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Creative restaurant specializing in Chinese-French cuisine and drinks and boasting a Michelin star.
From Google Maps reviews.
Back at YingTao for the third time. The first two visits, we tried the 7-course tasting menu, which was a great value. This time, we ordered a few à la carte dishes at the bar. Both had great flavor with Chinese-inspired touches. Nice music and atmosphere — good for a casual bar seat or a group dinner. The drink menu is interesting too, with plenty of cocktails, small-producer wines, and some higher-end bottles.
Overall we enjoyed the meal, the service was great, but a couple dishes were found wanting for us to think it was a five star experience given the price tag. First the good: our favorites were the plum duck and niao gao (rice cake dessert). Each was an excellent combination of interesting flavors and textures that is pure delight for the tongue. These are dishes that I will certainly think about for a long time. Hamachi, wonton, and the strawberry dessert were all good too but did not stand out
YingTao stands out as one of the very few true reference points for Chinese fine dining in New York. That is not only because of the Michelin star, but because of the philosophy behind the restaurant and the clarity of the project itself. After speaking with Chef Emily Yuen and with the owner, it became even more evident that this is a restaurant built around a serious idea: expressing Chinese cuisine through a refined, modern fine dining format without losing its identity. I went in with very h
From the Mar 12, 2025 health inspection. Lower-priority items are listed after the serious ones.
Clean utensils were stored where they could get dirty again.
Dishes and utensils weren't being properly washed and sanitized.