Restaurant Week Dinner Ideas Downtown

[twochesters]

HI Guys --
I have an early dinner with two colleagues -- one is helping out in New York only next week. Would love suggestions for a RW dinner downtown -- we are in East Village -- LES, Soho, Noho, W Village, probably as far north as Union Sq or Flatiron -- just someplace with good food and a pleasant atmosphere. Late in the week probably but can be flexible re the night.
Thanks very much.

[kathryn]

Po is participating and takes reservations via phone only, so it's possible they aren't fully booked yet.

http://www.porestaurant.com/restauran...

[twochesters]

Thank you so much, Kathryn. Their menu looks really nice. I did just call and make a reservation -- I know it's a Friday. I was asking if it is always so noisy, and it was so noisy that they couldn't hear me. I made it for Thursday. I think he said it is small so gets noisy. It might be great but would also be interested in another idea. Thanks very much.

[kathryn]

Glancing at the list, I'd look at:

Apiary
Nuela
Perilla - they may be booked up already though
SD26

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Perilla
9 Jones Street, New York, NY 10014

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

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

[twochesters]

Thanks so much kathryn. Sd26 looks booked on open table. I can call. Of the names you have listed including po, what do you like best?

[kathryn]

I've only been to Perilla, SD26, and Po. Of those, I liked Po the best but Perilla is also very good. Apiary and Nuela are on my to do list but I've heard good feedback from trusted posters on this board.

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Perilla
9 Jones Street, New York, NY 10014

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

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

[twochesters]

Great. I was able to reserve at po and apiary. As long as my colleagues are ok with the sound level it sounds like we should try po. Thank you so much.

[twochesters]

Thank you to Kathryn for the suggestion of Po, where we had a very nice dinner last night. the Restaurant Week menu offered nice selections. The food was good -- I thought desserts were best -- and the restaurant was very relaxed, low-key, and comfortable. We were seated near the back - not noisy at all -- and after we ate were doing some work at the table. They were very graciious -- it seemed they did not need the table -- and we stayed for four hours. Thanks again, Kathryn -- it worked out very well.

[kathryn]

Glad to hear it!

[fooder]

I've been to RW at Japonais before and it was nice.

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Japonais
111 East 18th Street, New York, NY 10003

[twochesters]

Thank you -- good to know!