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Aquavit Restaurant New York | Press

Aquavit Restaurant New York

 

Restaurant Aquavit is very proud and grateful for the articles and awards presented over the years, including:

 

AWARDS

 

James Beard Award

Best Chef in New York City – Marcus Samuelsson 2003

James Beard Award

Rising Star Chef of the Year – Marcus Samuelsson 1999

Zagat Survey

Award of Distinction 2001

Gourmet Magazine

Best Restaurants 2000 and 2001

Nation’s Restaurant News

Fine Dining Hall of Fame 2000

Restaurants and Institutions

Ivy Award 2001

The Culinary Institute of America

Great Chef of America – Marcus Samuelsson 1998

Wine Spectator

Award of Excellence 1998, 2002 and 2003

 

A SELECTION OF ARTICLES

 

New York Magazine 2007

Lists Restaurant Aquavit, with its Smorgasbord, as one of the Best Sunday Brunches in New York City.

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Gotham Magazine 2007

Style guru Jason Oliver Nixon suggests “heading to the way-chic bar at Aquavit for a romantic repas of marvelous little meatballs.”

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New York Magazine 2006

Adam Platt’s guide to New York’s 101 best restaurants (in order) and ranks Aquavit’s ninth with four stars and notes of “high-minded Scandinavian cuisine”.

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Life Magazine 2005

Swedish Meatballs for Sunday Dinner.

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New York Post 2005

Steve Cuozzo on Restaurant Aquavit’s new home on 55th Street where he, among other things, describes our signature dessert as “the best blueberry sorbet I’ve ever had”.

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New York Times 2004

A preview from the new restaurant “Gravlax and Verner Panton (...) a minimalist setting for the restaurant’s Scandinavian cuisine.”

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New York Times 2001

In reviewing the restaurant’s “inventive Swedish-inspired cuisine” William Grimes awards Aquavit three stars.

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For media inquiries, please contact our corporate office at 212-957-8884 x 100.

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James Beard House

JAMES BEARD HOUSE

Chef Jernmark will be cooking an Autumn Nordic Table menu at the James Beard House.

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