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Food & Drink > My Favorite Restaurant Ever
 

My Favorite Restaurant Ever

 





(I use to live 3 blocks from here.)


 



My all time favorite restaurant EVER!!!


Added : Sunday, June 14th 2009 by
greatmartin
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Our Dining Experience
I discovered this restaurant in the early 1960s and fell in love in it and
with it!!! The menu (see below) hasn't changed in the 40 years that I know of.
The last time I was there was the last time I was in NYC in 1985. At that time
the price was $20+--probably double that now! IF I ever go back
to NYC I would/will definitely go there and YOU certainly
should (and have a crostoli for me.) I was drinking when I first started going
there and would have a scotch on the rocks to start, La Crema Christi during and
A Fiora De Alpi after dinner but even without the drinks it is a meal to
remember! Don't plan anything for that evening except, maybe, a walk up Third
Avenue to your hotel--



Marchi's
. . . Not Your Usual Northern Italian
Cuisine!














Marchi's


Yearn
for a truly different restaurant? Then discover Marchi's
Restaurant
, a New York legend since 1930! No sign outside or menu
inside!

It's something you might hope to encounter abroad, but certainly
not just off 2nd Avenue at 31st Street. There you'll find the unexpected charm
of tree-lined, handsomely kept town houses. One of these, an inviting
brownstone, is Marchi's Restaurant (pronounced
Mar'-Keys)
. You'll know it by the vine-covered entrance and softly lit,
elegant Marchi coat of arms.

Marchi's Restaurant is a
family affair. From the very first moment, you'll feel like a guest for dinner
in the home of a family that takes pride in its heritage. Signor and Signora
Marchi founded this charming restaurant more than 78 years ago. Their sons,
Mario, John, and Robert, now carry on the tradition of this great
restaurant.

The first two dining rooms retain the warm atmosphere of a
private residence, while the third dining room is larger and suitable for
private parties. The adjacent patio, overlooking a delightful garden, is a cozy
"hideaway" for intimate dinner groups.

 
 
 

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251
East 31st Street
New York, NY 10016

Phone: 212-679-2494
Fax: 212-679-1634  
 
marchirest@aol.com  


















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Dining Room
You
will not be provided with a menu—no decision, no problems! Instead you'll
suddenly find set before you . . .

The First Course consists of platters of antipasto . . . celery, melon, radishes, finocchio (a
delicious Italian winter celery), Genoa salami, and a Lorenzo salad created by
Signor Lorenzo Marchi, consisting of tuna fish, olives, capers, chopped celery,
parsley, and red cabbage.

The Second Course is a
steaming portion of lasagna, unlike any you have ever tasted. The pasta, of
course, is homemade, and the sauce, made by Signor Lorenzo Marchi, is a family
secret perfected only after many years of patient
improvements.

Next you will be served delectably crisp,
deep-fried fish, which virtually melts in your mouth. Savory cold beets and
string beans are prepared with a simple oil and vinegar dressing to accompany
it. As in everything you'll taste at Marchi's Restaurant, the
flavors are delicate and subtle. Each dish has just a hint of something unusual
in the way of seasoning to tempt your palate.

It's a far cry from the
heavy concoctions usually thought of as typically Italian. Keep this in mind
when choosing one of the fine Italian wines available. We offer an extensive
wine list.

The Fourth Course consists of roast chicken
and moist, tender slices of roast veal accompanied by a heaping platter of
superbly cooked fresh mushrooms and a bowl of tossed salad.

The
Fifth Course
is dessert. You will find your table laden with a bowl of
fruit, consisting of peaches, bananas, oranges, pears, and apples so perfect
you'll think that they came straight out of a still life picture. A delicious
cheese will also be served to complement the fruit. For your sweet tooth, there
is the Crema Fritta (a lemon fritter) and a spectacular mound of Crostoli, which
is crisp, fragile, deep-fried twists sprinkled with powdered sugar and piled
high on the platter in an arrangement that looks like a fairytale
castle.

Your dinner is completed with a serving of a demitasse. American
coffee or tea is also available. Please visit us for a fine dining experience
you will not soon forget!

Reservations
Recommended • Open Holidays

































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