ciaony

If you're planning a trip to New York, you could do a lot worse than to use this as a base for a dining guide.

This is not necessarily a "best of" list. Rather it's a good idea of where two native, married (m-f) NY'ers, tend to have their everyday meals and a few splurge places mixed in.

Enjoy!

Diner: Hudson Diner (West Village); Waverly (Greenwich Village)

Everyday Italian: Arturo’s on Houston (G. V.); Porto Bello (G. V.)

Mid-range Italian: Aurora SoHo; Picolo Cucina (2 in SoHo); Crispo, (G.V.); Bar Pitti (G.V.); Eataly (Flatiron)

High end Italian: Pepolino (TriBeCa); Da Silvano (G.V.); Tiro A Segno (Member req’d, G.V.)

Value: Mooncake Foods (SoHo, + 2 locations); Café Noir (SoHo); lobster at El Paso (Houston St, Gr. Vill)



Indian: Indian Taj (buffet lunch, G.V.); Brick Lane (E. Vill); Chola (Upper West Side)



Burgers: The Gauchito burger at Estancia 460 (TriBeCa); Corner Bistro (W.V); Aquagrill (SoHo); Café Noir (SoHo)

Sandwiches: Faicco’s (eggplant parm, Bleecker St, G.V.); Katz’s (East Village); Saigon Vietnamese Sandwich (NoLIta)

Pizza Slices (Manhattan): Pizza Box; Joe’s (Carmine St),

Pizza Pies: Arturo’s, Spunto, Kesté (Carmine St) (All G.V.); Motorino (E. Vill) These are all very different pizzas.

French: Buvette (W. Vill); Orsay (Upper East Side); Bistro Les Amis (SoHo); Cercle Rouge (Tri); Balthazar (SoHo); Pastis (MPD)


Greek: Stamadis (Astoria); Snack (SoHo); Pylos (E.V.);
The Greek (TriBeCa)

Chinese: Uncle Ted’s (G.V.); Mandarin Court for dim sum (Chinatown); Wo Hop (Chi)


Asian: Mooncake Foods; MeKong Vietnamese Rest. (SoHo)

Spanish: La Nacional (W.V./Chelsea); Despaña (SoHo)



Spanish Tapas: La Nacional; Txikito; Tia Pol (Chelsea); Boqueria (SoHo +1); Despaña (SoHo, Jackson Heights); Sala 19 (Flatiron)


Basque: Txikito (Chelsea); Quinto Pino (Chelsea)

Latin: Mancora (E. Vill); Tauro (Hudson Square, weekdays, lunch only); Lupe’s (SoHo)

Latin fusion: Taka Taka (SoHo)



American: Ditch Plains, Blue Hill (G.V.+1); Daisy May’s (Mid W.); Blue Smoke (Flatiron); Butterfly (TriBeCa)

Steak: Wolfgang’s (SoHo or Park Ave); Novecento (SoHo)



Euro-inspired American: Extra Virgin (West Village); The Odeon (Tri), Union Square Café

Fish: Aquagrill (SoHo) 



Raw: Giorgione (Hud Sq, better shucker here); Aquagrill (SoHo)



Pub: Mr. Dennehy’s (Gr. Vill); South’s, Walker’s (Tri); Broome St Bar (SoHo); Slane (G.V.); 79th St Boat Basin (UES)

Also: Marina Café Tiki Hut (Staten Island); Corner Taverna (Astoria); Pizza Wagon (Bay Ridge); Bar Veloce (G.V.); Lupa (G.V.); Otto (G.V.); Pastis (MPD); Balthazar (SoHo); Befonte’s (Red Hook)

sf7307

Thanks for the update!

lowcountrycarol

What useful information....will be saving for my next trip up to the big city.

jamierin

Thank you. That's quite a list - terrific! Suggest that you may want to add some breakfast/brunch favourites in there too,

bc

Thanks for the great suggestions.

BigAleinstein

Good list.

Austin

I've been to a few of these. When I visit DD and am off on my own I like to sit at the bar at Boqueria. Nice wine pours too. Their espresso is great.

Another gem in Village is Moustache. And a bacon cheeseburger at Little Owl.

You have any brunch ideas? We loved the Breslin at nomad hotel...And another in the Bowery I can't think of right now. Down an alley?

BigAleinstein

For brunch

Although it is a zoo Clinton Street Bakery, Cookshop, Esperanto, and Five Points

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3...nus/brunch.pdf

A little known place-Spina
http://www.spinarestaurant.com/asset...nu-pdf_189.pdf

And for just good pastries and a place to sit- City Bakery

ekscrunchy

Here is my latest contribution:

ALDER in the East Village. The moderately priced, small (56 seats) new restaurant opened by a very well-known chef. (Wylie Dufresne of wd-50 fame)

Interesting food, some dishes verging on the memorable. Casual. Moderate prices for this caliber of chef. Noisy after 6:30pm. Reservations recommended. On Second Avenue near 10th Street. Essential dishes include the pigs in blankets and the foie. I was not wowed by the much-lauded pasta/pastrami dish, though.

http://aldernyc.com/

dvlish

Bookmarking great post, thanks!

hazel1

Ditto