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Grab a seat at the convivial bar of the famed Italian coastal restaurant and order one a slider of tuna tartare, Pacific sturgeon, creme fraiche, and chives on a homemade bun.

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With toasty warm heaters and world-class cuisine, you're sure to find a meal to remember.

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“The best dish I had this year has been a favorite of mine for a long time: the fusilli with bone marrow and octopus from Marea."- Samuel Kim, senior director of culinary operations at Baekjeong Korean Barbecue

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Marea’s beverage director, Francesco Grosso, immediately mentions the menu’s worth of seafood dishes from executive chef Lauren DeSteno when considering matching with Champagne

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What to order: Acciughe – crostini, black truffle, spanish anchovy cultured butter, and salsa verde or the quadrotti – corn filled ravioli, black truffles, chanterelle, and parmigiano Pair with: The Glenrothes 25 Year Old

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Must Order Dish: Fusilli (with octopus and bone marrow)

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This item is off-menu and only available at the bar or by request at the table for people who know what’s up.

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The energy at Marea feels like you are dining at a “classic, chic dinner party,” and all your friends are invited.

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One bite and you'll understand why celebs, locals and tourists flock to the marble-walled bar once the doors open at the coastal Italian darling of Columbus Circle.

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[Marea] remains one of our favorite places to eat pasta in NYC, simply because the options go way beyond usual suspects like linguine and clams or frutti di mare spaghetti.

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You need more than nice pasta to have a good time, and I was taken with the fact that the staff clearly knew everyone else’s names — it was like the high-rolling midtown version of Cheers.

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July 26, 2022
A pasta dish is most likely to make you feel something if you’re eating it at Marea. You might not cry, but when you take your first bite of bone marrow fusilli, you’ll feel like the main character in a coming-of-age movie who finally realizes what was missing all along.

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“I’m seeing a lot more people reconnecting, at a slower pace,” he said. “People used to use the term power lunch. It’s becoming more of a social-impact lunch, after all this time on Zoom.”

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Chef Lauren DeSteno leads one of the highest-grossing kitchens in New York City that is actually worth the hype. BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANTS IN NYC JUNE 24, 2022

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Since it opened in 2009, this chic coastal Italian restaurant — visited by the likes of Lady Gaga, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick and Beyoncé and Jay-Z — remains a power-lunch mainstay.

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For those seeking out top-tier pastas, Marea’s options continue to rank among the city’s best.

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May 2, 2022
Grubstreet names Marea one of the absolute best upscale seafood restaurants in New York.

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October 9, 2019
Diners sink into plush leather chairs as they await dishes like fusilli with red wine braised octopus and bone marrow.

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Business Insider named Marea one of its 50 Best Restaurants in America.

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July 24, 2017

Manhattan Digest names Marea one of the best pasta restaurants in Manhattan.

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May 8, 2017
There are two eras in modern New York City dining and nightlife — BC (before crisis), and AC (after crisis).

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August 31, 2015
Last week at Marea, a New York haunt of the powerful and the polished, Lauren DeSteno moved up from executive sous-chef to chef de cuisine. It may sound like a mere tweak of a title, but in a small way it is revolutionary.

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