{"id":436208,"date":"2025-12-09T19:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/436208\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:32:15","slug":"for-a-splurge-dinner-in-nyc-try-this-french-japanese-tasting-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/436208\/","title":{"rendered":"For a Splurge Dinner in NYC, Try This French Japanese Tasting Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among New York City\u2019s fine-dining scene, L\u2019Abeille<\/a> is chef Mitsunobu Nagae\u2019s Michelin-starred playground<\/a>, where he and the team experiment with French and Japanese ingredients and techniques to elegant results. The space is the definition of quiet luxury: stunning yet understated, stunning with velvet chairs and booths but no white tablecloths. It makes sense that director Celine Song filmed a scene for Materialists<\/a> here, suitable for big-deal occasions, friend hangs, and family meals.<\/p>\n

The wine and cocktail list is impeccable. The Lost in Japan ($26) is a bright and frothy egg white-based drink with Japanese vodka and sencha, brightened with yuzu liqueur and a plum reduction. Later on, I had a glass of the not-too-sweet Secret de Ch\u00e2teau Biac<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s lovely there are bidets in the bathroom \u2014 treat yourself.<\/p>\n

At the end of the meal, the staff presents diners with cute little takeaway bags with a miniature menu and a white chocolate-covered macaron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Among New York City\u2019s fine-dining scene, L\u2019Abeille is chef Mitsunobu Nagae\u2019s Michelin-starred playground, where he and the team…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":436209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,174767,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-436208","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dining-reports","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkcity","14":"tag-ny","15":"tag-nyc","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115691280592527686","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}