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THE NATIONAL

557 LEXINGTON AVE (AT 50TH ST)
NEW YORK, NY 10022
RESERVATION T. 212 715 2400

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Daily
 7am–12am
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A Grand CafÉ
in Midtown

The National Bar and Dining Rooms is internationally-acclaimed chef Geoffrey Zakarian's vision of a contemporary New York Grand Café, offering all-day dining, a comfortable yet chic atmosphere, and modern bistro cuisine.

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Geoffrey Zakarian

Geoffrey Zakarian is the visionary behind The National, and one of the nation's most widely celebrated chefs.

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The New York Times Review of The National

"It is the sort of restaurant where it is nice to be. And the food, which hews close to Mr. Zakarian’s new-American aesthetic, is to match. It is simple but not really, a menu of standards put through the reinvention machine, followed by wise and often wonderful desserts from Marisa Croce, the restaurant’s pastry chef."