Paris Match
Contact Info:
Address: 29 East 65th Street
City: New York, NY
Zip: 01002
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Phone: (212) 737-4400
Hours: Mon - Sun 12pm-12am
Food Info:
Menu: View the Menu
Cuisine:
French
2nd Cuisine:
Sushi
Reservations:
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Details:
Is now known as Match 65Cititour Review:
Can’t decide between sushi and steak frites? You don’t have to at Paris Match, a new French bistro with an extensive sushi menu that has opened in the former Ferrier space True, the restaurant’s owners – who also own the stylish American eatery 212 just up 65th Street -- didn’t originate this cross-Continental concept. (For starters, there’s the ever crowded Rue 57 across town.) But they’ve executed it with considerable flair.
Paris Match knows its customers: ladies who lunch (even at dinner), young women on a perpetual diet, and men named Muffy or Duffy who order their steaks rare and their fish dry. They’re all probably wild for the Paris Match salad, which pairs Maine lobster, hearts of palm, asparagus and mixed lettuces in a slightly too-bland dressing (Let’s face it, you can always add salt and pepper from the table, or sneak in a garlic clove from your pocketbook.) And my dining companion and I downed every last tentacle from the generously-portioned of greaseless fried calamari, dipping it in the harissa-flavored sauce to give the sea critters a little extra kick.
Sushi came next for us, and surprisingly, it was my favorite part of the meal. The shrimp tempura roll was exemplary, firm and fresh-tasting, and the spicy tuna and cucumber roll lived up to all expectations. Next go-round, I might take one waiter’s suggestion and order the blackened tuna roll and asparagus or the spider roll, two of his favorites.
The aforementioned steak frites arrived rare as requested, but a little on the cold side. Still, the flavor was nicely beefy, the frites were decent (nothing more), and the accompanying peppercorn sauce added bite. Grilled salmon nicoise was quite good – and much healthier -- served with string beans, olives and tomato.
Partway through this four-course feast, I began to fear that I wouldn’t be able to muster any room for dessert, but I always manage when the time comes. And fortunately, I was rewarded with a pleasing strawberry tart (again, just a tad too cold), while Susan made quick work of her delicious apple tart. Somehow, I suspect Paris Match doesn’t sell that many desserts in this zip code -- where you really can never be too rich or too thin.
Review By: Brian Scott Lipton
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