Guest arriving (1st time in US) in 3 hrs - last minute ideas?
Hi all,
I have a guest (colleague) coming in the city in 3 hours - his 1st time ever in North America...
He is here on business, which means limited time for "personal" meals, etc...
My wife and I are taking him out tonight (business expense).
Any ideas for a good NYC experience? My first thought was Fairway (unique setting, not touristy, nice view of Broadway)
Any other ideas?
MT
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Some of the uniquely American or NY places that come to mind will have a wait. Do you think he'll be up for a bit of a wait? Also it might not be too bad if his flight gets in a little bit later and you don't eat until 10 or so.
I see Hill Country has 9:45 on OpenTable. You could also try a late reservation at Blue Ribbon Bakery who is now in OpenTable.
Momofuku Ssam Bar strikes me as distinctly NY but you'll probably wait a bit for a table.
Katz's Deli and John's of Bleecker, are all NYC sorts of places but don't take reservations. Parm? Shake Shack?
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Where is your guest coming from?
Fairway is very casual. While the food is good, the service can be spotty.
Depending on availabilty, if you're expensing the meal you could do something upscale with an American menu, such as:
Craft
Colicchio and Sons
Union Square Cafe
Perilla
The NoMad
WD-50
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where outside the us is he coming from? i think this matters quite a bit. My indian in-laws (who have been to north america many many times) love: meat products they cant get at home (notably beef and charcuterie), pizza, hamburgers but also "healthy" food like fresh salads and things that are either unavailable or prohibitively expensive to have other than rare occasions.
hill country has gone over huge with them in the past, and seems pretty distinctly american (if not terribly representative of new york) though it wouldnt be my first pick if someone elses business was picking up the tab.
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