Co.
230 Ninth Ave. (212) 243-1105. www.co-pane.com .Seats: 54.Cuisine: pizza.Specialties: Popeye—pecorino, Gruyère, buffalo mozzarella, spinach, black pepper and garlic; Margherita; Bird’s Nest—raschera, Appalachian and Parmesan cheeses, shaved asparagus, quail eggs and shaved black truffle.Pizza: $10-$20.Chef-owner: Jim Lahey.
Corton
239 West Broadway. (212) 219-2777. www.cortonnyc.com .Seats: 65.Cuisine: modern French.Specialties: uni with kombu gelée and cauliflower crème; Montauk cod with razor clam risotto, melon and arugula chantilly; pheasant with cocoa bean cassoulet and red-cabbage gelée; brioche with passion fruit, coffee and banana.Three-course menu: $79.Chef: Paul Liebrandt.Owner: Myriad Restaurant Group.
Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St. (212) 475-3850. www.minettatavernny.com .Seats: 75.Cuisine: Parisian steakhouse.Specialties: “black-label burger”—Prime dry-aged cuts with caramelized onions and fries; roasted bone marrow with “baguette soldiers” and shallot confit; calamari stuffed with salt cod, piquillo peppers, olives and preserved lemon.Main courses: $16-$26.Chef-partners: Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr.Owner: Keith McNally.
Momofuku Ko
163 1st Avenue, store No. 2. No phone; reservations must be made at www.momofuku.com .Seats: 12.Cuisine: American.Specialties: slow-fried duck breast with plums and ramps; puffed dashi tamago with pickled kombu; asparagus with nori powder and fermented garlic.Tasting menu: $100-$160.Chef/co-owner: Peter Serpico.Co-owner: David Chang.
Tom: Tuesday Dinner
47 E. 19th St. (212) 400-6495. www.tomtuesdaydinner.com .Seats: 32.Cuisine: tasting menus based on seasonal and artisanal ingredients; open only the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.Specialties: poached farm egg with spring aromatics and shaved white and green asparagus; slow-roasted wild steelhead trout with rhubarb, horseradish and smoked trout roe; sliced pork confit with pickled ramps.Tasting menu: $150 and up.Chef-owner: Tom Colicchio.
