Restaurant and Bar ideas in Greenwich Village

[Jake Barnes]

Staying in Grammercy Park for the weekend. Eating at Casa Mono one night. We're looking for some ideas for casual dinner for the other night. We're also looking for some interesting bars to check out in that neighborhood. Any suggestions?

Also, has anyine been to a wine bar called Cafe Ino? Is it worth checking out?

What about any Spanish tapas/wine bars?

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Casa Mono
52 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003

[Pan]

You should know that you are right near the major Indian neighborhood in Manhattan, called "Curry Hill," so if you have any interest in South Indian food, in particular, consider walking up Lexington to the upper 20s. Saravana Bhavan (corner of 26 St.) and Chennai Garden (27 St. just west of Lexington) are my favorite places for South Indian food in that area; Chennai Garden also serves some interesting Gujarati food and so on.

[Kate_N]

Casa Mono is a tapas place, so you've got that base covered.

In the Gramercy Park area (where you're staying), I love the bars at Tabla and Rye House. The Murray Hill inoteca Littleman recommended is good (the much larger younger sibling to Cafe Ino in West Village if I remember correctly).

In Greenwich Village (don't know if your post title is a mistake or not) Employees Only, Fatty Crab, and Spotted Pig are my go-to spots.

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Casa Mono
52 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003

Spotted Pig
314 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014

Employees Only
510 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

Fatty Crab
643 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

Rye House
11 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011

[UnderemployedInNYC]

Also in the Fatty Crab / Spotted Pig genre is Cabrito. Lively crowd and tasty food.

http://underemployedinnyc.blogspot.com/

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Spotted Pig
314 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014

Fatty Crab
643 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

Cabrito
50 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014

[kathryn]

Rye House is west of 5th Avenue near Union Square, so I wouldn't necessarily call it part of the Gramercy Park area, but it's not a far walk.

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Rye House
11 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011

[Littleman]

Inoteca on 3rd is outstanding. There's a great bar and outdoor dining as well.

Inoteca @ 323 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 212 - 683 - 3035.

http://www.inotecanyc.com/

[kathryn]

To further clarify, there is 'ino in the West Village, 'inoteca on the Lower East Side, and 'inoteca liquori bar, which is the closest one to you. They are all related.

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'ino
21 Bedford St, New York, NY 10014

'inoteca
323 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10010