Dinner with Hip, Urban College Students

[kobys]

Planning a dinner in Manhattan (live in Tribeca) with several hip, urban college students (not from NYC). I know they would not enjoy some fancy, stiff, expensive place and my pocketbook would not enjoy it either. Also, since the group will be six people, I need somewhere where I can make reservations. Any suggestions? Doesn't have to be downtown.

Thanks in advance for any help!

[Pan]

No-one's mentioned Inoteca. But what I don't know is whether they'd require a prix fixe menu from a group of 6. I'm also not sure why Txikito hasn't been mentioned.

[foodwhisperer]

Buddakan ( meat market)
Morimoto Tribeca Canvas
Kori ( Korean in Tribeca)
Greenwich Grill ( japanese/italian Tribeca)
Wong ( w.village)
Frankie's (West Village)
WD-50 ( ordering a la carte)
Kin Shop ( west village)
Boqueria ( tapas, SoHo)
Inoteca ( LES)
Pig and Khao ( LES)
Minetta Tavern (WV)
Louro ( WV)
Sakagura ( Midtown, Japanese small dishes)

[kathryn]

I thought you can't order a la carte at WD-50 except at the bar. Will be tough to get 6 people there, and you can't reserve.

[foodwhisperer]

Hmmmm not sure,,, I was at a table last night and ordered ala carte ,, ordered about 10 dishes. but it was a table for two ,, not really the bar ,,but well, maybe it could be considered the bar...Not sure if they do it at tables,,,but I sure did like the ala carte ordering

[arepo]

Crispos is perfect. The Italian food is way to good for the decent prices for NY. Beware, it will tend to be noisy on weekends.

[Motosport]

Cannibal

[tex.s.toast]

Where could six people possibly sit at cannibal? We went w 4 of us and were lucky to snag what appeared to be the only non counter seats.

[avial]

they have a heated/covered garden in the back with picnic tables.

[kathryn]

What's your budget, per person, before tax, tip, any drinks?

[kobys]

I'm thinking under $100 per person all in. They are under age so won't be drinking any alcohol.

[kathryn]

Acme
Empellon Cocina
Louro
Public
Recette
Tertulia
Wong

Though if you really want obscure and off the beaten path, you gotta leave Manhattan.

[kobys]

Thanks Kathryn!

[Spiritchaser]

Kinshop
The Marrow
Breslin

[rochfood]

Are they really groovy, far out cats ?

[kobys]

Born and raised San Francisco foodie kids now going to college in NYC and Chicago. I would say they are "really groovy, far out cats". Would love to take them somewhere delicious and relatively obscure.