Greenwich Village Restaurant Hopping-Help Please!
 

Can you help me with planning an evening of restaurant hopping in Greenwich Village? The plan is to try different menu items at different rest/bars in this area. I am interested inexpensive-moderate ($25-$40)priced restaurants that are fun and lively for a party of three women who enjoy great, eccentric food of all types. From reading this site, Zagat's and Chowhound I've come up with the following places: Junno's, Lupa, Home, Florent, Piccolo Angelo, Pearl Oyster and Po. Also, If you were us, where would you go and how would you plan your evening? Thanks for your help!

I have no dining experience at these restaurants and can't comment on the food. Are you also looking for suggestions on how to approach this from a geographic proximity standpoint?

Yes. I am also needing advice as to how we should approach this geographically. We don't want to waste time wandering around the Village searching for great places to try. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

Probably a little more expensive than you are looking for, but the most incredible Italian food and service - Il Mulino.

Sevilla is great food and fun and the price is in your range.

I saw Lupa on your list. It's excellent. Charming, delicious and a great wine list to boot. I also urge you to try Ino. It's owned by the same people who own Lupa. Ino has no kitchen...it's all fresh, simple Italian ingredients and a sandwich press. Get the antipasti plate and whatever paninis appeal to you. It's a cozy, warm and deicious meal that you won't soon forget. It's on Bedford and Downing. also, it's inexpensive. <BR><BR>

Sevilla is great! best paella!

Based strictly on location, here's a route you might consider. It starts from the far northwest corner of the locations you mentioned and works its way southeast and south, eventually jumping back up a short stretch. Start at Florent... less than 1/4 mile walk from there to Piccolo Angelo (1/2 mile by cab). Next go to Pearl Oyster, Home and Po. All three are on Cornelia Street - Home is about 1/2 mile from Piccolo Angelo (by walking or cab). Now on to Lupo, about 1/3 mile walk or 1/2 mile cab and then end at Junno's, about another 1/3 mile from Lupo. Walking between restaurants will be a nice way to walk off some food but it depends on footwear and energy levels. Do NOT try to drive in your own car - parking is a hassle in thsi area and although cabs are usually plentiful, the strecth from Piccolo Angelo to Home is the only one worth cabbing. By the time you hail a cab and sit through traffic delays (they are frequent at night in this area), walking is just as fast.

Thank you to everyone for your suggestions. Special thanks to Owen for a specific route--this is exactly what we needed. I'm looking forward to spending time in the Big Apple!

I just got back from NYC, we went to a great little restaurant in the Village called Jekell and Hyde (forgive the spelling) it was really cool. I believe it's on Bleeker. The whole atmosphere is monster inspired, with scary artifacts all over. People were very friendly, look it up, I think you'll enjoy it.

Zagat's recs. Chaz Michallet in the Village - and it is a winner indeed!! Had a lovely dinner there 10 days ago, and the food was terrific. Not inexpensive - with a '95 St. Emilion, plus a nice sauterne afterward, and my lover had a fab dessert, the cost including 25% tip was about $240. Not bad at all, I thought. You must get a reservation and then reconfirm - and ask for the table in the corner by the window - so romantic. You can easily hold hands, to start. Have a fab trip to NYC.

It's not really an ideal choice for the type of hopping you're doing but perhaps late in the eveing it would be worth stopping into Caffe Reggio for an espresso or latte. They're on MacDougal in the first block north of Bleecker. Of all the places I've been in NYC it most truly has the feel and ambiance of a bygone era. They actually have very good pressed Italian sandwiches and soup but the menu is rather simple (also have tasty but small portions of pasta dishes).

Are you planning on making reservations at all these places? Several of the places you mention are difficult to get something last minute.