• {{MfRestaurant

|name=Peter Luger |address=178 Broadway |city=Brooklyn |state=NY |postal_code=10007 |country=United States |phone=718-387-7400 |fax= |url=http://www.peterluger.com |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Peter+Luger&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.715582,-74.007983&spn=0.013532,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=B |type=Steak }}

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The first-rate cuts -- the only ones they serve -- are dry-aged on the premises and come off the grill dripping with fat and butter, crusty on the outside and tender pink within."

• • Zagat Well-Rated

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|name=Chanterelle |address=2 Harrison St |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10013 |country=United States |phone=212-966-6960 |fax= |url=http://www.chanterellenyc.com |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Chanterelle&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.723616,-74.00764&spn=0.01353,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=French }}

• • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Tables are far enough apart to give diners plenty of intimacy, something rare in many New York restaurants these days."

• • Fodor's Review: "Soft peach walls, luxuriously spaced tables, and towering floral arrangements set the stage for what is the most understated of New York's top French restaurants."

• • Zagat Well-Rated

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|name=Eleven Madison Park |address=11 Madison Ave |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10010 |country=United States |phone=212-889-0905 |fax= |url=http://www.elevenmadisonpark.com/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=eleven+madison+park&near=New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.746314,-73.986225&spn=0.013525,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Contemporary }}

• • Fodor's Review: "Chef Kerry Heffernan's seasonal menu always includes a delicious braised beef dish (the braised and grilled short ribs are superb), plus skate, squab, and lobster, each prepared in his simple, elegant French manner."

• • Zagat Well-Rated
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|name=Nobu |address=40 W 57th St |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10019 |country=United States |phone=212-219-0500 |fax= |url=http://www.noburestaurants.com/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Nobu&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.767997,-73.972878&spn=0.013521,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Japanese-Peruvian }}

• • Fodor's Review: "[T]his is still the destination for the innovative Japanese cuisine Nobu Matsuhisa made famous, like paper-thin hamachi spiced up with jalapeno, or sea bass with black truffle slivers."

• • Zagat Well-Rated

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|name=Daniel |address=60 E 65th St |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10065 |country=United States |phone=212-288-0033 |fax=212-396-9014 |url=http://danielnyc.com/daniel/main.html |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Daniel&near=New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.771637,-73.965197&spn=0.01352,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=French }}

• • Concierge.com Recommendation:: "Why go to Daniel? Because you owe it to yourself to experience the real thing at least once."

• • Fodor's Choice: "Celebrity-chef Daniel Boulud has created one of the most memorable dining experiences in Manhattan today."

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|name=Tamarind |address=41 E 22nd St |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10010 |country=United States |phone=212-674-7400 |fax=212-674-4449 |url=http://www.tamarinde22.com/index.html |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Tamarind&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.744363,-73.985667&spn=0.013526,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Indian }}

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "One of the best Indian restaurants in Manhattan, Tamarind offers innovative and flavorful variations on the old standards."

• • Fodor's Review: "The more intriguing a dish sounds, the better it turns out to be."

• • Zagat Well-Rated

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|name=Virgil's Real BBQ |address=152 W 44th St |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10036 |country=United States |phone=212-921-9494 |fax=212-921-9668 |url=http://www.virgilsbbq.com |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Virgil's+Real&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.764551,-73.978157&spn=0.027043,0.053215&z=14&iwloc=A |type=Barbecue, Southern }}

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Virgil's does an admirable job in re-creating that authentic flavor so hard to find north of the Mason-Dixon line."

• • Fodor's Review: "Neon, wood, and Formica set the scene at this massive roadhouse in the theater district."

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|name=Barbuto |address=775 Washington St |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10014 |country=United States |phone=212-924-9700 |fax= |url=http://www.barbutonyc.com/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Barbuto&near=New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=0&ll=40.74173,-74.001632&spn=0.013526,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Italian }}

• • Frommer's Highly Recommended "The food is fresh and solid, and many of the best dishes are prepared in the blazing wood-fired oven"

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|name=Bombay Talkie |address=189 9th Ave |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10011 |country=United States |phone=212-242-1900 |fax=212-242-6366 |url=http://www.bombaytalkie.com/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Bombay+Talkie&near=New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=0&ll=40.749403,-73.998156&spn=0.013525,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Indian }}

• • Frommer's Highly Recommended "If it's in any way possible while dining in a stylish, modern restaurant in Chelsea, try to imagine you are on the streets of Bombay and you are hungry."

