"This Chinatown restaurant rotates its tasting menu every month, delivering nine-course menus that are inventive, whimsical in preparation, and refreshingly modern takes on French classics. Regulars insist the oxtail croque monsieur remains on the tasting menu year-round, featuring tender, savory oxtail layered over strips of buttered toast. A plated arrangement of bluefin tuna, broccoli purée, and arancini invites playful combinations, and a January highlight comes on dishware custom-designed by executive chef Yuri Szarzewski: an eggshell filled with creamy egg parfait and mushroom soup with a noodle for sipping, while a cheekily oversized version houses a poached egg with shaved black truffles. Tasting-menu options include five courses ($110) or seven courses ($148, one of which is a dessert), with the signature course available for $180 and optional wine pairings." - Janna Karel