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New York City is the nation's Top Dining Destination, featuring fabulous cuisine from around the world. Bon appétit!

American (Traditional)
Seafood / Steak & Lobster

Angelo & Maxie's Steakhouse
Bar Americain
BLT Burger - Laurent Tourondel
BLT Prime
BLT Steak
BLT Fish
BLT Fish Shack
BLT Market
Blue Hill (the Obama's had dinner here during their "Date Night" in NYC on
May 30, 2009)
Bryant Park Grill & Cafe
Butter
Central Park Boathouse
Restaurant/Lakefront Bar & Grill

Cookshop — Chelsea
Craft
Craftsteak
City Crab & Seafood Co
DB Bistro Moderne
(French-American - Daniel Boulud)
Dock's Oyster Bar & Seafood Grill
Dean & Deluca Gourmet CafeReviewed
Fifty Seven Fifty Seven Restaurant
at Four Seasons Hotel

Freemans
GILT @ The New York Palace Hotel
Grill Room @ World Financial Center
Heartbeat at W Hotel
Jekyll and Hyde Restaurant & Bar
(Haunted Greenwich Village Pub)
Kobe Club (Kobe Beef)
Macelleria Italian Steakhouse
Mars 2112 Restaurant & Bar — Fun
intergalactic Times Square favorite
Old Homestead Steakhouse — (Manhattan's oldest steakhouse, Est. 1868; features 21oz Kobe Burgers)
One if by Land, Two if by Sea
Perilla — Greenwich Village
Peter Lugar Steakhouse
Pop Burger — Popular with Celebrities (Midtown & Meatpacking District)
Porter House New York
Prune
River Café
Smith & Wollensky
Sequoia @ South Street Seaport
Southern Hospitality BBQ
(Justin Timberlake)
South Street Seaport Cafe
St. Andrews (Steak, Seafood, Scottish)
STK (Steakhouse)
Sylvia's Soul Food — Harlem
Talia's Steakhouse & Bar
Tavern On The Green - CLOSED 2010
The Palm - Steak and Lobster
Tribecca Grill — Popular with Celebs
Union Square Cafe
Virgil's Real BBQ
'witchcraft

Delicious Crab Cakes at Central Park Boathouse Bar & Grill  - waterfront dining overlooking Central Park Lake, NY



Asian Fusion
Chinese / Japanese

Asiate at Mandarin Oriental
Buddakan NY — Chelsea Market
212-989-6699

Chin Chin
— Great Chinese food!
The Green Tea Lounge (upstairs at Abigael's Kosher Restaurant)
Koi Restaurant — Sushi/Seafood
Kobe Club
Lucky Cheng's — Drag Cabaret
and Comedy
Masa and Bar Masa 212-823-9800
(High-end sushi at Time Warner Center, Chef Masa Takayama
Monster Sushi

Morimoto — 212-989-8883
Chef Masaharu Morimoto;
Chelsea Market
nëo Sushi
Next Door Nobu

Ninja New York
Nobu New York
Nobu Fifty Seven

Ollie's Noodle Shop & Grill
Peking Duck House - Great Peking Duck!
Ruby Foo's, Times Square
212-489-5600
Shanghai Garden — 212-964-5640
Sarah Jessica Parker's favorite Chinatown restaurant
Sushisamba 7
Tao Asian Bistro — WOW!
Tse Yang

Sushi at Monster Sushi, New York City, NY

Dim Sum — Chinatown
Dim Sum Go Go @ 5 E Broadway
212-732-0796
(Great Hong Kong Style Dumplings)
Joe's Shanghai
(famous Soup Dumplings)
Golden Unicorn Restaurant
Hsin Wong @ 72 Bayard Street
(at Mott St) 212-925-6526
Jing Fong Restaurant (be prepared to share a table)
Nice Green Bo Restaurant @ 66 Bayard (bet Elizabeth and Mott Streets)
212-625-2359
(Delicious Scallion Pancakes and Soup Dumplings!
Ping's Seafood @ 22 Mott Street
212-602-9988
(Good Seafood Dim Sum)
Red Egg (order off menu, no dim sum carts)
Ten Ren Tea (experience the fine art of enjoying Chinese Tea in Chinatown)

Chinatown Restaurants (Peking Duck)



Pastrami on Rye at The Stage Deli, New York

Delis / Diners
2nd Avenue Deli
Bagel Stix 212-582-8333
891 8th Ave @ 53rd St
Carnegie Deli
Ellen's Stardust Diner — FUN!
The Empire Diner (Chelsea)
Evergreen Coffee Shop
Katz Deli - NY's Oldest Deli and site of "When Harry Met Sally" movie
Lindy's Restaurant (known for its Cheesecake)
Mike's Deli - Arthur Ave, The Bronx
Mom's Bagels @ Capstone Cafe
Moondance Diner 212-226-1191
80th Avenue of the Americas
(bet Canal & Grand)
New Lex Coffee Shop
Olympic Diner 212-956-3230
807 8th Ave, bet 48th & 49th Sts
Prime BurgerSarah Jessica Parker and hubby love this place
Soup Kitchen Intl"Soup Nazi"
as featured on "Seinfeld" TV Show
Stage Deli
Tick Tock Diner — opposite Penn Station. Great for a quick bite!
Zabar's — Deli Store

World's Largest Kosher Restaurant
Abigael's on Broadway


Coffee in New York

Coffee Bars / Bakeries
City Bakery Great Hot Chocolate!
Jack's Stir Brewed Coffee Bar  
136 W 10th St @ Greenwich Ave
212-929-0821
Penelope
(Café,, Bakery & Bar on Lexington)
Ristorante Sant Ambroeus
(Café, Gelateria, Paninoteca,
Patisserie/Restaurant/Wine Bar)

Great Breakfasts/Brunches
Norma's at Le Parker Meridien
Penelope (on Lexington) - casual,
great homestyle food!


