Though the restaurateur Keith McNally has tended to look to France and its brasserie style for his greatest hits, he is now taking his cue from his native England with the introduction of a proper afternoon tea at Augustine. Offered daily from 3 to 5 p.m. at his restaurant in the Beekman, a hotel near City Hall, the tea features a multitiered stand holding little sandwiches (ham, roast beef, cucumber and smoked salmon) and pastries like scones. Linzer cookies and mini-Sacher tortes are also included thanks to Markus Glocker, the Austrian chef of Bâtard, who is running the kitchen.
Afternoon Tea, $42 per person, $58 and $62 with Champagne, Augustine, The Beekman, 5 Beekman Street (Nassau Street), 212-375-0010, augustineny.com.
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