Le Vacherin du Relais @ Le Relais De Venise  (590 Lexington Ave., 212.758.3989) With a dinner menu boasting but one option—steak frites—Le Relais De Venise’s lengthy list of desserts that includes glaces, crème brûlée and numerous versions of chocolate cake, more than makes up for the one-note meal. The above is Le Vacherin du Relais, a decadent tower of alternating layers of ice cream and meringue dripping in warm chocolate sauce. The combination of gooey chocolate, ice cream and meringue was a nice diversion for my taste buds, which were ready to deviate from the meat-and-potatoes binge.

Le Vacherin du Relais @ Le Relais De Venise  (590 Lexington Ave., 212.758.3989)


With a dinner menu boasting but one option—steak frites—Le Relais De Venise’s lengthy list of desserts that includes glaces, crème brûlée and numerous versions of chocolate cake, more than makes up for the one-note meal. The above is Le Vacherin du Relais, a decadent tower of alternating layers of ice cream and meringue dripping in warm chocolate sauce. The combination of gooey chocolate, ice cream and meringue was a nice diversion for my taste buds, which were ready to deviate from the meat-and-potatoes binge.