NYC Restaurants (Lunch and Dinner)
I'm off on Friday to NYC for a week to meet up with a friend who's over there for a month. As I've only got seven days, I want to get in as much good eating as I can - I'll be shopping and lunching by myself most days (as she's working), but we'll be going out for dinner and drinks together in the evenings. So basically I'm looking for good: noodle bars, sushi, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese (especially pho), matzoh ball soup and good Jewish cooking, proepr Merican food, fried chicken, seafood, French, Italian - ANYTHING. Any suggestions?
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8 Comments:
Momofuku- either of them, or Ko if you can get a reservation.
New Green Bo for Dim Sum (have to get the soup dumplings).
Koreatown for good Korean.
Best Pho is Pho Bang or Pho Grand but it's not up there with Pho you find in Falls Church, Bay Area, or what I hear is offered in Orange County and Houston.
NSW at 10:17AM on 05/14/08
Noodle bars: Ippudo (excellent ramen), Minca, or Setagaya. Momofuku is also great, but not if you're looking for anything traditional.
Jewish/matzoh ball soup: 2nd Avenue Deli (kosher), Barney Greengrass (smoked sturgeon - delicious).
Mexican: neither are necessarily authentic, but Barrio Chino and Mexicana Mama are both great, and fun.
Fried chicken: Amy Ruth's (for the real deal), and Blue Ribbon or Blue Ribbon Bakery (for the high end).
ellenboges at 10:23AM on 05/14/08
Momofuku = 3 restaurants. The ramen at Noodle Bar is OK but get the other dishes instead. Order of cost/formality: Ko > Ssam Bar > Noodle Bar. Ssam Bar is my favorite. Go for dinner, not lunch if you do Ssam Bar.
New Green Bo is NOT a dim sum place. Go to Flushing, Queens instead. Try Perfect Team Corporation.
For French, I always turn to Balthazar. Benoit might be worth exploring, it's new, I hear they have great charcuterie going on there.
For sushi, it depends on your budget: Kanoyama ($$), Ushiwakamaru ($$), Sushi Yasuda ($$$), 15 East ($$$)?
Great seafood is available at many restaurants around town, it depends what you like: Esca (Italian seafood), Aquagrill (great oysters), Pearl's Oyster Bar (lobster roll), Mermaid Inn, Blue Ribbon Brasserie (seafood tower)...
Italian, Babbo, Babbo, Babbo. I also like A Voce.
Don't forget bagels and lox (Russ & Daughters or Barney Greengrass). Pastrami (fatty on rye) at Katz's Deli. Pizza at Di Fara (go for lunch during a weekday and beat the crowds). Or Una Pizza Napoletana. Or Patsy's in East Harlem. Artichoke is alright, if you can stand the lines. There's been other SE Talk threads on pizza.
kathryn at 12:01PM on 05/14/08
I don't know where you are coming from but NY isn't the best place for Vietnamese or Mexican. Also Chinese and Indian according to many. NYC is going through a ramen kick so some of the the ones recommended would be fun (ippudoh, setagaya, minca).
Sushi - Kanoyama, and Yasuda.
Bagels -David's bagels on 1st ave or Ess-a-Bagel.
I second Russ&Daughters, Katz's, and Una Pizza Napoletana.
The Stage (next to Stomp) for Ukranian diner food - go for the chicken noodle soup and fried meatloaf!
Felafel from Taim, or Hoomoos Asli. Oh and burgers. There's lots of burger blogs (burgerclub.org) and lunch blogs (lunchstudio or midtownlunch)
Florent - because they are a legend and are shutting down soon.
Korean Fried Chicken is a bit of a craze too. (Bon Chon is good)
Adrian's pizza on Stone St.
pickle at 3:47PM on 05/14/08
Go to Shanghai Cafe, 100 Mott St. for dumplings (especially the sesame rice ball in wine-flavor soup dessert).
Other than that, try to make it to a wood- or coal-burning pizzeria (Lombardi's, Patsy's, John's, Totono's), Corner Bistro or Florent for a burger (rare, obvs), anything at Shopsin's, and a good bagel (Murray's!). If you make it to Coney Island (try, since it won't be there much longer), have a hot dog at Nathan's and walk a few blocks up to Totono's.
The important thing to remember is that even though New York has a million famous restaurants, the best ones are the small neighborhood places that really give you a feeling for the backbone of the community.
butterface at 11:11PM on 05/14/08
cafe habana in nolita...it's cuban food mexican-style, get the grilled corn on the cob. oo and check out the bourgeouis pig in the east village for really good fondue and champagne cocktails. max brenner's by union square for death-by-chocolate desserts. and blue hill in the village for a fancy dinner with excellent, fresh food.
billyburgwife at 2:15PM on 05/16/08
for sushi and great contemporary Japanese cooked food go to Soto. For Italian go to the Inoteca at Del Posto. For great dim sum go to Chinatown Brasserie. For pizza go to Una Pizza Napoletana. Go to Barney Greengrass for breakfast or lunch and have a plate of sturgeon, eggs, and onions. Blue Ribbon Bakery has pheneomenal matzo ball soup, an excellent burger, and a terrific shrimp salad sandwich. Have the meatball at the tavern part of the Gramercy Tavern. Have a pastrami sandwich at Katz's or the Second Avenue Deli. Hope this helps.
Ed Levine at 6:27PM on 05/22/08
Do Hwa in the Village has excellent Korean, but not BBQ. Depends on what you're looking for.
Definitely lobster roll and anything on the menu at Pearl Oyster Bar.
For a bit less expensive but still amazing Batali: Lupa or Casa Mono.
Great Mexican: hard to find in NYC.
John's Pizza.
Italian: Tarallucci e Vino, the prices are much better at lunch and brunch time.
jbeach at 3:21PM on 05/28/08