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Photograph: Liz Claymanīar Blondeau’s small plates menu is replete with French, Spanish and Portuguese-inspired seafood. Big banquettes are covered in green velvet, shades of which carry over to the bar, that, in keeping with a secret pact apparently made by restaurant operators citywide, is marble-topped.
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Inside, oak walls are lit from above and below to a golden glow, and an expanse of windows look out on the East River and Manhattan beyond. It’s the latest venture from the folks behind Acme, Chez Ma Tante and Le Crocodile, which opened on the Wythe’s ground floor to quick acclaim in 2019. New to the sixth floor of the Wythe Hotel, Bar Blondeau opens its 70-seat space tonight.
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