📍 New York Contemporary American $$$

What to Order at
Contra

At Contra ($$$), our food critics consistently recommend: Aged Duck Breast, Tasting Menu Amuse. Aged Duck Breast scores 93.0/100 on our credibility scale — based on expert assessments from chefs, sommeliers, and food critics.

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Top Dishes — Ranked by Expert Credibility

#1

Aged Duck Breast

93.0/100

Dry-aged duck with seasonal fruit and a sauce that changes weekly; Contra's precision in animal cookery

"The kitchen at Contra is running at an extraordinary level for a small plates restaurant. That aged duck breast is the dish I return to every time — the skin has shatter, the meat is rosy and gamey, a…"

#2

Tasting Menu Amuse

84.0/100

Rotating seasonal bites that set the tone for Contra's restraint; often a single perfect ingredient

"Contra's tasting menu amuse arrives as a philosophical statement: usually a single perfect ingredient in its most revelatory presentation, it sets the tone for a meal that asks you to pay attention to…"

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