If not Italian what?

Which cuisines do you like or dislike?

Meat and potatoes? Something really interesting???

If you like Greek food, either Molyvos or Milos might be an option. If you like simple French food, then La Bonne Soupe might be an option. It's a little modest but quite good.

There are a lot of good restaurants in the Time-Warner Center, including A Voce, one of our best Italian restaurants. But both Bouchon Bakery & Cafe and Landmarc are good and not Italian. Granted, the Time-Warner Center is a bit further from your hotel but still within what I would call walking distance.

2nd Ave. Deli-not It.
Red Farm-not It.
AOC-Bleecker St.-not It.
Mary's Fish Camp-not It.
Pearl Oyster Bar-not It.

I think Molyvos is a TERRIBLE tourist trap, and out the OP's price range.

One of the most enjoyable and affordable eateries not far from your hotel is the Emporoum Brasil on 46th St between 5th & 6th. There is tasty Brazilian food on offer but you can also get quite familiar dishes like steak and chicken. They have some nice Argentine wines at a good price if you like wine.

Le Bonne Soupe is a very nice place to sit back and relax and be pleased with the bill.

You need to check prices to see if you like them, but Pampano on East 49th st. does really nice Latin American food:

http://www.richardsandoval.com/pampano/menus/pampano_dinner.pdf

If you like Indian food, you can consider Bombay Palace, which is near your hotel:

http://www.bombaypalacenyc.com/DataMenu.aspx

Sorry, I misspelled Emporium Brasil.

It's a casual place.

Here's the menu:

http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/Emporium-Brasil/menus/main.html

If you like French I am fond of www.benoitny.com which is just around the corner from the Warwick.

Thanks Rhea, Benoit looks like a classic French restaurant.


I am in the same boat as susieb....La Masseria and Becco(we always go to Becco when in NYC).

But I am thinking of Thai food? Great Chinese?

Oh my, La Bonne Soupe looks to DIE for!
It looks "just the thing".
Thanks for the rec Doug!!!!!!

Joe's Shanghai has a place in your area.
My Greek friends who live on Crete, like Molyvos.

There are two very good Sichuan Chinese restaurants on 39th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. The caveat is that you need to order from the specials sections, not the sections featuring Americanized Chinese food. Dinner will be reasonably priced.



http://lanshengrestaurant.com/

http://szechuan-gourmet.com/default.aspx

We're friends with the Molyvos family. Molyvos is actually very good.

You might also check on menupages.com which organizes restaurant suggestions by cuisine, location, price, meal, etc.

Being friends of the family sometimes means getting a better experience. Here are opinions of Chowhound, which is a better source for restaurant guidance than menupages, I think:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/840276

Molyvos isn't in the same class as Estiatorio Milos, 125 West 55th, between Sixth and Seventh. While the latter can be very, very expensive, they have, by New York standards, a very reasonably priced $49 four-course pre-theater prix-fixe--appetizer, salad, entrée, dessert from a limited menu (http://bit.ly/QP6jjd). Beverages, tax and tip are extra. Milos is a superior restaurant, one of the best seafooders in the City.

I love la Bonne Soupe

I havent been but Quality Meats has gotten good reviews.
57 West 58th St
New York, NY 10019

also try SAvored for some good discounts
http://savored.com/nyc/

I think Molyvos is a TERRIBLE tourist trap, and out the OP's price range.

Ouch! Really?

For Greek, we love Uncle Nick's on 8th Avenue--great food and friendly service.

HTtY

Thank you, thank you for all your suggestions! I'll send menus and prices to the others in my group and make them think they have a choice, but they really don't. I do the research, I make the choices!!

Susieb, let me know how you liked your resturants.

BTW, I am like you!

I do the research too.

Isn't Estatorio Milos a chain?

It's not a chain but there is one in Las Vegas.

La Bonne Soupe is a mediocre little place for those whose reutation far exceeds their skill level.A thousand years ago I used to work across the street and it was crowded for no apparent reason. A couple of years ago we returned and it still had not improved. It is French food what Epcot Center is to Morocco.

Ironically, it serves Sangria. Sangria is a Spanish wine that has taken respectability over the years, which started as the cheapest of cheap wine with fruit to disguise the flavor.

If you want inexpensive French bistro food try Casimir and Flea Market and for a few steps up Lucien and Cafe D'Alsace.

Sorry I hit submit too soon. It should read:

La Bonne Soupe is a mediocre little place for whose reputation far exceeds its skill level.

Well, good to have you back talking TRAVEL and NYC.
Thanks for the info.

You know I love NYC.
I used to live in Mahwah, Adu.

I am just posting here and that will be in spurts.

Being friends with the 'Molyvos family' definitely provides a great experience, no question about that!

Milos has a great reputation (I've never been); I think the original is in Montreal.

I'd recommend leaving the theater district/area of your hotel, to find better value.

Topaz for Thai food on W 56th Street

Joe Shanghai's in China town is much better than the midtown restaurant.

Oceana for fish, lunch is less expensive than dinner

For all restaurants I generally check the NYC dept of health ratings on the agency's website.

Qualifier, re. Molyvos family restaurants: We had a dismal dinner at Oceana; perhaps the worst meal of our lives at Oceania. The place was empty on a Saturday night. This is not an exaggeration: there were 3 parties at three 4 tops, including ours, in the restaurant. Their day has, perhaps, passed. The food was awful.

One excellent place for moderately priced fish is Mary's Fish camp. Problem is no reservations and crazy crowded but superior food.

Adu, we are staying at Flathotel on 52 st.

Any places non Italian places like Totto Ramen nearby?

I know we should try to spread out to other parts of the city, but we are going to 4 plays and need to do pre theater nearby.

Sorry susieb for bogarting your thread.

Sorry do not know the restaurants in midtown.
But downtown

These Italian places are not red sauce retaurants and give you a very different bit authentic taste of Italian cooking.

For Romano cooking try Cacio e Pepe, especially the signature dish of the same name.

http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/cacio-e-pepe/

Gnocco
Once again try the signature dish of the same name

http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/gnocco-cucina-and-tradizione/

Supper
Northern Italian
It gets a 26 at Zagat's.
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As far as Ramen is concerned if you get can get into Ippudo, you car very lucky. Others are Minca, Setagaya, and Rai Rai Ken.

Judy when is your visit?

Ippudo is scheduled to open a branch in midtown, between 8th and 9th on West 52nd Street, this winter.


http://www.ippudony.com/

Ekscrunchy. we are in New York Dec 10-15.
I do hope Ippudo opens before we come.
It looks wonderful.

Thanks for the info Adu.

Try hangawi if you want to try korean vegetarian. although they are pricey, they are really good. worth it.

Judy: I think Ippudo will open the midtown branch after the 1st of the year. But in the meantime, if you do not want to trek to the original NYC outpost, you might like:

http://www.tottoramen.com/

Reviews:


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704278404576037941400305586.html


http://nymag.com/restaurants/cheapeats/2010/67146/index2.html

emilypost...havent been to Oceana in some time, I guess things have changed. thanks for the heads up

It was an expensive and disappointing meal, unfortunately.