Quiet place for Grandparents?
Hi All!
I'm meeting my girlfriends Grandparents tomorrow (Wendesday) and I need to find someplace good but also quiet. Her Grandma is hard of hearing. But on the other hand they are both VERY cool/hip people and they love good restaurants and good food. Plus I'm in the business myself so I guess theres a certain expectation that I will pick a good place. But every place I can think of gets pretty loud.... any ideas? Oh as far as neighborhood- really not that important. They are staying in Lincoln Center but they can travel well, and my girlfriend and I both work in the East 20's. Plus I'm more of a downtown type of guy, but it really isn't that important as far as location.
-
See, thats why I love Chowhound. Lots of great, thoughtfull ideas. I should add to my list that the restaurant would have to have availibility for 4 people at 7:30. EMP, while I love it, will not and neither will Jean Georges. I've never been to Telepan or Toqueville, both great ideas. Maybe I'll look into them in the morning.
›3 Replies-
re: jeffthepeanut
ellenost
May 26, 2010 07:09 AM
Okay, if EMP isn't available, I join the recommendations for Picholine. The food is excellent, and the service is very attentive. You should request the back dining room.
If you're willing to travel to Tribeca, another recommendation is for Bouley (great food, decor and service) and the noise level is low.
-
re: jeffthepeanut
I was going to suggest Telepan. It's in their neighborhood, fairly quiet (not that nobody's there or nobody's talking, but it's very well divided and sound just doesn't seem to travel), a beautiful space, and can be surprisingly scene-y for its location - the last time I took my wife there, Ethan Stiefel and Julie Kent were on one side of me, some hip hop artist I recognized but couldn't place and his agent were on the other.
Plus, the food is fantastic. I could give up meat in exchange for a lifetime supply of the pea pancakes.
-----
Telepan
72 W. 69th Street, New York, NY 10023 -
re: jeffthepeanut
You didn't name a price point, but for quiet and charming, what about Mas Farmhouse? My friend works there and says the clientelle is really age-diverse, but generally food knowledgeable- sounds like a good fit for a West Village option!
-
-
-
In Midtown East, which would be somewhat in between where you and the grandparents are, two options could be Aquavit and Rouge Tomate. Not at the same level as, say, EMP, but due to their minimalistic design/open spaces I have found both to be on the quieter side.
-----
Rouge Tomate
10 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022 -
-
-
-
re: gutsofsteel
Agree about Picholine. It's especially quiet after 8 p.m., when the pre-Lincoln Center crowd has departed.
Picholine photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391...
-
-
Close to Lincoln Center: Jean Georges is quiet.
Jean Georges photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391@N03/sets/72157623804646010/
Further downtown...
EMP isn't very loud.
EMP photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391@N03/sets/72157623776740643/
Tocqueville is quiet. The food's superb, and the elegant space is one of the most beautiful in the city.
Tocqueville photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391...
-
