M. Wells Dinette

"The menu changes depending on the season but diners might find dishes like veal cheek stroganoff, using thick bucatini as the noodles, or bone marrow and escargot." Full review

"French-Canadian chef Hugue Dufour and wife Sarah Obraitis deliver an "amazing dining experience" at this lunch-only LIC cafeteria inside MoMA PS1." Full review

"Cheekily modelled on a classroom (MoMA PS1’s building used to be a school), M. Wells Dinette sets itself apart from every school-lunch cafeteria and museum café you may have once known."

"Cured pork belly binds an expertly made terrine of rabbit shot through with pink ovals of foie gras. The rich oils of smoked herring bring depth to a surprisingly light Caesar salad with broccoli." Full review

"The restaurant, open only during PS1’s hours (until 6pm), does brisk but not frenetic business at lunch." Full review

"It’s the reincarnation of M. Wells, the short-lived Hunters Point diner that garnered a cult following before losing a rent battle with the landlord."

"It should come as no surprise that the food at M. Wells Dinette, the restaurant at MOMA P.S.1, in Long Island City, far exceeds expectations for museum fare." Full review

"In 2011, M.Wells Dinette was the best-reviewed new restaurant in all of New York City." Full review

"Shin bones filled with snails and hot marrow. Slabs of blood pudding. Cast-iron buckets of beef broth and onion. Here are the dishes that have seen us through the darkest days of winter." Full review

"Kind of like if Matthew Barney ran a museum cafe."