Had a pleasant lunch at Nice Matin on 79th and Amsterdam last Wednesday after the Columbia graduation. The menu made a good attempt at being “Nicois” and did as well as one could expect at a hopping lunch joint on the Upper West Side.
I started with a pistou vegetable soup. It was very tasty with the vegetables cooked right (not too mushy) and a nice strong basil and garlic flavor. Next came a crabmeat salad. Very generous portion but no dressing in sight. I had to ask for oil and vinegar. The flatbread pizza report was very positive from others at the table. C complained that his Croque-Madame had the wrong texture, my Martini wasn’t very dirty and I didn’t like the bare light bulbs trying to imitate some sort of French Ferris wheel décor.
Besides these complaints, a very agreeable place for a casual lunch for business or pleasure.
Nice Matin: 201 West 79th Street, Manhattan, NY
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