Aquavit
Prices
Three-course prix fixe: $80.
AmEx, DC, MC, V.
Description
After moving to swankier digs, Marcus Samuelssons haute Swedish flagship is more inviting than ever. In the casual café, the Stockholm-bred chef turns out pristine Nordic home cooking, including classics like lemony gravlax with mustard. In the main dining room, a temple of haute cooking lurking past the long, sultry bar, youll find some of the citys most innovative seafoodhot-smoked trout, milk-poached halibutalong with rather dazzling terrestrial fare. Dont leave without sampling a house-infused aquavitthe bracing horseradish is a sinus-clearing delight.
Hours
Mon–Sat noon–2:15pm, 5:30–10:30pm; Sun noon–2:30pm, 5:30–10:30pm.