“Overall, a great meal and one of the best values in the city for lunch.”
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“Overall, a great meal and one of the best values in the city for lunch.”
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“Aquavit is good, but also worn and tired. They are impressively empty even on a Friday. As others have said, they are the traditional experience.”
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“Aquavit: outstanding service, if you’re not keen on seafood I wouldn’t bother, only downsides: wait between courses can be quite long and the alcohol aspect (I’m teetotal) but others weren’t particularly exited by cocktails and the sommelier choices.”
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“My experience overall at Aquavit was terrible: slow service, trashed bathrooms (think Times Square Starbucks), defensive manager. And two of us has to send back the cold meatballs.”
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“Fresh black tea with apple and ginger - this was absolutely spectacular. Was more of a ginger apple cider flavor than a traditional tea. Outstanding”
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“Aquavit does a great prix fixe that includes the option of getting the birds nest for 20 extra.”
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“For me, the ones that made me feel it’s worth every cent: * Claro $80 * Aquavit lunch $145”
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“Swedish meatballs at aquavit (lunch)”
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“Aquavit has an approachable Michelin seafood based tasting menu”
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“They far outclass others in a similar price range.”
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“arctic bird's next at Aquavit”
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“Arctic Bird's Nest at Aquavit”
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“The Arctic Bird's Nest at Aquavit is one of the best desserts I've had in a fine dining environment.”
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“Kladdkaka at aquavit”
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“Agree with some of the others already mentioned (Arctic Bird’s Nest at Aquavit, olive oil cake at L’Artusi, coconut cake at Gage & Tollner)”
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“my first 2 star, and it lived up to the hype. There was a caviar and potato course that was a particular stand out, and the Arctic Bird’s Nest was the best dessert I’ve ever had.”
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“Chef Emma’s bird nest is the best dessert I ever had, pretty sure that is what got her the star.”
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“Arctic Bird's Nest at Aquavit”
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“The food is great and the service is impeccable, but it has more of a “fancy” vibe and I found the food to be more scandi-adjacent (but incredible).”
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“I’m a big fan of the desserts at Gramercy Tavern and the nest at Aquavit.”
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“The cooking feels homey but also elevated. The dishes sometimes feel like the best renditions of a concept or flavor combination.”
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“I did the three-course lunch prix fixe at Aquavit (which is cheaper than their tasting menu) and really loved it.”
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“Aquavit’s Bird’s Nest.”
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“Im basic AF and I loved the Swedish meatballs. The herring sampler app was also delish”
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“Aquavit’s service was amazing. I was completely floored by the attentiveness of the wait staff.”
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“Aquavit is REALLY good even outside the Arctic Bird's Nest, go check it out! One of the best service teams I've enjoyed too”
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“Aquavit on 55th St is fantastic, but quite pricey.”
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“maybe snag some dessert at Aquavit.”
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“Definitely get the bird's nest at Aquavit”
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“Aquavit bird’s nest is the best dessert in NYC by a wide margin”
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“The Aquavit bird's nest was one of the most unique deserts I've ever had. Absolutely wonderful.”
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“Best dessert in the city is between them and Aquavit too.”
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“They offer the signature dessert on the prefixe lunch for 20$ more, which is a must in my opinion.”
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“Aquavit. Embrace herring.”
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“Nowadays, I walk into a place like Gabriel Kreuther or Aquavit, and for a few dollars more, get a much more interesting and complex dessert.”
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“Aquavit is a rare breed, perhaps the only traditional-ish Nordic restaurant operating at this level in the US.”
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“Aquavit was awesome. I was full after the 3 course meal- and the extra $20 for the bird nest was so worth it.”
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“Aquavit for lunch might be nice - they have a 2 or 3 course menu with options (and normal food among those options compared to a lot of tasting menu type places)”
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“Aquavit offers a great lunch tasting menu that’s only available on weekdays.”
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“arctic bird's nest is indeed awesome, the rest of the menu I was lukewarm on”
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“A recommendation for anyone who goes for Aquivit. Get the lunch prifixe, add the bird's nest supplement.”
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“Two michelin stars, fantastic food, same price range.”
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“Skip Ikea and sit at the bar at Aquavit for fantastic Swedish meatballs.”
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“I had an amazing steak at aquavit at the bar a few years ago”
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“I found a few places like Modern, Aquavit, way too loud and not special feeling when I went.”
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“Princess cake at aquavit is great too”
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“Around Christmastime, the Julbord at Aquavit can be pretty epic.”
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“Birds nest at Aquavit”
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“10 reasons why Aquavit’s Bird Nest slams the competition!”
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“What I like best about Aquavit is their lunch menu where one can choose their own 2 or 3 course lunch and the menu offers great options”
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