This week David Chang's Má Pêche, his first foray out of the East Village, is on the receiving end of three critical appraisals. The most significant is Sam Sifton's two star review in the Times, which deems it "a very good restaurant for a Midtown business lunch, a celebratory steak dinner or a drink and some snacks after work... Má Pêche is the first Momofuku restaurant truly suitable for dining with those the Internet calls the olds. (Though like some of its forebears, it takes no reservations.) Eating there is a little like visiting your formerly bohemian artist friend, whom you haven’t seen since he signed with Deitch and bought a double loft in TriBeCa." more ›

Má Pêche, a new French-vietnamese restaurant on West 56th Street in the Chambers Hotel, means "mother peach" in Tay Boi, but judging by the color of the lighting, you might assume it means "mother orange." This is the first venture from celebrated chef David Chang (Momofuku) to open above 14th Street, and it officially debuted last week bathed in a rich orange glow. Right now the menu from Executive Chef Tien Ho only includes breakfast and lunch, but there is a limited bar menu from 11:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily. more ›

Click on the images for the scoop on Bar Henry, Sushi Uo, Mermaid Oyster Bar, Manhattan Inn, Northern Spy Food Co., and Má Pêche. more ›