220259 Thu Mar 17 16:08:36 -0800 2005 12 18 Manhattan 0 1172075 With The Modern not yet open for lunch, any suggestions for a civilized lunch after the museum? Thu Mar 17 16:08:36 -0800 2005 0 cbrookw 1 1172077 likes / dislikes cost formal / informal help us out here, there are lots of lunch places in the mid-fiftes, between 5th and 7th Ave. Thu Mar 17 16:16:37 -0800 2005 1172075 0 marlene 2 1172083 Good food above all...something contemporary, semi-formal for lunch, something with some energy Thu Mar 17 16:28:46 -0800 2005 1172077 0 cbrookw 3 1172087 I like Nina's idea of the Bar Room. Thu Mar 17 16:34:23 -0800 2005 1172083 0 Bowfinger 4 1172827 As a MoMA employee, I gotta say, lots of our curators are big fans of Il Gattopardo, directly across from our 54th street entrance, between 5th & 6th. Good, reliable Italian and oh so close to the Museum! Tue Mar 22 16:36:27 -0800 2005 1172087 0 Marge 3 1172093 Your preferences certainly fit the Bar Room. Thu Mar 17 16:43:19 -0800 2005 1172083 0 rcc 3 1172095 Sorry, we have two similar posts next to each other and I am posting to the wrong one. I did not mean to speak for you!!! Disregard "Bonnie's" posts on this. Thu Mar 17 16:44:19 -0800 2005 1172083 0 Bonnie 2 1172088 Mid price-range, nice -- but do-able with a quiet infant in lap (this generally seems acceptable at lunch places but not dinner places), able to hear each other talk. I don't really know the group we are going with but I assume fairly conservative food-wise (i.e. nothing super "ethnic") Thu Mar 17 16:34:46 -0800 2005 1172077 0 Bonnie 1 1172078 The Modern's Bar Room is indeed open for lunch. And it's nice. An option in the neighborhood is La Grenouille. Thu Mar 17 16:16:39 -0800 2005 1172075 0 Nina W. 2 1172092 That was the original plan. Unfortunately, the Bar Room is fully booked. We also thought of Aquavit (although it's slightly further afield) but it is not open for Sat lunch. Thu Mar 17 16:41:10 -0800 2005 1172078 0 Bonnie 1 1172100 Town on West 56th is amazing. Beautifully setting, great food, very impressive. Trust me -- I work in the neighborhood and I return there over and over. Thu Mar 17 17:05:18 -0800 2005 1172075 0 Michael 2 1172112 I'd second this suggestion. Thu Mar 17 17:23:46 -0800 2005 1172100 0 bystander99 1 1173330 Did the Bar Room. FANTASTIC! Thanks for the suggestions. Thu Mar 24 12:53:31 -0800 2005 1172075 0 cbrookw