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John's Pizzeria at Bleecker Street, Greenwich Village and 2nd location near Times Square, NYC

Best New York Pizzas
Bleeker Street Pizza
Fornino - 718-384-6004
Franny's (Clam Pizza)
Grimaldi's - Best Pizza in Brooklyn
Joe's Pizza - Ben Affleck's favorite NY Pizza!
John's Pizzeria in the Village
- Original John's Voted Best Pizza
John's Pizzeria, Theater District - 2nd NYC location
Keste Pizza & Vino
La Pizza Fresca Ristorante
Lombardi's Pizzeria - over 100 yrs old, one of the Best Pizzeria's in NY!
Louie & Ernie's Pizza - Bronx 718-829-6230
Lucali - 718-858-4086
Brooklyn
Luzzo's Pizzeria
Mariella Pizza - 8th Ave
(Oprah & Gayle are fans!)
212-757-3016
Motorino Neopolitan Pizza
Olio e Più (West Village)
212-243-6546
Patricia's Morris Park
Patsy's Pizzeria - 6 NY locations
Ray's Pizza
Rizzo's Fine Pizza
Sac's Place
Totonno's Pizzeria
Una Pizza Napoletana-Closed
Veloce Pizzeria (Sicilian-style "pan" pies - great Mushroom pizza)


Italian
Ancora Ristorante
(Financial District)
Arno Ristorante
Babbo Ristorante Enoteca
(Mario Batali)

Becco
Carmine's - FUN!
Da Nico Ristorante
- Little Italy
Del Posto Ristorante - great!
(Mario Batali)

Gusto Ristorante e Bar Americano
Il Mulino
Il Vagabondo Restaurant & Bocce
La Mela Ristorante
— Little Italy
La Pizza Fresca Ristorante
LUPA Osteria Romano
(Mario Batali)

Macelleria Italian Steakhouse
Palma — Greenwich Village
Patsys Italian Restaurant
Pescatore - Italian Seafood
Pesce Pasta Trattoria
- The Village
Ristorante Sant Ambroeus
Sette Mezzo Italian
212-472-0400
(Oprah's favorite; cash only)
The Spotted Pig - NY's first official gastro-pub; seasonal British & Italian cuisine
Tommaso's (Brooklyn)
UVA Restaurant & Wine Bar
- Upper East Side
212-472-4552


New York's Best Hamburgers

NYC's Best Hamburgers
Bar Americain
BLT Burger
Burger Joint
— Parker Meridien
5 Napkin Burger
Old Homestead Steakhouse — (21oz Kobe Burgers $41)
Pop Burger — Popular with Celebrities (Midtown & Meatpacking District)
Rare Bar & Grill (Chelsea & Lexington locations)
Shake Shack
Stand @ 24 E 12th St
212-488-5900


Mediterranean
French / Greek / Spanish

Adour @ St. Regis Hotel
— Chef Alain Ducasse
Artisinal Fromagerie & Bistro
Balthazar — Soho French
Benoit Restaurant & Bar
Bistro Benoit
— Chef Alain Ducasse
Bouley
— Chef David Bouley
Café Gray — Time Warner Center, Chef Gray Kunz of Lespinasse)
Danube
— Chef David Bouley
DB Bistro Moderne
(French-American
— Chef Daniel Boulud)
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon
@ Four Seasons

Gordon Ramsey @ The London
Layla
Le Cirque

Les Halles
Le Rivage 212-765-7374
Lespinasse
Maze by Gordon Ramsey @ The London (French & Asian influences)
Montrachet
Nougatine (Jean-Georges)
Olive's NYTodd English
Paris Commune - West Village
(Comfort Cuisine)
Payard Patisserie & Bistro
Per Se — (Chef Thomas Keller
of French Laundry, Napa Valley)

Perry Street - American / French; Chef Jean-Georges Vongericheten
Print Restaurant
Pulse Restaurant & Bar @ Rockefeller Center
The Stanton Social - Tapas
Uncle Nick's Greek Cuisine
Upstairs at Bouley
Chef David Bouley
Veritas Restaurant -
a Tony Bourdain favorite!


Mexican / Southwestern
Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill
Canyon Road
El Rio Grande
Gonzales y Gonzales
Red @ South Street Seaport
Rosa Mexicano — 3 locations:
First Avenue, Union Square
and Lincoln Center


BBQ/Creole/Cajun
The Delta Grill - 9th Ave
(Hell's Kitchen meets the French Quarter)

Indian
Brick Lane Curry House
- Hottest Curry in the U.S.
Devi

Comfort Food
Paris Commune

Organic Vegetarian
Candle Café

"English Tea" and Tea Cafes
Tea Time in Manhattan

Hot Chocolate / Ice Cream
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Serendipity 3 — famous for its Frozen Hot Chocolate and the site of several movies, including: "One Fine Day" and "Serendipity."


Fun New York City Bars /
HOT Nightclubs

HOT Upscale Bars & Nightclubs

Fun "Baby Boomer" Bars
Fun "Baby Boomer" Bars


NY Chef Anthony Bourdain's Hometown Favorites
NYC restaurants f
eatured on
Tony Bourdain's cable TV Show, "A Cooks Tour"
Barney Greengrass Deli
Murray's Cheese Shop
Papaya King
Veritas Restaurant


Grand Central
Grand Central Food Court and Restaurants

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** Good
*** V. Good
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