Category: Midtown
Reviews of Midtown Manhattan Restaurants
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792 9th Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Streets 212/459.9057 $52 for two, BYOB, without tip, cash only ♥ ♥ I never make it to the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood but before a My Morning Jacket concert at Roseland Ballroom, we wanted to eat dinner. Wondee Siam came recommended from an out-of-towner. Forgive me for being cynical,…
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155 West 51st Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues 212/554.1515 about $300 for two, with matching drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ After dining at Le Bernardin for the Dr.’s birthday, I realized that it shouldn’t be categorized as French. The name may be French but the menu definitely screams New American. There were a…
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141 East 55th Street between Third and Lexington 212/753.3900 $365 for eleven, with drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ It was a challenge to organize the Dr.’s second birthday celebration with his married friends but they all showed up for brunch with their children at Our Place. (Part one was at Le Bernardin and tapas with…
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3rd floor of the Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle at 60th Street 212/823.9366 $64 for two, without drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ It’s in the mall, but it has Thomas Keller’s name on it, so how can anyone say no to Bouchon Bakery even though it’s just really a bunch of tables and…
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402 West 43rd Street off Ninth Avenue 212/564.7272 about $700 for four, with a lot of drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ Some friends I met while traveling in Ireland were in town. Remembering how much we all liked our seafood while we were traveling, I booked a table for four at Esca. At least…
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53 West 35th Street between Fifth and Sixth 212/629.5588 about $30 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ If you tell any New Yorker Korean that you like Hanbat, they’ll tell you that it’s “peasant food” because their vegetables are traditionally from the mountains of Korea. I love the bibimbap, or mixed…
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19 East 49th Street on Madison Avenue 212/758.2700 about $480 for four omakases, with a few drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ There are two Sushidens in New York City, one on Sixth Avenue and this one on Madison. Whichever branch you pick, make sure you ask to be seated at the bar so…
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13 West 54th Street 212/307.7311 about $300 for three, with a few drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Updated, 2006: Aquavit has moved down the block at 65 East 55th Street between Park and Madison Avenues, 212/593.0287 I had one of the most surreal dining experiences at Aquavit with two of my friends. It…
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2 Park Avenue at 32nd Street 212/725.8585 about $125 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ Known for its cheese selections, I took advantage of Restaurant Week and was greatly disappointed with the Artisanal discounted menu. Who wants to be tied down with a choice of either hanger steak or salmon? Four of…
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43 West 32nd Street between Fifth and Sixth 212/695.4113 about $30 for two solontangs, with two drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ Solontang is bone marrow soup that the Koreans have perfected. Gam Mee Ok slow-cooks beef bone marrows in large vats of water until the broth becomes milky white. It is served in a clay…
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210 East 46th Street between Second and Third 212/687.4855 $200 for two, with a bottle of wine, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ My older brother lives in Manila and whenever he visits New York City, he has one request: eat a nice slab of steak at Sparks Steak House. When mafia boss Paul Castellano and…