658228 Fri Oct 09 07:16:45 -0700 2009 9 18 Manhattan 0 5090698 My husband and I are headed to the Whitney Museum tonight. Can anyone recommend a place to eat dinner nearby afterwards? Fri Oct 09 07:16:46 -0700 2009 131752 historyteacher426 1 5090789 it would be helpful to have some specifics: cuisine preferences? casual or fancy? Per person budget for food only? That said.... Cafe Boulud has reopened. http://www.danielnyc.com/cafebouludNY.html Fri Oct 09 07:48:01 -0700 2009 5090698 13867 RGR 2 5090826 Good point -- no cuisine preferences to speak of (just good food) and not too outlandish (keeping the bill around $100 - $125 for two would be great). (On a side note, we recently went to DBGB and it was tasty.) Fri Oct 09 08:01:53 -0700 2009 5090789 131752 historyteacher426 3 5091240 At Cafe Boulud, lunch is doable with that budget since they are now offering the following prix fixes: 2 courses for $28; 3 courses for $35. Dinner, however, is well beyond that budget. Fri Oct 09 10:19:00 -0700 2009 5090826 13867 RGR 2 5091268 also how far away is still nearby? Fri Oct 09 10:28:08 -0700 2009 5090789 135229 thew 1 5090854 Le Magnique, a lovely, authentic French bistro, is very convenient to the Whitney -- at Lexington & 73rd Street. The food is very good and reasonable, including a great $19.95 prix fixe that is served until 7 PM. Fri Oct 09 08:10:26 -0700 2009 5090698 110897 City Kid 2 5091214 I think you meant to type Le Magnifique. Is it in the space where another bistro/wine bar (whose name escapes me) used to be located? Fri Oct 09 10:12:40 -0700 2009 5090854 13867 RGR 3 5091265 used be an excellent brazillian bistro - buzina pop Fri Oct 09 10:27:00 -0700 2009 5091214 135229 thew 3 5091275 You are so right, RGR! It is Le Magnifique and it is in the same space (and same owners) as the old Buzina Pop Brazilian place. Great, classic bistro menu. FYI: former Bistro du Nord, now Le Paris, on Madison at 93rd, has the identical menu and, I understand, the same owners. Le Magnifique 1022A Lexington Ave New York, NY 10021 (212) 879-6190 Fri Oct 09 10:32:13 -0700 2009 5091214 110897 City Kid 4 5091377 Buzina Pop was not the bistro/wine bar I was referring to as the place whose name I can't recall was French. Fri Oct 09 11:07:31 -0700 2009 5091275 13867 RGR