The classic Park Avenue Cafe has reinvented itself as a seasonal restaurant in every possible way. Not only does the menu change but the lighting and decor do as well: tall foxtail lilies and shells on yellow wall panels in the summer give way to ochre panels and copper balloon lamps in autumn. Peekytoe crab with silken avocado or ravioli with yellow tomato coulis are characteristic of its refreshing summer fare. Daily for lunch and dinner. $$$$. Most major credit cards. 100 E. 63rd St. (subway line F to 63rd Street & Lexington; 4, 5 or 6 to Lexington Avenue-59th Street; N, R or W to Fifth Avenue-59th Street), Manhattan, New York City. Phone 212-644-1900.
