544283 Thu Jul 31 10:07:46 -0700 2008 12 18 Manhattan 0 3918649 Born/raised/worked in the city and am returning(from Atl) for a 40th anniversary.Guess age is setting in and cant remember places i used to go 20 years ago and wonder if you all can help.There are 4 places i liked---one was a seafood restaurant near Fulton Street market,uner the el.Think the name started with an S. Another was a place on Bdwy I think near the battery, that was very old and Washington did his inauguration speech there Third was a German place near 14th st and Bdwy, Union Square--remember it had tine ceilings, think it starts with an R Finally, theres a great place that served incredible lamb about one block north of the new MSG (i know its now old)--rememer it had Irish pipes hanging all over. Thanks so much for the help, and if you have time, could you give me your thoughts if the place is still nice. Thu Jul 31 10:07:48 -0700 2008 92265 bobstripower 1 3918696 Incredible lamb spot is Keen's. Old place is probably Fraunces Tavern. German place could be Rolf's but that is on 3rd and 21st. No idea about the seafood restaurant. Thu Jul 31 10:19:46 -0700 2008 3918649 10195 KTinNYC 1 3918707 I suspect the lamb place is Keens (I've not been) and that the place where Washington spoke maybe Fraunces Tavern, though I'm not sure it's on Broadway. Haven't been there either. Might Rolf's be the German place? Thu Jul 31 10:21:34 -0700 2008 3918649 10985 MMRuth 2 3918727 Jinx! Thu Jul 31 10:25:24 -0700 2008 3918707 10195 KTinNYC 2 3918771 There is a German place on 20th & Broadway called Silver Swan. Thu Jul 31 10:38:46 -0700 2008 3918707 163807 baldwinwood 3 3918921 Not any more there's not. Silver Swan closed. Thu Jul 31 11:16:29 -0700 2008 3918771 40108 jakew8 1 3918911 Though it didn't begin with an "R," the German place near 14th you remember sounds like Luchow's, at that location on 14th St., which went out of business perhaps 25 years ago. There is an NYU dorm on that block now (of course) and Trader Joe's. You will find much has changed, alot for the better but some nice old places are no more. Thu Jul 31 11:13:44 -0700 2008 3918649 110897 City Kid 2 3918976 you folks are good ---Fraunces,Keens,Luchows are right on.Is Rolfs a good place--I thought of the seafood spot near Fulton st fish market--it was Sweets (sp), but couldnt find any reference to it on Board.Im going to do more research on the board rather than have you folks spend more time when i can perhaps look up stuff.I may ask some more in next few weeks to find newer places near where we are staying 3rd and 50th--thanks again Thu Jul 31 11:31:56 -0700 2008 3918911 92265 bobstripower 3 3919026 Sounds like a good plan - we'll be happy to help! Thu Jul 31 11:44:14 -0700 2008 3918976 10985 MMRuth 3 3919516 Sweets is long gone--along with the Fulton Fish Market. Thu Jul 31 13:57:22 -0700 2008 3918976 16836 Julia 1 3918982 Fraunces Tavern is still there, but the food sucks. Drop by for a drink and eat elsewhere.Could the Union Square German place have been Luchow's? If it wa, it is gone. Thu Jul 31 11:33:02 -0700 2008 3918649 74069 Ann900 2 3920021 thanks again--too bad about Sweets--used to go there with my mom.Oh well--also thanks for tip on Fraunces Thu Jul 31 16:32:23 -0700 2008 3918982 92265 bobstripower 1 3920334 fraunces is on whitehall & water... work right next to it, but have never popped in. Thu Jul 31 18:33:15 -0700 2008 3918649 212717 chet steadman 1 4664653 An addition to the Fulton Fish Market list - along w/Sweet's there was Sloppy Louie's which was also a FFM worker spot. Thu May 07 19:40:52 -0700 2009 3918649 290856 exileonmainstreet