UWS Has 2 Of The Best Restaurants In America, Ranking Says

UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN — Two Upper West Side eateries have made it onto a list of the best restaurants in the country.

French hotspots Per Se and Jean-George were among the only 11 New York City eateries that made it onto The Daily Meal's most recent ranking of the 101 Best Restaurants In America.

The highest ranking restaurant from the Big Apple was Eleven Madison Park, on Madison Avenue, which earned the second spot on the ranking. Only Chicago eatery Alinea was considered better.

Per Se, found at Columbus Circle, landed at number 20 and Central Park West's Jean-George was not far behind in the number 24 spot.

Here's what the food website had to say about the two Upper West Side restaurants:

Per Se: "In an elegant dining room overlooking New York City’s Central Park, Per Se upholds the standards set by Thomas Keller, earning it three Michelin stars. There are two tasting menus, a chef’s tasting menu and a vegetarian one, and both clock in at $355. Those menus change daily, but expect super-refined dishes like slow-cooked filet of Montauk John Dory with mousse de crevettes, wilted bok choy, pickled salsify and yuzu emulsion. One item that never leaves the menu? Keller’s famous “Oysters and Pearls,” with sabayon, tapioca, oysters and caviar."

Jean-George: "Jean-Georges Vongerichten is one of the few chefs in New York City with the distinction of four stars from The New York Times. At his eponymous restaurant in the Trump International Hotel and Tower, his classic French technique bridges old and new worlds, eschews heavy sauces and embraces the spice and flavors of Asian cuisine. The prix fixe menus feature dishes including sea urchin with black bread crostini and sea trout crispy sushi, langoustine with buckwheat crepe and an herbal kombu broth, and slowly roasted carrot with red coconut curry. Vongerichten’s signature 'Egg Caviar,' a lightly scrambled egg topped with whipped cream and osetra caviar, is a must-have."

Other NYC restaurants that made the list are:

Le Coucou

Gabriel Kreuther

Frenchette

Via Carota

Jean-Georges

Gramercy Tavern

Momofuku Ko

Per Se

Daniel

Le Bernardin

The full list of the 101 best restaurants is available on the Daily Meal.