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Abboccato
136 W 55th St., btwn 6th & 7th Aves.
New York 10019
(212) 265-4000
www.abboccato.com
This elegant midtown Italian offers a $65, 5-course Easter menu with Tuscan bread soup, followed by ricotta dumplings in a licorice herb sauce.  For the main course, lamb chops come encrusted with porcini mushrooms and served with bone marrow flan. For $95, a wine pairing for each course is also made available for the occasion.

Little Dishes
434 7th Ave., btwn 14th & 15th Sts.
Brooklyn 11215
(718) 369-3144
www.littled-eatery.com
If the weather cooperates, you can celebrate Easter in the back garden of this quaint Brooklyn restaurant.  Brunch features biscuits with rose jamm, pork butt served with cheddar grits and scrambled eggs, or the English Ploughman’s plate.  A Bellini or Bloody Mary should pair nicely with this hearty menu.

Aureole
34 East 61st St., btwn. Park & Madison Aves.
New York, NY 10021
(212) 319-1660
charliepalmer.com
Spend the holiday at this midtown brownstone, where chef Charlie Palmer designs a $95, three-course menu, highlighting a three pepper-seared quail with caramelized squash, osso buco in a cherry jus, and scallops with lobster tortellini.  For dessert, a banana and white chocolate mousse parfait with fresh mango makes for a refreshing ending.

Miriam
79 5th Ave., nr. Prospect Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 622-2250
www.miriamrestaurant.com
This Park Slope haunt embraces Mediterranean cuisine with a distinct focus on Israeli dishes.  A detour from the typical Easter brunch, a la carte options include a peppery Shakshuka (Mediterranean eggs,) a Greek frittata, and a mixed mushroom with thyme omelette.   

Molyvos
871 7th Ave., btwn. 55th and 56th Sts.
New York, NY 10019
(212) 582-7500
In keeping with Greek tradition, Molyvos is hosting “Breaking of the Fast,” at midnight on Sunday, April 27th.  Festivities include a parade to the local Greek church, a $60 tasting feast of taramosalata and zucchini fritters in Greek yogurt, followed by Easter lamb soup and slow roasted lamb with yogurt-feta dumplings.  Greek Easter eggs with tsoureki bread will cap off the official end of Lent.

Café des Artistes
1 W. 67th S., btwn. CPW & Columbus Ave.
New York, NY 10023
(212) 877-3500
Website
This UWS French institution hosts an Easter brunch that launches with “Billy Bi” soup and a Lyonnaise salad.  For a main course, Mediterranean seafood stew with aioli and a ginger soy-glazed cod with a mix of Asian and European vegetables stand out.  A dessert tasting of coconut, chocolate, pears, and pistachio makes for an exotic end to the meal...