My husband and I are taking our first trip to New York. We will be there
about a week.We are planning on doing all of the major tourist sites but are unsure
where we should eat in New York. Would appreciate any suggestions.
We are looking for moderate priced places.
We are staying at the Fitzpatrick on 44th street.
Thanks

Do you have a Zagats guide? It does a wonderful job of breaking the search down. If you are in a certain neighborhood, you can research using that criteria. If you are looking for brunch versus pre theatre they have that broken down, people watching... prix fixe lunches and dinners, by price etc etc. The best $15 you can spend. And their reviews are very accurate. Some great places that might look like a hole in the wall, but have very authentic food. They also list at the beginning the most popular restaurants and that list alone could keep you busy for a few weeks (although many are not moderate in their pricing). You may want to do one great splurge... What is your idea of moderate. CT/NYC "moderate" is potentially higher.

also menupages.com

I found menupages extremely helpful during our wekend in NYC last month. And I was able to use restaurant.com coupons several times.

If you go the box above and click on New York, you will see many past topics reagrding restaurants.

Personally I do not like the on-line sites. Half the people have no odea of what they are talking about.

Chowhound is a site that I've gone to consistently for food recs in Manhattan.

Sushi Yasuda is at 204 E 43rd street near the Fitzpatrick. I've heard great things about it but never been there myself. Mint is an Indian place somewhat in that area (150 E 50th St) which I've also heard is good. (mintny.com)

crissy - give a range for lunch prices and dinner prices you are comfortable with and people can toos out suggestions based on that or kinds of food you like.

Yorkville (UES)--Cafe D'Alsace
UES--Orsay
Chelsea--Le Zie, Red Cat
Union Square--Blue Water
Soho--French Culinary Institute (L'Ecole), Aqua Grill, Balthazar.
UWS--Kefi, Nice Matin
Murray Hill--Penelope
West Village--good, Little Owl

Since you are staying in Mid-town, head to Le Grenouille for a SPLURGE dinner. $$$. Worth every penny.

Thin

I like a lot of the recos from thin. I'd say go for a splurge lunch at Le Grenouille which will be a lot cheaper and no less fabulous. Have souffle for dessert.

Some other bargain lunches at upscale restaurants, a great way to sample some of the best.
>Asiate for $24 with fab views from the 35th floor of the Time Warner building
>Robert in the MAD (museum of art & design) also at Columbus Circle with very good views)
>Cafe Boulud near the Metropolitan Museum
>Jean Georges in the Trump Int'l hotel

Near your hotel, Cibo has some good value prix fixe meals for lunch and dinner. Dos Caminos on 3rd ave. is another good place (Mexican). Pershing Square is popular for breakfast but also has decent lunch and dinner. Inside the Grand Central terminal, Metrazur has a good prix fixe dinner and you can sit and look over the main room and watch the world go by. There are a lot of good fast food options downstairs in the terminal too that are not necessarily chains. Junior's in there is famous for their cheesecake. The Oyster Bar is also famous but stick with clam chowder (soup) and oysters rather than a full meal which gets pricey.

New Green Bo - Chinatown. Get the soup dumplings!

SOHO - Blue Ribbon

NOHO - Il Buco

NoLitA - Peasant

Meatpacking - Buddakan