As I’ve previously mentioned, you don’t need to be a member to dine at the fourth-floor Met Dining room, but you do need a res.

Before heading upstairs to the dining room, we first visited the Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism exhibit, which explored how Black artists portrayed everyday modern life.

We sipped a glass of the Alsaisian Lucien Albrecht Pinot Blanc, 2019 ($15) while sharing the cauliflower salad with tahini, arugula and a lemon salsa verde topped with fried cauliflower ($18) and the wine-braised octopus ($23) with crispy potatoes (I’d have loved more!), pickled red onions and black garlic aioli.

We had the day’s special ($38) of lightly fried fish over fries and frisée. Quite a tasty and unusual fish and chips!

We ended with a comp birthday cake and espresso ($4.50)

I highly recommend visiting the Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism exhibit at the Met with lunch in the dining room!

The Dining Room at The Met
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
212-570-3975
metmuseum.org/