Best bets: a warm spinach salad with pancetta and portobello mushrooms, and a grilled chicken paillard with grilled seasonal vegetables. l Les Routiers -- 568 Amsterdam Ave.

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The extraordinary sophistication of a basic, black- truffle roasted Clark Farm chicken with caramelized root vegetables and potato-shallot pure is what special restaurant fare is all about: wonderful ingredients, creative and delicious melding of flavors, flawless presentation. l Cafe M -- The Stanhope Hotel, 995 Fifth Ave.

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Among the new dishes are roast cod with garlic potato puree and leek and mushroom sauce, braised chicken thighs with lentils, cauliflower and very cheesy sauce and navarin of lamb with couscous and grilled vegetables.

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