Arriving from SF next week, any suggestions, recos or changes to out itinerary would be appreciated.
Six of us arrive next week. We have some reservations and some open spots. Looking to fill in some of the open areas. We will be settled into our hotel by 8:30pm next Thursday evening and have no particular plans but will be hungry. The first night we will most likely want to walk maybe up to six blocks to find a place to eat. Will be staying Times Square W hotel. We are open to all foods, budget is not a concern can be street food to something expensive, just don't want a lot of formal dining ex., Bay Area might be Gary Danko, Michael Mina, etc, would do Per Se as an exception but not available.So here is what we have.
Thursday evening need help per the above.
Friday: Most likely will grab some bagels etc, then going on Circle Line tour. From there going to head to Central park walk around etc. Thought of grabbing something at Azuri Cafe but if not any thoughts on sit down lunch. Thinking Bar Bouloud, Ed's Chowder House, Ma Peche or?
Friday evening res @ Scarpetta
Saturday morning breakfast? We were then going to take train across Brooklyn Bridge and eat at Grimaldi's as we would like to walk back over the bridge. Grimald's seems to get ripped on chowhound. Is it the tourist factor or does the pizza suck. Any other suggestions given our bridge plans. Any good places for a drink and maybe small bite as we come back into Manhattan. Plan is to go head past Southstreet Seaport over to Wall street thru Tribeca and eventually to WV.
Saturday evening we are seeing a show so thought early dinner such as 5 Napkin, Johns, Zigolinis,BXl CAFE, Pigalle or ?
Sunday Brunch: Minetta Tavern, Prune, or ? Later off to someplace like Inoteca LES for glass of wine snack etc then walk EV. Always looking for places to stop in have a drink and bite to eat.
Sunday evening: Gramercy Tavern bar area.
Monday: Breakfast at Clinton Street Bakery, Lunch Katz,
Dinner: Maialino or does it have too much of the feeling of Gramercy Tavern and its food. Also thought of Txikito.
Tuesday Carnegie deli before heading off to JFK.
Grotta Azzura recently reopened is it any good. If we were to do Steak was thinking Uncle Jacks, Angelo&Maxies or Old Homestead.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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Per Se
10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019
Gramercy Tavern
42 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003
Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012
Azuri Cafe
465 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019
Old Homestead
56 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011
Pigalle
790 8th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Scarpetta
355 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10014
Txikito
240 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001
Ed's Chowder House
44 W 63rd St, New York, NY 10023
Maialino
2 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010
Ma Peche
15 W 56th St, New York, NY 10019
Grimaldi's
47 W 20th St, New York, NY 10010
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Thursday:
My Times Square go-to is Szechuan Gourmet and as I understand it, the SF Bay Area is not terribly strong in Sichuan? If you can handle the spice, I'd do that. They do stop serving around 9pm though.
More places near Times Square:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/719859#5751438Friday:
Do you have thoughts as to where you'll be near Central Park? It's pretty big. Azuri is close-ish but not terribly close to the park. I've not been to Ed's but the other options you listed seem good to me.
Saturday:
You seem to have a ton planned for this day: breakfast, take train to Grimaldi's, waiting in line at Grimaldi's, eating at Grimaldi's, walking back from Grimaldi's over the Brooklyn Bridge, AND a drink and snack, AND pre-theatre dinner, and then a Broadway show. I'd cut back a little if possible.
If you want some of the best brunch in the city, make a reservation either at Minetta Tavern or Locanda Verde. Maybe Maialino. Is there a specific neighborhood you wish to dine in or time you wish to dine?
Grimaldi's is OK -- it's my opinion that they are not the best in town, not the worst either. But for many pizza tourist destinations the quality suffers over time. Out of town palettes tend to like a LOT more cheese, toppings, and sauce than crust here can handle. (NY pizza snobs will tell you 1 topping maximum). Also many visitors find a proper NY style crust to be "burnt" so some places take shortcuts and underbake the pies (this also turns tables over faster). All of these factors can lead to a soggy, undercooked, goopy mess with proportions of crust, cheese, and sauce all out of whack.
