I'll repeat that I think Roberto Passon is one of the best of the theatre district area. We ate there last Friday night after theatre -- glad we had a reservation as they were holding a table for us at 10:30 and turned some away. The food is outstanding, and the staff always seems so accomodating. We returned for an excellent brunch on Sunday.

I had what I would call an "above-average" meal at Le Bernardin in December, with one outstanding course- a sea urchin custard. I prefer Chanterelle.

If you like seafood, try Esca. Unlike any other seafood place that you may ever encounter in the US. It's one of the best seafood restaurants in the city & a little west of Times Sq.
I agree that Cookshop is new & has amazed me. Chantarelle, Bernardin etc. are very high end and also very good.

I am interested in hearing more about Roberto Passon. I know it must be great food...but how expensive?

Here's the website. You can check out their menus. They also tend to have a number of specials at similar prices. I think their food is far better than the prices would indicate.

I find the moving symbols on their website annoying. You have to click the appropriate circle at the bottom of the page to get them to open, rather than chase the floating circles. You'll figure it out.

http://www.robertopasson.com/

Thanks for the Roberto Passon website, NeoPatrick. It looks awesome!

EU on 4th between Avs A and B was world class last Friday night.
M

The poor beleagured EU...thank god it finally opened

Is it called EU because everything costs exactly 1.31385 times as much?

I suggest you visit, as even from our humble Mexican, Santiago and BsAs perspectives, it's wonderful.
M

It's a neighborhood place. Perfectly fine, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there unless I was in the area. It had a really hard time opening b/c the liquor commission gave them a lot of grief. Then there was a kitchen fire, or something like that.

l06,
You sound like a competitor, lol.
M

Nope - just an avid reader of NYC restaurant blogs Going out to dinner is my favorite activity, so I research accordingly!

Have you actually eaten there?
M

Yup, it's right around the corner from me. I would put Little Giant or Grape and Grain ahead of it. Again, I think it's fine for a neighborhood place, but I wouldn't travel to alpha city just to eat there.

TTT

Across the street from EU is Perbacco, a neighborhood secret. They have small appetitizers of which the meatballs are addictive and for pasta try the lasagna.

It is extremely crowded and the tables are tight.

This is an old post from more than a year ago.

I do not know why it appeared now, but Perbacco is still there.

"This is an old post from more than a year ago."

"I do not know why it appeared now. . ."

Because travelenthusiast was probably searching and brought it to the top with the "TTT".