Lunch in NYC

Old Oct 29th, 2004, 03:38 PM
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Lunch in NYC

Can anyone suggest a restaurant for lunch in the vicinity of Rockefeller Center/Radio City Music Hall? We are open to most all suggestions. Any help appreciated!!!
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Old Oct 29th, 2004, 04:00 PM
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Nicole's - 10 E 60th St.
My DIL is the Brit exec chef - mention Annie's name and get a glass of Pinot Noir.
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Old Oct 29th, 2004, 05:39 PM
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In Rock Center, go to either Sea Grill - or the Rock Center Cafe. Or, if you want something very basic - but eccentric Ellens Diner.
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Old Oct 29th, 2004, 06:22 PM
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The restaurants nytraveler mentioned overlook the ice rink, making it a relaxing and entertaining way to spend the time, in addition to the meal.
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Old Oct 30th, 2004, 07:17 AM
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Thanks to all for the recommendations. We will probably go with one of the restaurants at the ice rink. Someone suggested a restaurant to me that is located in the LA Spa/Gym at Rock. Cen. Do you know of this place?
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It's called Pulse. Pan Asian.

http://thesportsclubla.com/clubs/tem...r&section=food
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Old Oct 30th, 2004, 09:10 AM
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I've had very good lunches at Rock Center Cafe but it is very expensive. You could easily spend $50 pp for lunch.

Another choice which I don't see recommended very often but is one of my very favorite NYC institutions is
the '21 Club'.
 
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Come to think of it, I never usually see any tourists at '21 Club' at lunch. Usually men wearing suits. Well, I guess tourists could walk around Manhattan wearing suits.
 
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Sea Grill is quite good and they have/had several very "intelligent" Alsatian wines on their list.
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Check out MoMa. Museum of Modern art. I forget when they open but then again you didn't say when.
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Go Travel, the reason you only see men in suits at 21 Club is that jacket and tie are required for lunch AND dinner there -- or at least they still were last year. One thing to note there is the prices are really high, but if you ask for the special lunch menu you get a separate menu with choice of three appetizers, three entrees, and three desserts for a fixed price -- which just a year or two ago was $21, but I think it has been posted that it has gone up considerably since then.

A real bargain and neat place is the rather upscale looking Indian restaurant called Utsav which is entered from 46th Street and is between 6th and 7th Avenues. They do a wonderful buffet lunch which is about $13.95.
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Old Oct 31st, 2004, 10:13 AM
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The prix fixe lunch at 21 is now listed in Zagat as $32.

Another nice option would be Aquavit on west 54th st. Their prix fixe is $30 (www.aquavit.org)
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nytraveler, good suggestion. We enjoyed Ellens Stardust Diner too. Although it's touristy and the food was just average, the singing waiters put us all in the Broadway 'mood'.
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Rue 57 on 57/6th is a few blocks away from RC but worth the walk.
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