Would Appreciate Some Much Needed Help For First Time Visiting NY
If you could pick 2 restaurants in the Manhattan area that serve meat, seafood, or Italian and your budget is 100-150/per person, what would your choices be?
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princeofpork
Jun 9, 2011 07:43 AM
Meat - Striphouse
Seafood oceana
Italian - Scarpetta or Locanda Verde-----
Oceana
120 W 49th St, New York, NY 10020Scarpetta
355 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10014Locanda Verde
377 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013Strip House
13 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003 -
Seafood: Oceana
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Italian: Lincoln
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Meat (Steakhouse): Keens
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Keens
72 West 36th St., New York, NY 10018Oceana
120 W 49th St, New York, NY 10020Lincoln
142 W 65th St, New York, NY 10023 -
sgordon
Jun 8, 2011 08:52 AM
Meat: pretty much any restaurant that's not seafood specialty or vegetarian serves meat. If you could be more specific - are you looking for a steakhouse? Or just a really great meat dish?
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Marea - though i'd skip the secondi (I found them uninspired) and get an extra primi or couple extra antipasti instead.
Le Bernardin - depending how fancy you wanna go.
Morimoto - gets a lot of flak for being a "TV Chef" but, with selective ordering, some of his signature dishes are spot-on. Skip the sushi course and the tartares, go for more interesting composed dishes. My optimum meal there is cold app / hot app / entree. The Yellowtail Pastrami is excellent, the "Oysters Foie Gras" are little works of luxurious art, and the Red Miso Toban Yaki is amazing.
Kyo Ya - a mix of seafood and meat if you get the Kaiseki dinner (must be ordered two days in advance) - but oh what a meal it is. Could break the budget a bit on the Kaiseki, though going a la carte can still be a great experience.
Soto - a palace of uni. No chef knows how to work the subtleties of the little critters better than Chef Soto, in my book. Like Morimoto, skip the sushi, go for the kitchen plates. Amazing.
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Del Posto - if you're looking for something with a bit more fancy atmosphere. Might stretch the budget slightly, with wine and everything.
Babbo - hearty, big flavors, spectacular. If you can get a rezzie, that is.
Falai - underrated gem, modernist Florentine. Brilliant pastas. Balances the more experimental flairs with a strong rustic base. As I've described him before, a bit like Batali meets Wylie Dufresne.
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Soto
357 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10014Babbo
110 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10011Del Posto
85 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10011Le Bernardin
155 W. 51st St., New York, NY 10019Falai
68 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002Morimoto
88 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10011Kyo Ya
94 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009Marea
240 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019 -
- Meat: Keens and Minetta Tavern
- Seafood: Le Bernardin (jacket required) and Oceana
- Italian: Marea and Babbo
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Babbo
110 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10011Keens
72 West 36th St., New York, NY 10018Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012Le Bernardin
155 W. 51st St., New York, NY 10019Oceana
120 W 49th St, New York, NY 10020Marea
240 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019
