Category: Midtown
Reviews of Midtown Manhattan Restaurants
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4th floor of the Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle at 60th Street 212/823.9335 $900 for two, with drinks, with extra tip apart from the included service fee ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ As soon as our waiter brought out a footstool for my purse so that I didn’t have to put it down on the…
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65 East 55th Street between Park and Madison Avenues 212/593.0287 about $90 each for six, with several drinks, with tacked on 20% tip ♥ ♥ I dragged five others to the Aquavit Cafe earlier this week to take advantage of Herring Week, the annual celebration for all things herring. I had such a fun time…
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402 West 43rd Street off Ninth Avenue 212/564-7272 about $190 for two, with drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ I remember my first time in Esca as if it happened just last week. The $700 bill was split in four, my purse let out a small cry and I hoped that the next time my friends…
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946 2nd Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets 212/355.6565 about $120 for two, with five drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ Depending on whom you ask, ceviche may have originated from Peru or Ecuador. Wherever your allegiance lies, it’s seafood marinated in a citrus-based concoction to “cook” the meat without heat. Crave Ceviche Bar doesn’t want…
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603 West 45th Street off Eleventh Avenue 212.245/0002 about $90 each for a group of six, with drinks, with tip; dances were separate ♥ When a friend of mine told me about an upcoming girls’ night out that involved going to a strip club, I immediately said yes after I confirmed that they wanted to…
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623 Eleventh Avenue corner of 46th Street 212/977.1500 $70 each for a whole pig for 12 people, with two sides, BYOB ♥ ♥ There are a few annoying things about reserving a group table at Daisy May’s: 1. You can only reserve half a pig or a whole pork butt to feed up to six…
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36 West 48th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues 212/398.2308 about $50 for two, with two drinks, with tip ♥ Wu Liang Ye was highly recommended to me by a Chinese friend. As we walked on 48th Street, past the OTB, the black garbage bags in front and the two crackheads on the steps, I…
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40 West 57th Street between Fifth and Sixth 212/757.3000 about $650 for omakase for six people, 60% comped, with drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ You know when people say it’s all about who you know? I realized what that truly meant last week when I was invited to join a friend’s family for a…
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Third floor of the Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle 212/823.6123 about $75 for brunch for two, with mimosas and coffee, with tip ♥ Baby strollers of different sizes and colors almost blocked the entrance. One of the babies being held by its father burped and threw up a gooey substance on the floor. Where…
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140 East 41st Street between Lexington and Third 212/682.3710 if we paid, about $150 for two, with two drinks, with tip ♥ I was invited by the Public House to a tasting this week. I don’t usually hang out in the midtown area but I was curious to taste what bar food could mean to…
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108 West 44th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues 212/302.0707 $190 for two people with sake, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ You have a favorite spot when you’re craving something and you just know that whenever you go, it would not disappoint. This is how I feel about Sushiden, my restaurant of choice when I…
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213 East 45th Street between Second and Third 212/867.5454 $104 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ There are two ways you can order your grilled food at Aburiya Kinnosuke. The robata grill is right at the bar where the Japanese chefs set skewers next to burning coals (not on top of) and…