655319 Sun Sep 27 12:45:12 -0700 2009 7 18 Manhattan 0 5062075 We will be @ The Lucerne (W 79th near Amsterdam) for our last night in NYC. We have thought about Dovetail (Sunday Suppa) but are also interested in any great neighborhood places. We will have been in NYC 4 days prior for a week and include in our line-up there: Perilla Pearl Oyster Bar Dell'Anima Momofuko Ssam The Little Owl to give you an idea of our likes. We would like to not travel much on that last night. Sun Sep 27 12:45:12 -0700 2009 21363 roxie 1 5062079 BTW~Our last night is a Sunday. Sun Sep 27 12:45:39 -0700 2009 5062075 21363 roxie 2 5062222 Cesca on 75th and Amsterdam. Sun Sep 27 13:55:22 -0700 2009 5062079 12009 DeisCane 2 5064660 I liked Dovetail a lot both times I went - once eating a la carte and once getting the tasting menu. The Sunday night deal looks to be a great bargain, I would definitely go for that. Cesca and West Branch - both mentioned - are also good. I like Ouest a lot also (same owner as both of those). Cafe Luxemburg is very good as well. Lastly, Kefi for greek and Gus and Gabriel for awesome gastro pub food - both a price tier or two below Dovetail/the rest of those. Enjoy! Mon Sep 28 13:11:49 -0700 2009 5062079 160508 metfan630 3 5071044 Tom Valenti has not been involved with Cesca in well over a year. He owns both Ouest and West Branch. Wed Sep 30 19:22:05 -0700 2009 5064660 233059 mahler5 1 5064591 I recommend West Branch and get the duck confit. Mon Sep 28 12:52:51 -0700 2009 5062075 50693 JoLi 1 5065461 The Sunday night supper at Dovetail is delightful with lots of innovative flavor combinations that really work. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and it is a terrific bargain. And the best corn bread anywhere! I think it would be a great last meal to round up your trip and then take a neightborhood stroll back to the Lucerne. Mon Sep 28 18:35:38 -0700 2009 5062075 110897 City Kid 1 5065516 A lot of good suggestions already. I second Ouest (French) and West Branch, Ouest's more casual sibling, as well as Kefi (casual new Greek) and Dovetail. I haven't personally had great food experiences at Cesca or Cafe Luxemburg. Compass (new American), Spiga (new Italian) and Telepan (new American) may also suit. They are good, but probably not as good as Ouest,, Kefi and Dovetail. If you'd like something more casual, there's a Shake Shack location nearby for a pretty good burger and concrete (very thick milkshake). Mon Sep 28 18:52:46 -0700 2009 5062075 64215 cimui