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Brunch

By Dudes on Foods   Jan 28, 2008

- Sunday, Twelve Hundred Thirty Hours, 65 East 55th Street - I stood in front of the table flabbergasted at the brunch buffet spread at Aquavit. It was my first time there for Sunday Brunch, and what a call it was.  I'm going back ASAP.  This is as well rounded a restaurant as it gets.  They do everything very well.  Lunch and Dinner service are amazingly delicious as well.  As for Brunch, you are recommended to not pile your plate like a Vegas buffet line, but to go in multiple trips to enjoy the courses of trational Swedish Smörgåsbord fashion ... You first go up and pick from a selection of 8... FULL REVIEW

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By Project Me!   Jul 28, 2007

Aquavit never would’ve occurred to me as a special occasion restaurant to choose but it was a welcome diversion from genres I’ve mildly bemoaned in the past. For a spell, it seemed like all surprises entailed manly/meaty or Latin American,... FULL REVIEW

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By New York Journal   Jun 20, 2006

My friend and I had a terrific meal at the Aquavit Cafe in April (report here), so we were tempted to try the main dining room. Our dinner there a couple of weeks ago was peculiarly underwhelming FULL REVIEW

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Life is Sveet at Aquavit

By The Amateur Gourmet   Apr 03, 2006

Great artists reveal their art gradually, never slamming their audience with multiple restaurant posts all at once--they ease them into it, carefully gliding them into the cool waters of the shared dining experience. I, the superior blogger that I am, will now share with you a meal that happened over a week ago with my parents. This is the last meal from that weekend that I will be sharing so if you regard these posts sentimentally, you may want to grab a tissue. And the soundtrack to Ms. Barbra Streisand's "The Way We Were." FULL REVIEW

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By Gotham Gal   Jan 31, 2006

Aquavit has settled into their new location on East 55th Street.  I have been for lunch twice in the cafe area since they moved but not for dinner.  Last night, we went with 2 other couples for dinner in the dining room. FULL REVIEW

Potatoes Evermore - New York City Entry #13

By Veal Cheeks   Sep 24, 2005

I spent the winter and spring of 2003 warmly tucked in Uppsala, the comfortable University town forty minutes northwest of Stockholm. I have many fond memories of my hosts, but as for food two words will suffice: potatoes and Operakällaren. The latter is the perfect Swedish restaurant located in the Stockholm opera house. Of all the many meals that I have enjoyed over the years that dinner at Operakällaren was perhaps the only one of which I could find no flaws. The high-ceilinged traditional 18th Century dining room made no concession to Scandinavian modern, but the food drew from the best of the last three centuries (I understand that the decor has recently been remodeled and the cocktail bar is contemporary). FULL REVIEW

A Craving For Crayfish

By Salli Vates   Aug 16, 2005

I never realized that crayfish were so popular in NYC until this year. A couple months ago, I saw the critters awaiting their Szechuan fate in the open kitchen of Momofuku Noodle Bar (163 First Ave). Then I became aware of the various crayfish preparations (etouffee, in pasta, or on cheese toast) at Mara's Homemade. And just now, I was told that it's Crayfish Week at Aquavit. Until August 21, this venerable Swedish restaurant is offering 4-course dinners and all-you-can-peel-and-eat lunches! FULL REVIEW

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By Gotham Gal   Mar 03, 2005

The newsletter says "After 17 wonderful years on 54th street, Aquavit is now settled a stone's throw away at 65 East 55th Street."  I say, congratulations and hallelujah. FULL REVIEW

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

By A Year In Food   Jan 26, 2005

Herring Sampler; Hot Smoked Salmon with salsify puree, asparagus, FULL REVIEW

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By Pabulum   Jun 08, 2004

I had one of my most surreal dining experiences at Aquavit with two of my friends. It was herring week in New York City, so we had the best table in the house — facing their cascading waterfalls — at the right time. FULL REVIEW

Herring at Aquavit

By Walker New York Eats   May 15, 2003

I have just discovered that there's a traditional, lowbrow Swede lurking inside me. When presented with a tempting buffet of adventurous uses of herring, I decide my favorite is the pickled herring, followed closely byherring in mustard and a potato dumpling. FULL REVIEW

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By The Strong Buzz   Jan 10, 2003

Chef-partner (and culinary heartthrob) Marcus Samuelsson introduced New York to his splashy brand of modern Scandinavian cuisine a decade ago at Aquavit, an elegant two-story restaurant housed in an historic Midtown townhouse, just a stone’s throw from the Museum of Modern Art and the shops of Fifth Avenue. After ten years and a facelift, the restaurant still has a sleek, sophisticated vibe, and the cuisine is even more spectacular. While ingredients like herring, lamb, salmon, caviar, FULL REVIEW

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