I actually like John's of Bleecker a lot lately, assuming that the crust is properly cooked (you should see some char marks on the bottom when you hold it up). Don't do the John's in Times Square.
Sunday:
Prune for 6 people means you might be waiting a long time to sit. Why not try dinner there instead?
For brunch I'd make a reservation somewhere, again, because you have 6 people. Maybe Minetta Tavern as I mentioned before. Then some beers at Blind Tiger. Wine and gelato at Otto. Lots of options for snacking in the WV and EV. A lot depends what you like to drink: cocktails, beer, wine? The really great cocktail bars (like Bourbon & Branch, Alembic, style) don't open until 5pm or 6pm.
Some West Village ideas:
Amy's Bread (slice of cake or sticky bun), Murray's Cheese (for some meats and cheese, good cheese straws, sandwiches), Keste (Naples inspired pie -- off times/non-dinner has shorter waits, wine), Joe's Pizza (regular or fresh mozzarella slice), L'Arte de Gelato (olive oil or spicy chocolate gelato, anyone?), Blind Tiger (chili and beer), Faicco's (Italian subs, prosciutto balls, rice balls), Joe the Art of Coffee (coffee and doughnut plant donuts if you get there early enough), Patisserie Claude (croissants, tarts), Mamoun's (falafel), Artichoke's new MacDougal location (square slice), Gray's Papaya or Papaya Dog (not the best in town but a classic), Rocco Patisserie (freshly filled cannoli), Otto (antipasti, pastas, olive oil gelato, wine) ...See also:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/728356
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/750143
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/711661
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/754497In the East Village, maybe the East 7th Street Tour: Porchetta, Butter Lane, Luke's Lobster, Caracas Arepa Bar, and you could pair this with beers at Burp Castle/Jimmy's No 43 and/or a visit to d.b.a.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/rea...Monday:
Maialino is a pretty different atmosphere from Gramercy Tavern and VERY different food. It's definitely worth a stop. Do you already have a reservation? It's pretty popular. However, Txikito is unique as it's Basque food, and if you don't have that in the Bay Area, I'd do that instead.For steak, make sure you check out Keens. Classic old school NY charm. And history! Perfect for visitors. And the porterhouse for two is pretty damn good as well.
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Murray's Cheese
254 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014Faicco's
260 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014Patisserie Claude
187 W 4th St, New York, NY 10014Joe the Art of Coffee
141 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10014Rocco's Pastry Shop
243 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014L'Arte del Gelato
75 7th Ave S, New York, NY 10014Gramercy Tavern
42 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003Keens
72 West 36th St., New York, NY 10018Mamoun's Falafel
119 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012Otto
1 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003Caracas Arepa Bar
93 1/2 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009Szechuan Gourmet
21 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018Azuri Cafe
465 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019Amy's Bread
250 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014Blind Tiger
281 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014John's Pizzeria
278 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014Jimmy's No. 43
43 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003Prune
54 E 1st St, New York, NY 10003Gray's Papaya
402 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014d.b.a.
41 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003Burp Castle
41 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003Porchetta
110 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009Txikito
240 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001Butter Lane
123 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009Keste Pizza & Vino
271 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014Locanda Verde
377 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013Luke's Lobster
93 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009Maialino
2 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010Grimaldi's
47 W 20th St, New York, NY 10010Artichoke
111 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012Papaya Dog
333 Sixth Ave, New York, NY 10012›2 Replies-
re: kathryn
Kathryn
Thanks for all the great suggestions in EV,WV. Blind Tiger sounds perfect. On a Saturday around noon what kind of wait are you talking about at Grimaldi's. And yes probably have too much packed in for one day. I'm sure spontineity along with revisions will be the order of the day. Yes we do have a reservation for Mailaino on Monday.
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Blind Tiger
281 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014Grimaldi's
47 W 20th St, New York, NY 10010-
re: gceats
Depends a lot on the weather since most of the waiting is done outside.
I've never done Grimaldi's with a group of six--you'll have more luck asking on the Outer Boroughs board. But most people there will steer you away from Grimaldi's.
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Grimaldi's
47 W 20th St, New York, NY 10010
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