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|name=Savann Restaurant |address=414 Amsterdam Ave |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10024 |country=United States |phone=212-580-0202 |fax= |url=http://www.savann.com/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Savann+Restaurant+&near=New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=0&ll=40.790939,-73.972492&spn=0.027033,0.053215&z=14&iwloc=A |type=Mediterranean }}

• • Frommer's Highly Recommended "This is a neighborhood place with regulars who swear by the food."

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|name=Katz's Delicatessen |address=205 E Houston St |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10002 |country=United States |phone=212-254-2246 |fax=212-674-3270 |url=http://www.katzdeli.com/presentation.html |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Katz+Delicatessan&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.726446,-73.983693&spn=0.013529,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Deli }}

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Arguably the city's best Jewish deli. The motto is "There's Nothing More New York Than Katz's," and it's spot-on."

• • Fodor's Review: "Everything and nothing has changed at Katz's since it first opened in 1888, when the neighborhood was dominated by Jewish immigrants."

• • Zagat Well-Rated

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|name=Celeste |address=502 Amsterdam Ave |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10024 |country=United States |phone=212-874-4559 |fax= |url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/newyorkcity/D52930.html |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Celeste&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.790614,-73.971977&spn=0.013516,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Italian }}

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Tiny but charming Celeste features its own wood-burning pizza oven, which churns out thin-crusted, simple but delicious pizzas."

• • Zagat Well-Rated

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|name=New York Noodletown |address=28 1/2 Bowery |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10013 |country=United States |phone=212-349-0923 |fax=212-307-1776 |url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/newyorkcity/D39055.html |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=New+York+Noodletown&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.716932,-73.995066&spn=0.006766,0.013304&z=16&iwloc=A |type=Chinese, Seafood }}

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "New York Noodletown keeps very long hours, which makes it one of the best late-night bets in the neighborhood, too."

• • Zagat Well-Rated

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|name=Norma's |address=118 W 57th St |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10019 |country=United States |phone=212-708-7460 |fax= |url=http://www.parkermeridien.com/eat1.php |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Norma's&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.768939,-73.973994&spn=0.013521,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Creative American Breakfast }}

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Nowhere is breakfast treated with such reverence, and decadence, as at Norma's, a soaring, ultramodern ode to the ultimate comfort food."

• • Zagat Well-Rated

• HappyCow: New York City Restaurants

• {{MfRestaurant

|name=Counter |address=105 1st Ave |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10003 |country=United States |phone=212-982-5870 |fax=212-982-5630 |url=http://www.counternyc.com/home.html |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Counter&near=New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=0&ll=40.730413,-73.980217&spn=0.013529,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Vegetarian }}

• • Concierge.com Recommendation: "Yes, vegetarian restaurants are cheap, but few of them are fun. That's not the case at Counter, an East Village cafe that bills itself as a Vegetarian Bistro and Wine Bar."

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|name=Gobo |address=1426 3rd Ave |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10028 |country=United States |phone=212-255-3242 |fax=212-288-3799 |url=http://www.goborestaurant.com/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Gobo&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.779599,-73.952065&spn=0.013519,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Vegetarian }}

• • HappyCow Highly Rated

• • Zagat Well-Rated

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|name=Candle 79 |address=154 E 79th St |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10075 |country=United States |phone=212-537-7179 |fax=212-472-7169 |url=http://www.candlecafe.com/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Candle+79&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.778689,-73.952966&spn=0.013519,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Vegetarian }}

• • HappyCow Highly Rated

• • Zagat Well-Rated

• {{MfRestaurant

|name=Hangawi |address=12 E 32nd St |city=New York |state=NY |postal_code=10016 |country=United States |phone=212-213-0077 |fax=212-689-0780 |url=http://www.hangawirestaurant.com/ |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Hangawi&near=New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.750931,-73.980904&spn=0.013524,0.026608&z=15&iwloc=A |type=Vegetarian }}

• • Zagat Well-Rated