Midtown East for dinner

[sabrina]

Hi,

We're looking for a restaurant for dinner in the East 30's,40's, or 50's

Our guests are not big meat eaters -- Italian is always good, but not a must -- want casual atmosphere with good food -- price not a factor

thanks,

Sabrina

[douglas525]

If by meat, you mean mammals, I've always enjoyed the Spanish place, El Pote, on 2nd and 38th. No strictly vegetarian dishes, but plenty of seafood.

[yumyum palace]

Grifone on E. 46th St. between 2nd and 3rd ave. It is a small place, but the food is outstanding. One of my most favorite Italian restaurants in the city.

[cricri7]

I went to l'Artisanal when I was in town at the beginning of January and loved it. I had the cheese fondue and it was excellent. Be sure to ask for baguette with it instead of the whole wheat bread they sometimes serve with it.

[RGR]

Pamplona, on 49th St., b/t 2nd & 3rd Avs., serves excellent modern Mexican cuisine with an emphasis on fish and seafood in a space. Very pleasant atmospherics.

http://www.modernmexican.com/pamplona

L'Impero, on Tudor City Pl., b/t 42nd & 43rd Sts., serves delicious contemporary Italian cuisine. The decor has understated elegance, but the ambiance is not too formal or stuffy.

http://www.limpero.com

[midtownfoodie]

Just for clarification, RGR's referring to Pampano, and not Pamplona which is actually a Spanish restaurant. The website is: http://www.modernmexican.com/pampano/

[RGR]

Oops! Thanks for catching my mistake, midtownfoodie, and providing the correct information. Of course, the similarities betweent the two names can make it easy to confuse them. However, in this case, I think I had just posted on another thread about Pamplona, so it got locked into my brain....lol