Restaurant Suggestion?
We’re leaving to NY tomorrow night. The last time we visited we ate nothing but junk food (pizza, hot dogs, bagels, beef patties), LOL, but it saved us a ton of money. We are anticipating doing the same this time but we are going with friends and would really like to visit one of NY’s restaurants. What’s a good restaurant that would be worth the waiting for a table and worth the price? We are staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Chelsea but we don’t mind walking or taking cabs/trains.
We are open to any kind of food except Spanish food. We live in Miami. A Latin American restaurant here are like bodegas over there…all over the place.
Thanks!
10 Responses
Marie
25 Feb 2010
murrayc
25 Feb 2010
check out restaurants.com where you can buy a gift certificate to many NYC restaurants at a deep discount ($25 for $10)
NYC Chutzpah
25 Feb 2010
Try Dallas BBQ there are a few of them around the city. (23 & 8th, 42 tween 8th & 7th, 72 tween CPW and Columbus, University Place and 8th st)Cost around $20 each if you don’t order alcohol. Or you can go to one of the corner deli’s that has a salad bar. You fill up a container with your choices and they charge you by the weight of the contents of the container. There is a very good typical NY Greek diner on the south east corner of 23rd st and 9th ave. (not the one on the west side of 9th)
nova_queen_28
25 Feb 2010
Wo Hop, 15 Mott Street in Chinatown followed by
La Bella Ferarra Canolis on Mulberry Street in Little Italy (they are only a few blocks apart).
This is my * I have to have it * dinner & dessert when I’m in NYC.
Joseph P
25 Feb 2010
Anyone will tell u, the best rest. in the world r in NYC. What’s not said is the $$. As an alternative, try going to an outer borough like ‘Brooklyn’. Short train ride to Sheepshead Bay. The bay is great place to visit on Saturdays. Shopping, oogling, and dining. Also, the bay has at least two "diners". Anyone will tell u that diners give you: Comfort, Great Food, Too Much Food, and Great price. Just right for people on any kind of budget. Give it a shot. You’ll thank me.
DON W
25 Feb 2010
I really like "Penelope" at 30th and Lexington. It’s largely American food, but very creative and served well. Nothing fancy about the place–the tables are small and close together, but it’s distinctly New York and patronized almost exclusively by native New Yorkers. Prices aren’t bad either!
Penelope should be only about a five minute walk from your hotel.
farfel
25 Feb 2010
i’m not sure why people are recommending Dallas BBQ when RUB (Righteous Urban Barbeque) is right there on 23rd Street off 7th Avenue. it’s not particularly expensive and much more authentic…
lingua06437
25 Feb 2010
Get a zagat guide.
Also, if you walk by a restaurant and see that it is zagat rated, you’ll know it is good.
NYC is so dense – there are good restaurants all over.
In Chelsea – I like le singe vert on 7th Ave, Intermezzo on 8th Ave and Othello on 20th.
For Little Italy I’d reccomend La Mela.
Try Josies for Healthy Gourmet Food. While we are talking about gourmet – don’t miss zabars. It is a great gourmet food store on the upper west side.
Do you want the best Steak dinner ever? Go to Peter Lugers Steak house in Brooklyn. Definately worth the price and trip and wait.
If you really want to spend some money, go to one if by land in Greenwich Village on Barrow Street.
Also – for all these places – I’d call for reservations in advance.
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The Hollywood diner on 6th and 16th in Chelsea is not an exclusive place like the places I mentioned above, But it is darn good food that won’t cost an arm and a leg and it is open 24 hours and it is in Chelsea where you will be staying.
top_secret_54321
25 Feb 2010
I was in NY last week & here are the best places I ate (all casual, no reservations):
Cafe Reggio in Greenwich Village
Delicious iced cappuccino w/almond cream, pastries, light, Italian dishes. Small ("cozy"), very Greenwich Village-y.
Meskerem-Right across from Cafe Reggio
Amazing Ethiopian. Husband had the lamb in a honey wine, I had chicken in red wine. More than enough to share. Lunch only $8.
Little Poland in the East Village
Mom-and-pop restaurant. Food is like it’s homemade. I had the pierogi special (& couldn’t finish, $10). Opted for here over Veselka because it was more low key, less crowded, & more affordable.
Gramercy Cafe in Gramercy/Union Square
The omelette’s looked impressive but I opted for the huge lox-cream cheese-veggies-bagel & loved it. They have a big menu. Open 24-hrs.
M & I International Foods in Brighton Beach
Knishes. That’s all I have to say. Worth the train ride. It’s a grocery store w/a lunch counter on one side, a buffet in the back, & a restaurant upstairs.
Cafe Euroasia in Brighton Beach
The borsh is really great. And the "kiev" (but dill & butter instead of brocolli & cheese).
jonny cottone
27 Feb 2010
dining in nyc? check out the new hyper-local dining guide called twiddish that empowers real diners to review restaurants on a dish-by-dish basis in real-time. http://www.twiddish.com
There are a lot of great restaurants in Chelsea and within walking distance!
Some of my favorites:
Bar Stuzzichini – Broadway & 21st – great Italian "small plates" you can order a whole bunch for the table and sample everything.
Amy’s Bread – 9th & 15th – great healthy soups & sandwiches, but also the best red velvet cake around!
Cafeteria – 7th Ave & 17th Street – open 24/7 – great brunch and awesome mac n cheese
Pop Burger – 9th Ave. & 14th Street – they have delicious sliders (little burgers) and fries. If it is later, they have a nice bar/lounge in the back
Cola’s – 8th Ave. & 17th Street – nice Italian place with a prix fixe menu
Vynl – 8th Ave & 15th Street – diner food, but in a cool setting, with great cocktails – something for everyone here
Dallas BBQ – 23rd & 8th Ave – huge portions and good prices, drinks the size of your head!
Shake Shack – in Madison Square Park – 23rd Street & 5th Ave. – it’s not really a shack, and they have great hot dogs with tons of toppings, plus fries and shakes!
East of 8th – 23rd & 8th – sit in the back yard for breakfast/brunch – nice setting & good food
There are so many low cost alternatives to pizza & hot dogs – ask at your hotel for some of the local places. Also, check out Time Out New York – they have a special issue each year dedicated to "Cheap Eats."
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/features/9142/the-new-york-cheap-eats-pyramid