Saturday pre theater lunch not brunch Next weekend

[capeanne]

we have 2pm matinee on 45th St Last visits we have done Ma Peche (twice) and Bar at the Modern. Loved them both. Maybe time for something different. We have already booked dinner Friday after Lincoln Center at Bar Boulud and dinner Sat at Gotham Bar and Grille. Thoughts? 2 of us , price not an issue, wine a definite and we are staying at Setai so Ai Fiori a possibility....prefer more lunch than a brunch menu...tapas might be nice. Many thanks.

[ellenost]

I had a wonderful dinner at Ai Fiori about 6 months ago, so if you're staying at Setai, you should definitely consider Ai Fiori (it just received a Michelin star).

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Ai Fiori
400 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018

[RGR]

ellenost's suggestion of Ai Fiori is an excellent one. We've had two dinners there. Delicious food and an elegant space. They serve lunch, not brunch, on Saturdays and Sundays, and many of the dinner dishes are on the menu.

Ai Fiori photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391@N03/sets/72157626404002836/

If you want something much more casual, you might consider Toloache. Very good Mexican food. Though it's a brunch menu on Saturdays and Sundays, there are plenty of regular/lunch dishes, which is what we prefer. Friendly, efficient service and pleasant atmospherics.

Toloache photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391@N03/sets/72157625840649523/

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[capeanne]

Line up is : Fri after Jazz at Lincoln : Bar Boulud.
Sat lunch pre theater : Ai Fiori
Sat dinner : Gotham Bar and Grille
Sun lunch ( 2 pm Acela to Boston) : Bar at The Modern
Any alternatives to Sunday ? and we are more lunch than brunch people. Mexican not a favorite of my Husband. Thanks as always. And RGR last time my Husband loved WD-50 Me not at all !
Many thanks.

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WD-50
50 Clinton Street, New York, NY 10002

Bar Boulud
1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

Ai Fiori
400 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018

[kathryn]

If you're OK with leaving your hotel's neighborhood for Sunday, try the brunch at Tertulia, a tapas restaurant that just got 2 stars from the New York Times.

http://tertulianyc.com/Tertulia_brunc...

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Tertulia
359 6th Ave, New York, NY 10011

[RGR]

I think the Bar Room at the Modern is an excellent choice for Sunday lunch since they serve their regular menu all the time. Our most recent lunch there was on July 4th.

Bar Room at The Modern photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391@N03/sets/72157627136466638/

You might consider going to Union Square Cafe. Though they serve a "brunch" menu on the weekend, it contains plenty of lunch dishes.

USC photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391@N03/sets/72157626286667925/

Though it sounds as if Wylie's food is not quite as way out as it used to be, I'm still not convinced to go to WD-50.

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The Modern
9 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019

Union Square Cafe
21 East 16th St., New York, NY 10003