Cipriani Wall Street
55 Wall St., New York (Wall Street)
30% off lunch or dinner*
*available for lunch or dinner Mon.-Fri.; closed Sat. and Sun.; minimum purchase of two appetizers (appetizers or pasta) or one entrée (main courses) per person; valid for parties of 2-4; dine-in only; valid on a la carte menu only; not valid with prix fixe or with any other discounts or promotions; closed Sept. 5
free dessert plate**
**one free Cipriani signature dessert plate for the table (scaled to party size) in addition to BBE special; valid only by mentioning BlackboardEats passcode and "Visa Signature" upon arrival at the restaurant and paying with a Visa Signature card
Limited number of passcodes. Early bird gets the good eats.
Special expires at close of business day on: Oct. 2, 2011
The name Cipriani guarantees a certain amount of Italian panache (think Harry’s Bar in Venice, where the fabled peachy Bellini Prosecco cocktail was invented in 1948 by Giuseppe Cipriani himself). But no other location in this worldwide chain—or should we say string of pearls—has you dining between Corinthian columns overlooking the most powerful financial address in the world. Cipriani Wall Street is quite an eyeful, and while dining under the gilded ceiling and Wedgwood dome, you can be pretty sure the menu is a match for all the visual majesty. Salty prosciutto from Parma, with syrupy cantaloupe, is a classic, and speck from Alto Adige with regional Asiago is a heartier alpine variation on the theme. Grilled Australian lamb chops are juicy and tender, while a T-bone comes so perfectly seared you’ll worry about ordering it anywhere else. Pastas like tagliardi with rich veal ragù make the perfect primo piatti, but like the setting here, they’re best shared with someone special.
menu musts*
Bellini (of course)
Prosciutto de Parma with cantaloupe
Tagliardi with veal ragù
Chicken spezzatino all pizzaoila (in tomato sauce with sardines)
T-Bone steak
*menu changes daily
view full menu here
sweet seats
A table on the balcony above Wall Street makes you feel like royalty. Inside, seating can be bit cramped, in the Cipriani style, but maybe that will allow you to overhear some fascinating financial gossip.
chew on this
Cipriani took over from a long line of distinguished tenants at 55 Wall: the U.S. Customs Service, the National City Bank (forebear of Citibank, which survived its own generation’s crash), and, from 1998 to 2003, the Regent Wall Street Hotel.
hours
Mon.–Fri. 6:30 AM–10:30 PM
price range
$22.95 (pasta and risotto) to $39.95 (lamb chops)
55 Wall St. (between William St. and Hanover St.; subway: 2, 3 to Wall–William St., 4, 5 to Wall St.; J, Z to Broad St.), New York, NY 10005; 212-699-4099
www.cipriani.com/locations/new-york/restaurants/cipriani-wall-street.php
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