Where should I go for my birthday??

[villager21]

Ugh! I can't pick a place for my birthday dinner. My boyfriend is taking me out for a nice romantic dinner and I'm blanking on where to go.

Here are a few places I've already been:
Babbo
Bllue Hill
Yasuda
Crispo
Nobu
Morimoto
Degustation
EMP
Crispo
Gramercy Tavern

I'm looking for something in that price range (or more, but not Per Se) and no preference on cuisine, we eat everything.

Where should we go?

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Per Se
10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019

Gramercy Tavern
42 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003

Babbo
110 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10011

Crispo
240 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011

Nobu
105 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013

Morimoto
88 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10011

[XerxesAB]

I thought I'd add the options of Alto, Convivio, and Marea since it seems you haven't visited a Michael White restaurant. Alto is a bit more quiet, but from what I've heard, I'd mention Marea as the one of those to try for a birthday dinner. I haven't been yet, but heard very good things.

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Convivio
45 Tudor City Place, New York, NY 10017

Marea
240 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019

[chocokitty]

I went to Blue Hill at Stone Barns (not the one in Manhattan) this past Friday for my birthday. It's one of the best restaurant experiences I've encountered. If you do choose to go to Blue Hill at Stone Barns, I suggest you and your boyfriend go there during the afternoon to walk around their farms' grounds.

As for the other places, what do you want to eat in terms of cuisine? How do you define romantic? (Babbo does not necessarily speak romantic since it's quite loud with conversations as the night goes on. Degustation is very intimate as there is only a U-bar seating and you get a front seat to watch the chef cook for you.)

Tina
http://thewanderingeater.com/

[ellenost]

I'd add Bouley to your list. I've gone to Bouley for my past 2 birhday dinners, and have had wonderful dinners both times.

[Pan]

A few more names:

Kyo Ya (I highly recommend the kaiseki; call ahead to reserve it)
Scarpetta
Hearth

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Kyo Ya
94 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009

Scarpetta
355 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10014

[rrems]

Well, you have quite a wide range of prices in your list of places you've been, so here are a bunch of possibilities without regard to price:

Recette
SD26
Tabla
Aldea
Nuela
Annisa
Convivio
SHO
Picholine

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Annisa
13 Barrow Street, New York, NY 10014

Picholine
35 West 64th St., New York, NY 10023

Convivio
45 Tudor City Place, New York, NY 10017

Aldea
31 West 17th Street, New York, NY 10011

SD26
19 East 26th Street, New York, NY 10010

Recette
328 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

Nuela
43 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010