NYC Dining Dilemma

[ike]

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Irie,

Took a quick glance at OpenTable, here are a few places (plenty more good ones, I just picked a few of varying types) I would recommend that look to have availability (price ranges from normal nice sit down to very expensive):

Bouley
davidburke & donatella
Veritas
wd-50
Wolfgang's Steakhouse
Cafe Gray
Hudson Cafeteria
Perry St
Tamarind
Tribeca Grill
Union Square Cafe (Sunday)

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the dinner i had at david burke in vegas (at venetian) is one of my all time couple favorite meals. i would love to hear a TR from david burke and donatella. the menu looks excellent and overlaps with a few things i tried at david burke in vegas.

[howzit]

btw, if you want to splurge on sushi, Sushi Yasuda or Kurmazushi are a notch above Bond St.

bond st is more of a casual weekday sushi meal or a meal before going out. the other two are dining experiences and will cost you a lot.

[The DaveR]

Any particular reason you want to go to 21? If you're into that scene Patroon and Delmonico are similar.

[burningyen]

Spice Market has great atmosphere but meh food. If I could only do 3 dinners in NYC, I would do, in descending order:

Daniel
11 Madison
Sushi of Gari (Upper East Side)

With Wolfgang's and Babbo as backups. I still haven't been to Bouley and Jean Georges, but my friends tell me they're both great as well.

I haven't heard much good about 21. It's also not that close to the Les Miz theater. DB Bistro, Del Frisco's and Hell's Kitchen are closer and probably better.

I would be interested in meeting 2p2ers for drinks Sunday if I'm not in Brooklyn that night.

[bobhalford]

I would add that Poke on 85th and 1st avenue is far superior to Sushi of Gari. It's likely the best sushi restaurant in NYC. If you go, make sure to get the truffle roll.

[El Diablo]

by,

I haven't been to Babbo, but I've never heard anything except raves about meals there. It's high on my list of places to check out.

[burningyen]

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I would add that Poke on 85th and 1st avenue is far superior to Sushi of Gari. It's likely the best sushi restaurant in NYC. If you go, make sure to get the truffle roll.

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Cool, I'll have to check it out.

[garcia1000]

No love for Le Bernardin? I think they serve decent food at an affordable price.

[NoSoup4U]

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Spice Market has great atmosphere but meh food. If I could only do 3 dinners in NYC, I would do, in descending order:

Daniel
11 Madison
Sushi of Gari (Upper East Side)

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We must have a common ancestor. I love these suggestions. Eleven Madison Park is one of my favorites in NYC and not yet as popular as it deserves to be. I find Sushi of Gari to have some items that are stunning and some that are flops, but I admire them for trying. The fact that Gari wasn't there the night I went might go some way towards explaining it. The scallops with black truffles at Daniel is one of the best single dishes I've ever had anywhere, which lets me forgive their rather old school decor.

[howzit]

irie guy,

from experience, reservations are made a month in advance to most these high end places for Thurs, Fri, Sat that people are suggesting here.

but if you get lucky, any of these places are new york icons. most of these start at $100+ / hd

babbo - italian
daniel - french
le bernandin - seafood
WD50 - american? no real style
jean geoges - french
veritas - wine bar/italian/american/french
amma - indian
aquavit - swedish
l'impero - italian
alto - new italian
cru - american/french

some pseudo under-the-radar places that a lot of foodies know about:

-- extra virgin
-- little owl
-- red cat
-- harrison
-- tasting room
-- blue ribbon, kitchen open till 4AM


i'd stay away from these places:
Spice Market
Fiammas
Morimoto

Bond St had a fire a few months ago but i think they're back in business.