Tea at Russian Tea Room, Pizza at Slice Pizza in Manhattan

Compare dining rooms and counter service, from ornate Russian interiors to a French apothecary and an Italian bar.

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The Russian Tea Room
3.9 (1,890)
Mon – Fri, 11:30 – 23:00; Sat – Sun, 11:00 – 23:00
150 W 57th St

Scarlet booths, gold trim, and Russian and European artwork frame continental dining next to Carnegie Hall. The Russian Tea Room pairs classic borscht and caviar with tea service. Its ornate rooms span four floors, offering a markedly different setting from a pizza counter or contemporary Italian bar.

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Benoit New York
4.3 (1,235)
Mon – Sun, 11:30 – 21:15
60 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019, United States

Alain Ducasse brings classic French cooking to this elegant Manhattan bistro, open since 2008. A twelve seat room occupies an authentic nineteenth century apothecary brought from Bordeaux. Decor and cocktails draw praise, while diners report mixed experiences of value, consistency, and overall food execution.

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Bucatini
4.8 (837)
Mon – Fri, 11:30 – 22:00; Sat – Sun, 16:00 – 22:00
2 East 45th Street

Roy Nachum designed the immersive setting for contemporary Italian cooking in Midtown. Bucatini offers family style group dinners upstairs and solo dining at the downstairs bar. Pizza and cacio e pepe feature among its dishes. Last seating is 9:45 PM, before the 10:00 PM closing time.

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Slice Pizza
4.3 (375)
Mon – Tue, Thu, 10:00 – 02:00 (+1); Wed, 10:00 – 00:00 (+1); Fri – Sat, 10:00 – 04:00 (+1)
700 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA

Compared with the dining rooms on this page, this unfussy counter focuses on brick oven slices and wings. Slice Pizza serves foldable New York pizza near Grand Central. Reviews praise freshness and crunch, though some report dry pies, inconsistent quality, and slow preparation. It is closed on Sundays.

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