Where to Eat in NYC?
A colleague and I will be traveling from Iowa to New York City later this month for a conference. Could you recommend a few restaurants for us to try? We're looking to be a little bit daring -- try something new, you know? But also maybe authentic NYC pizza, bagels, etc.
Our hotel is near Times Square, but we're willing to venture out and
explore.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
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7 Comments:
For pizza I would go to either Luzzo's or Una Pizza Napoletana (both in the East Village) for pizza, Katz's for a pastrami sandwich, Russ & Daughters (both on the Lower East Side) for a bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon, the Enotecca at Del Posto (10th Ave. and 16th St.) for a great contemporary Italian meal at very reasonable prices.
Ed Levine at 5:49PM on 09/12/07
I agree with going to Luzzo's for Pizza, I would say maybe try Lupa instead of the enoteca at Del posto but be warned that neither of these places are Italian American fare and are instead real italian. I would get a Banh Mi sandwich at the bakery on Mott st also maybe go to La Esquina on Kenmare for tacos or Mexican sandwiches and if you just want a fun, good quaility exciting NY restaurant I would go to Balthazar on Spring St. Finally for Bagels I would say try Barney Greengrass on the Upper West side
Mheusler at 7:40PM on 09/12/07
i'd have to agree with katz's and russ & daughters for some quality ny food. also hit up zabars for the experience and maybe some good snacky treats to bring back to your friends.
another favorite restaurant of mine that people often overlook is degustation wine & tasting bar which i think is fabulous and has an interesting scene and will lend itself to a very unique experience. other great restaurants that are worth going to (won't find anywhere else) and won't break the bank: the little owl. momofuku noodle bar. fatty crab.
ceforrester at 11:07AM on 09/13/07
there so many great spots in nyc. i'm surprised this post hasn't gotten more comments. if you have a price, type of food/meal or area it would be more helpful. if not let me know, i'm sure i can come up with a few good places to go.
jaf at 12:12PM on 09/14/07
OK, I'll try to be a little more specific ... besides the great Italian places mentioned, we might like to try something a little more exotic and/or ethnic ... Central Asia? West African? Thai?
I also like little hole-in-the-wall places that most tourists never get to. Price is not a huge issue ...
Does that help? Thanks so much, everyone!
jstolze at 3:05PM on 09/14/07
I like da Umberto's -W.17th and 6th Avenue-Italian, great service, good food, quiet ambience.Rocco , a great bartender!
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sheiladenise at 11:40AM on 09/15/07
You DEFINITELY have to leave Times Square, as most of the restaurants around there nowadays are the same franchise nightmares you have wherever you came from.
I second Russ & Daughters and Katz's, and as long as you're down there you should stop at Yonah Schimmel's for knishes. SERIOUSLY.
I like going for borscht and blintzes and all sorts of Ukrainian goodies at Veselka, on 2nd Ave and 9th Street. If you're a cheese person, you should try to brunch at Artisanal on 32nd between Lex and Park, which is like walking into a huge cheese cave.
Ed Levine had a nice post on SE earlier about Thai restaurants that you might look for, but I can tell you the most authentic Thai place I've eaten at so far in Manhattan is Thai Market on Amsterdam and 107th Street, which is two or three doors down from Taqueria y Fonda, which is the most authentic pure Mexican food I've found in NYC.
Manhattan has two Little Indias, one on E. 6th Street between 1st and 2nd and the other on Lexington Avenue in the high 20s. Both places have wonderful stores for South Asian ingredients, although the best is Kalustyan's, on Lex and 28th (which is across from a cool little place called Chinese Mirch, which is Chinese food as interpreted in South Asia).
If price isn't a huge object, though, and as a special NYC treat, I would eat one evening at Union Square Cafe, which is consistently voted one of the best all-around dining experiences in the city.
And if price is REALLY no object, check out Danube, a fabulous Weimar confection serving Viennese food, as interpreted by David Bouley. It's down in Tribeca, on Hudson Street at Duane.
Enjoy! And check out the Midtown Lunch blog (http://midtownlunch.com/blog/) for places to grab street food while shopping in midtown...
klg19 at 4:46PM on 09/17/07