Contra

138 Orchard St, 10002-3116 - New York City
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81/100
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81/100
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1,334 total reviews
Tripadvisor
4.5/5
144 reviews
Opentable
4.0/5
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Google
4.3/5
494 reviews
Foursquare
3.5/5
368 reviews
Facebook
4.0/5
99 reviews
🌳 Outdoor seating 🚚 Delivery 🥡 Takeout 🍽️ Dine-in 🍺 Alcohol 🍹 Cocktails 🍷 Wine 📅 Reservations Wheelchair accessible

💬 What people say

Tasting menu 37 Caviar 25 Wine pairing 16 Tofu 15 Set menu 13 Michelin star 11 Innovative 8 Natural wine 6

Contact Information

📞 Phone: +1 212-466-4633
🌐 Website: http://contranyc.com
📍 Address: 138 Orchard St, New York City

🕐 Opening Hours

Closed Opens at 06:00 PM
Monday1 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Tuesday2 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Wednesday3 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Thursday4 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Friday5 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Saturday6 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sunday7 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Google Reviews (10)

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Alex Liu

2 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Pity that I only tried this restaurant in its last week. The dishes were all very good, with just enough elements to be interesting, but not so many to be overwhelming. Everything was creative but still unfussy, which is a nice change of pace from a lot of other fine dining restaurants.
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Waseem G

2 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Sad to hear it's closing. The 9 course meal was superb! We could eat the bread literrally for all 9 courses though. Service could not be better. They even explained all of the dishes and wine we ordered. Thanks for a wonderful night 😘
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Allie Ruiz

2 months ago
★★★★☆ 4/5
I don’t think it was enough food but most of the dishes were great. We didn’t do the wine pairing but we had some great wine the sommelier recommended.
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Soroosh Golbabae

2 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Contra has been a fun culinary experience in general. Always interesting flavor combinations with cool plating. Glad we got a last taste before they close.
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Kate D

9 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
New American, where every dish is a knockout. Service is warm, professional, and efficient. Wine pairings are interesting and creative. Staff really knows the menu.
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jdwilsh

a year ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Food was incredible. Servers were very friendly. Had genuine interest in our trip, one server was asking us about the UK as she planned on visiting so we were happy to help. You’ve got to go for the Carte Blanche option, it was worth every penny. This was a perfect place to go for out last night of our holiday. Thank you
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Bryan Kwong

a year ago
★★★★☆ 4/5
Came to the place with high expectations and it overall was pretty satisfied. Went for the table d’hôte. It came with 6 courses including a dessert at the end. Stars among the offering were the scallop, prawns and eel dishes. The beef wagyu dish was a bit heavy on the lemon. The rest of the meal, was alright. The dehydrated strawberry cream was a nice dish to end off the meal. The service was good throughout the evening. Overall would recommend and would comeback to see what new cool concepts they have to offer.
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JZ Wong

a year ago
★★★★☆ 4/5
A good restaurant not only provides decent food but also adds the considerateness for the customers to warm your stomach. Contra did that, well done! We had 3 people for the dinner and almost ordered all the food on the menu except for some dishes with unfavorable ingredient. The appetizers were wagyu beef crudo and fish tartare, tofu (my favorite), and all of them were delicious. Entrees were lobster tart, smoked eel and monkfish. I would say entrees not as good as appetizers but still above average, not affecting the magic and good mood to expect the following dishes. Lobster tart was kinda salty, but might be it supposed to be. Then here came the dessert. They were great! Satsumo mandarin and pomegranate. They were so great that we'd like to order them again, however, it was too late to do so, and that probably was the best part of the curation, making the night from good experience to a memorable one. Definitely will go again and look forward to new courses!
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Nate King

2 years ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Wow where to begin?! I had the absolute pleasure of getting in on their first night being back open! They sold out the whole week and the weeks to come in just 30 minutes or so! New menu concept, new atmosphere. Wonderful! Ambrose was our waiter, he was a joy! The staff are very knowledgeable of their menu items and drink items. Food was 10/10. Congrats on being back open Contra! And congrats and cheers to new beginnings :) We will be back very soon.
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Kevin Huang

4 years ago
★★★★★ 5/5
What is not to like? A culinary adventure featuring almost countless different preparations and ingredients. A cozy and intimate space and relatively few considerations you have to make, allowing you to focus more on the food itself (and the beverages if you decided to pair it) Speaking of the drink pairings, if you are a fan of funky and wild style beers or wines, look no further. I had some extremely interesting wines , beers, sakes with the pairing.
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