May I have elegance and class with a side of funk please?
Winter break is on its way and people that are away at college will be home.
A couple of friends and I thought it would be fun to go into the city for dinner and such.
We know what we want.. thats about it. :-(
Its going to be on a Wednesday night.
Group of 8-11 20-23 year olds (boys and girls), we want to be able to dress up and such.
We're looking for a place that's upscale and groovy but not so over the top that we feel out of place.
We definitely want it to be more on the mellow side yet classy and fun. The actual type of food itself doesn't really matter. We are all about the ambiance!
After dinner we thought it would be awesome to do something else, but what?.
Our group isn't big on drinking, and I don't think we're really feeling "da club" scene.
Any ideas? Also what time is most appropriate for such activities?
All suggestions are appreciated!
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What about Buddakan? You could be seated at the big table downstairs and if you were very careful about ordering - and ordered family style - you might be able to do it for under $50 pp. It is a bit of a scene so it might be fun.
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Buddakan
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Something reasonable in terms of price range, accomodating larger parties and where you can dess up or down I'd recommend Otto. It's a 'Batali Bastianich' venture, the pizzas and food are pretty good, and not too expensive. Service gets a little dicey there and is pretty hit more miss, but still worth looking into.
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Otto
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sgordon
Dec 10, 2010 05:32 AM
What everyone else said about price range.
Also, for a group that large, you might be better off making a reservation. Even on a Wednesday night, you might find yourself split into different tables across the restaurant from one another.
As to after dinner - "where it's at" is relative. If you're not drinkers, the LES might not be for you. It's a bar-hopping scene. There wouldn't be much to do outside of that. In fact, that's basically what nightlife consists of in the city - bars or "da clubs" - so if you're not doing that, I don't what to recommend really. I think for those of us not into (or too old for) the bar / club scenes, dinner itself is the night out. You could go see some music or something, but it'd be in a bar.
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re: sgordon
50-under per-head would be ideal.
haha, as for "where its at" i suppose i was more just hoping everyone else would throw out what they would normally do. Music at a bar sounds like a blast; we may not be big on drinking but that doesnt mean we consider all bars voodoo. :-p The question would be though, being that some of us are under age would we be able to get into a bar? I'm sorry if some of my questions/answers are a bit vague, I am new with the whole forum posting.
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re: Traffic
Momofuku Ssam Bar is classy and fun, though pretty informal. It does feel like a bar, though, and it may stretch your budget a bit. It's funky and cool, though, and has enough variety of food to please most people, I would think.
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Momofuku Ssam Bar
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sgordon
Dec 10, 2010 12:35 PM
...but do note, there's very little chance of a group of 8-11 people getting in Ssam Bar without an hour+ wait, unless they were to pre-order the Bo Ssam.
I would say OP should get a firm number in order, then search Opentable for open reservations on the night in question.
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re: Traffic
Please try to come up with a per person amount that you consider "reasonable". Remember that there is an almost 9% tax plus appropriate 18-20% tip. So how much are you willing to spend per person, out the door?
Also, do you consider "dressing up" to be suits and dresses, or just not blue jeans?
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