nyc foodies

[howzit]

hey all,

i kind of post in the food threads but usually lurk around these parts. i notice most of you have pretty good tastes in restaurants and i'm looking for advice on some restaurants that are pretty good for first date. not over the top, great food, decent wine list, and not nobu/per se expensive. i have some of my own places but i'd like to hear if there's any gems i don't know about.

fwiw, i eat often in nyc and been to most of the big brand name restaurants: masa, nobu, daniel, il mulino, etc. and i usually eat out in soho: blue ribbon, salt, raouls.

what i'm looking for is a good place to sit down and conversate over good food. location not that big of a deal.

cuisine type doens't matter: asian, italian, indian, whatever. hope you have some good recs. thanks.

EH