I’ve had this place bookmarked since it opened last month, and I finally got to go yesterday to try them out. Located on the third floor of The Shops at Columbus Circle, away from the hustle and bustle of the first two floors, Tartinery...
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I’ve had this place bookmarked since it opened last month, and I finally got to go yesterday to try them out. Located on the third floor of The Shops at Columbus Circle, away from the hustle and bustle of the first two floors, Tartinery offers fast casual dining with wonderful views of Central Park. The café has mostly high café table seating but there is also a separate section called The Bar, with linen covered tables and small bar, assumingly serving alcohol. Since I do not really drink, I immediately went to the café section to order my food.The menu offers lots of French pastries, salads, smoothies, craft coffee and desserts, but the main focus of this little café is the tartine, or the open-faced sandwich. I ordered two different tartines, one savory and one sweet.I got the Smoked Salmon tartine ($18.50) with crème fraiche, capers and radish. It was really delicious, ingredients tasted fresh, and they definitely did not skimp on the smoked salmon.And then I also ordered the Nutella tartine ($9) with caramelized bananas. This was actually my favorite of the two. I thought the Nutella with the warm caramelized bananas on sourdough bread was a great combination.The food is here really good, but you definitely pay for location. I would recommend coming anytime from 11am to 5pm when they offer the lunch combo. For $12.50, you can get your choice of soup and small tartine. If you go after 5pm, the full sized tartines are $14-$18.50.