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RESTAURANTS IN WESTCHESTER
From stylish taco joints and slow-fermented Neapolitan-style pizza to award-winning wine lists and internationally renowned farm-to-table tasting menus, Westchester has it all. Here are just a handful of the stellar eateries you’ll find in the county.
Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Pocantico Hills
Blue Hill — which recently received a two-Michelin-star rating — puts forward a singular social and gastronomic mes- sage: Make food that’s memorable, deli- cious, originally presented, ethical, and educational. Situated on 80 acres of pas- ture and cropland, its theatrical four-hour tasting menu (expect 25–30 dishes) is the truest iteration of a farm-restaurant symbiosis. It’s expensive ($278 per per- son), but not insanely priced when you re- alize you’re paying for dinner and a show.
914.366.9600 www.bluehillfarm.com
Crabtree’s Kittle House
Chappaqua
With a kitchen that has focused on lo- cal ingredients and area farmers since before it was food-industry-fashionable to do so, plus polished service and a Wine Spectator Grand Award-winning bottle list, dining here is mannerly and a bit dressy, yet relaxed. House-smoked fish, Hudson Valley duck breast, and Kittle Krack Pie is a three-course meal to remember.
914.666.8044; www.kittlehouse.com
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The Inn at Pound Ridge by Jean-Georges
Pound Ridge
The bulk of Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s lushly appointed, fine- dining restaurants are in cities like New York, Paris, and Tokyo. The Inn at Pound Ridge, however, set in an 1833 white clap- board house, leans casual, with servers in plaid shirts and an egalitarian menu of superbly executed, artfully presented salads, pizzas, mains (organic chicken, Berkshire pork chops), and standout homemade desserts.
914.764.1400 www.theinnatpoundridge.com
Purdy’s Farmer & the Fish
North Salem
Set in a picturesque 18th-century homestead, Farmer & the Fish serves locally grown produce (largely from its onsite four-acre farm) and high-quality, mainly East Coast seafood, delivered daily. Delight in briny oysters; a buttery, overflowing lobster roll; and likely the best fish ’n’ chips this side of London.
914.617.8380 www.farmerandthefish.com/purdys
The Whitlock
Katonah
At this cozy, no-reservations restaurant (expect long waits, especially on week- ends), Matt and Christina Safarowic have created a truly welcoming neighborhood joint. The menu is equally comforting and warm with can’t-miss dishes like bone- marrow-enriched French onion soup, juicy pork chops with vinegar peppers and cauliflower rice, and honey-drizzled roast chicken.
914.232.8030 www.thewhitlockny.com
Mission Taqueria
Pleasantville
At this Mexican newbie, the stylish in- terior, complete with blond-wood ban- quettes, woven pillows, intricate tile work, and photos of silvery agave fields, isn’t the only draw. Behind the bar, they’re mix- ing excellent tequila- and mezcal-based cocktails to sip alongside tacos with cre- ative fillings like butter-poached lobster or crispy Brussels sprouts with rich pista- chio salsa.
914.741.5285 www.missionpleasantville.com
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