Recette

Formerly Jarnac. The Profile Page for this restaurant is brought to you by the DiningGuide.com service. Recette is located in New York.

This elegant restaurant, straddling the border between the West Village and the Meatpacking District, is a bit of a misnomer: Recette is the French word for recipe but the young kitchen staff hardly pays attention to the definition of a cuisine. More progressive American with French flair, the small plates here include tender, with a hint-of-sweetness, Berkshire pork belly topped with crispy...

"Inspired", "adventurous" New American small plates (and "exceptional" multicourse tasting menus) keep this "pricey", "unfussy" West Villager "bustling" and "noisy"; some say the "pretty" but "beyond-tiny" room is "too squeezed", but to most it's a "fun", even "rather romantic" scene.

At Jean-Georges' well received newcomer, expect delicate, many-layered small plates in a tiny, country-cute space, plus desserts from a former Per Se pastry chef.

Relocated from its private dining club locale in Harlem, the new Recette has a West Village rustic quality, refined as one would expect for…