I just got tickets fo Spiderman at the old Hilton theatre, no idea where it is.. Any idea of where we can go afterwards??it might be very late though as it's at 8pm...
As i got the tickets we just have 2 nights "available" for dinners so now I have to choose!!
Between: locanda verde, spice market, tao or one of the steakhouses mclaurie recomends...
What do you think? It'll be nice to try 2 different styles and áreas...

carlota, you'll likely find that NYC hotel rooms tend to be smaller than their counterparts in other parts of the US. Space is at a premium in this city.

And I'll second the idea of avoiding national restaurant chains in NYC. There are scads of terrific local based options here. My impression is that you can hit chains most anywhere, so I say save such experiences for cities that are much less in terms of food destinations.

I'm not going to Any chain, just the burger heaven for breakfast at least the first morning...the Rest of the time i want to try different places...lunchtime we'll probably go to kg melón or try pjclarks and also try peter luger, but for dinner the choice is harder!!

Just a suggestion from someone who went to Peter Luger once -- I got the "steak for one" and didn't like it (nice flavor but way, way too much gristle). Folks over at the Chowhound website routinely recommend getting the porterhouse "steak for two" or more -- reports from over there suggest this is the best option, with other steak types being inconsistent.

Reports I've seen also suggest that they do a really good burger there, that they do a terrific side order of bacon, and that a few of their traditional side dishes (creamed spinach, German fried potatoes) can be good. And bring cash, because except for their own in-house debit cards, that's all they accept. Making a reservation there is wise as well.

Koi is a nice trendy restaurant in the Bryant Park hotel which would be in between your hotel and the theater. It's much better than Tao imo. There's a new restaurant called the Lamb's Club that would also be on the way and might be fun. I think either would be fine for before or after the theater but make a reservation.

The chain people were talking about I think is Ruth's Chris steakhouse which exists in other places (started in New Orleans). If you like steak, I'd do a steakhouse and then Locanda Verde. Have you been to the meatpacking district yet? That's another idea for a dinner.

I just had brunch at the meatpacking district(at pastis)I've never had dinner. At soho area neither. At greenwich village I did, at Babbo.
I have 3 days: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
the lunch are orientative because I still haven't made plans for each day...
Wednesday:
we arrive from Miami at about 12.00, if we have time I'd like to have lunch at JG Melon
Dinner: Porter House and BLT Prime seem like good options...
thursday:
breakfast: burger heaven
lunch: Peter Luger??it might be too offhanded...I'm still thinking about it...
theatre: Spiderman
post-theate dinner: I've seen the shake shack you told me about is really near the theatre, but it might be a bit crowded, maybe we can try Lamb's club, which (at least on the website) seems very nice...
Friday:
lunch: depending on the area we are..maybe soho: how's downtown cipriani? any suggestions of casual/fashion lunch at soho area?
Dinner: between locanda verde, MasFarm House, Spice Market or Convivio (or any other you suggest) Someone also recomended the restaurant at the 4seasons, is it good?
which one should I choose???
maybe I can "cancel" the steak dinner and choose another one of "this list" for Wednesday...
Saturday:
any suggestion for the best brunch??? we've been to Pastis (and also know Balthazar) what is the "it" place for brunch??maybe we can try Minetta Tavern, or Felix,

in the afternoon we (sadly) fly back home...

Mailino reportedly has a good brunch.

And one of the trendiest places that no one mentioned is Breslin at the Ace Hotel on 29th Street@Broadway.



http://thebreslin.com/menu-brunch.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/di...ws/13rest.html

Also:


http://www.thelambsclub.com/

Minetta Tavern or Felix are both good ideas for brunch downtown. Minetta Tavern is owned by the same people as Balthazar and Pastis. Maialino in the Gramercy Park hotel (so not as far downtown) has become very popular as had Locanda Verde. Here's a post from Chowhound in great detail on brunches.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/707...ist;short58926

As to your dinner choices, I don't know about you, but if I have a burger for lunch, I usually don't want more beef for dinner. If you make it to Melon's, I'd maybe do Convivio for dinner on that first night which is nearer your hotel. Four Seasons I think will be more expensive than you said you want but that's also close. Alto is another Italian not far from your hotel that's very good. http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/alto/

Another choice for breakfast I noticed but haven't tried is Isadora's on 52 st. http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/isadoras-cafe/

Shake Shack is not really a restaurant but more a snack bar for takeout. I haven't been to the location on west 44th st. They may have tables but it won't be a place with waitstaff. At best you get your food and then sit and eat it. If you just want a snack after the theater and want to take it back to the hotel, it's a good option. If you want a nice sitdown meal, not good. You could grab a burger before the show and just have drinks and dessert after.

I like Marseille for a casual dinner in the theater district too (French brasserie) but Lamb's Club is new and could be more interesting. You do need to make a reservation if you want a sit down meal.

Casual lunch in Soho why not try Lure Fishbar? You can have seafood or try their burger. Shorty's is another idea.

For your last night dinner, the only thing I'll add now to the good list you have is Riverpark which just opened-seafood and a river view. http://www.riverparknyc.com/

Maybe we can try the brunch at locanda verde, from what i red it's food and that way we have to choose to have dinner from: masFarmhouse, spicemarket or the riverpark, which one is the
most "special" for the last night?? I wanted to try spicemarket, but then again j hadn't heard of the other 2 and you all aré the ones that really know these places...

Hola Carlota: Sorry I did not see this before now. Of the three you mentioned, I have only been to Mas and it is a lovely restaurant. However, I am not sure that it has the "New York feeling" of some of the other places you mentioned. But on the other hand, it is on a charming block in the West Village.... You are spoiled for choice here. Get back to us with your recent decisions and we will be happy to offer up more opinions.

And please, when you get time, give me your thoughts on dining in Madrid..I will have only four nights, in January....I will start a new thread now on the Europe board.

For breakfast you might try The Primburger on 51st between Madison and 5th, right across the street from St. Pats. The food is realy good and the prices are too. It's a 1960's diner that is really charming, nice wait staff too.

For dinner one of my favs is Oyster Bar at Grand Central and around the corner is Docks for really good seafood. Also there is a good food court at Grand Central for a quick and good lunch.

If you head downtown to see some sites, have dinner in Chinatown at Peking Duck House and order the Peking Duck. This is one of the best chinese restaurants in the city on Mott St, 3 blocks south of Canal St.

If you're still thinking of Peter Luger, you need to call. That's only a little over a month away and may not be available by now.

But by the way, Peter Luger does now accept debit cards as well as their own credit card, or checks with ID.