Eleven Madison Park
Steadily climbing the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, this haute cuisine powerhouse, which features dramatic soaring ceilings, two-story windows overlooking Madison Square Park, and a signature gold gingko leaf motif, reached No. 3 in 2016. The ambitious duo of chef Daniel Humm and partner Will Guidara, disciples of the legendary restaurant Danny Meyer, regularly reinvent the restaurant’s format, from ingredient-focused la carte offerings to a theatric New York–themed tasting menu, but Humm’s signature lavender and honey duck dish is a worthy mainstay.
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