casual and comfortable. We love it and take our friends, who then love it as well.

Overall great experience. Went here for the prefix on vday. The ceasar salad was very yummy not too much dressing but the perfect amount. We also got the crispy oysters which were very flavorful. The entrees were the star of the show. I got the chicken and my boyfriend got the bolognese. I’ve never had a chicken so juicy and so much flavor. Definitely one of the better chickens I’ve had. The bolognese my boyfriend liked, but said my entree was better. We both got the smores for dessert and it was very flavorful. It’s a cute, quaint spot on the UES and highly recommend.

Very good. Service excellent. Just a bit noisier than we prefer.

I dined here for the first time to celebrate my husband’s birthday with my mother in law. It was all of our first time at Cafe d’Alsace. The food was nothing short of amazing. For appetizers we got steak tartar, terrine de canard and homemade gnocchi. The gnocchi was so good we got a second bowl to share. I got the Grilled Scottish Salmon, my husband got Steak Frites (the fries are amazing!) and my MIL got Canard A L’Orange which was very tender and cooked to perfection. Apart from the food the staff was wonderful as well!

Excellent food. Service was perfect. The fig based Negroni I hear is very good. We had a fantastic wine at the table. Everyone at my table enjoyed their meal, so there’s plenty of options to choose from. A good local restaurant, and one worth taking the trip to from uptown or downtown. Save room for dessert, there was a whipped pistachio cheesecake that I really enjoyed.