We'll be staying at The Hotel on Rivington. What are some of the great restaurants in Tribeca or the Lower East Side that would be suitable for a couple in their early 60's?

Budget? (When some people say great they mean world class food and big $$$, but others just mean favorite).

Cuisines you like - or hate?

Price range: Moderate to expensive.

Dislikes: Indian, Thai, or anything too spicey.

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Click on "boards" and then click on Manhattan

Landmarc, Azafran, Frankies 17, Stanton Social, 'inoteca, Barrio Chino

There’s a very good Northern Italian at Peasant, complete with their large, Tuscan-style, brick ovens. Their dishes are all presented in the most appealing rustic style. The roast meat dishes, especially if you like sucklng pig and lamb, are a must. Very good pizza, too. The restaurant is in Nolita area, along Elizabeth Street (between Spring and Street).
http://www.peasantnyc.com/

Along Orchard, between Rivington and Stanton is The Orchard for some terrific cutting edge Italian. Their risotto dishes and flatbread tartares are delicious.
http://www.theorchardny.com/

Hearth on 1st Avenue, corner 12th Street, is a little up the northern part of Lower East Side. This popular LES gem is our “go to” and remains one of our favorite restaurant – excellent Mediterranean-inspired cuisine and well thought out wine list (by the glass or by the bottle).
http://www.restauranthearth.com/index.html

Prune along 1st Street, between 1st and 2nd Aves., serves their deservedly- popular brunch. This is a very small restaurant that serves good American cutting-edge, but hearty, cuisine.
http://www.prunerestaurant.com/\

Landmarc in Tribeca is an excellent suggestion. Good bistro-type food and well-priced wine list to match.
http://www.landmarc-restaurant.com/

Bouley and Danube are 2 restaurants in Tribeca that are within a block of one another and are on the expensive side. They are both Michelin-starred. They are owned by the same group.
My wife loves Bouley for their very French ambiance and décor, very good and creative French cooking.
I like Danube. The décor is Austrian, the food is Austrian-inspired and the wine pairing is well thought out.
I would classify these as celebratory-types of restaurants.
http://www.davidbouley.com/

Inoteca and Stanton Social, as suggested earlier are 2 very good restaurants. We just had a very nice brunch on Easter Sunday at Stanton Social and Inoteca has that Italian tapas style dishes done very well. However, I hasten to recommend as the ambiance and crowd may not be what 60 year old couple would find enjoyable. It’s really a much younger crowd scene.

I also hesitate to recommend our favorite brunch/breakfast place, Clinton Street Baking in LES, as weekends wait for tables are extremely long, and with no reservation policy.

Oh, and BTW, reservations are a MUST with these restaurants (except brunch at Prune – no reservations policy, but looooong waiting line on weekends).

Wylie Dufresne's WD-50, 50 Clinton Street to the east of your hotel, is amazing!

The Orchard is also excellent -- don't miss the signature "Orchard Martini" with honey vodka & ginger.

you might find this thread interesting, i had posted a few weeks ago about restaurants in the LES and Soho, and also rec'd recs for the Tribeca area as well - have fun !

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http://fodors.com/forums/threadselec...1&tid=34963010

escargot,

I read your thread and would like to know what you thought of Landmarc and Mercer Kitchen. Azafran?

uga - I will be happy to share, but we haven't gone yet - we are in NYC this weekend coming up - the 13-15 and again the following weekend, but I will post afterwards if that is not too late for info for you-

I'll give my unsolicited, big sloppy wet kiss of approval on both restaurants

I had a very good meal at Ditch Plains tonight in the W. Village. Same owner as Landmarc, ergo, same awesome deal on the wines. They nominally mark them up over retail, so you can enjoy very reasonable, very good wines.

My only caveat w/ Azafran is the price. I typically go on client or work dinners, so I'm not paying out of pocket. The atmosphere is gorgeous, very sophisticated and the service is great.

Well Lizzie, I do believe I am eating at Landmarc and Azafran both this weekend, based on your reco
and the pressure is building since you have to live up to the great past recommendations you have gave us last fall - so you are on the line girl - I'll let you know when we return...