If you'd like a side of celebrity to go with your meal, these restaurants attract the rich and famous better than any other eateries in New York City.
Il Buco is doubtless one of the most charming restaurants in New York City. Its beginnings as a rustic antique store echo throughout the decor, with "Primitive American" country tables, candles & kerosene lighting, artisanal chandeliers and antique furnishings. The ...
47 Bond Street (bet. Bowery & Lafayette St.)French comfort food in an intimate setting, a survivor of the 1980s keeps on producing Tribeca's most beloved bistro menu. Just as the atmosphere of the Odeon benefits from the intersection of early 20th century aesthetic sensibilities and modern dining accoutrements, it also exc...
145 West Broadway (bet. Duane & Thomas Sts.)For over thirty years, Il Mulino's flagship restaurant in Greenwich Village has remained top rated in New York’s elite dining scene. With an emphasis on authentic preparations from the Abruzzo, Italy, Il Mulino delivers expertly crafted dishes with exemplary service in our home a...
86 West 3rd Street (bet. Sullivan & Thompson Sts.)One of SoHo's worst-kept secret's, Keith McNally's Balthazar is perhaps the best appropriation of Parisian fin de siecle brasseries that American can or will ever manage, with decor that includes the signature red leather banquettes one would expect, striking, aged mirrors, and a...
80 Spring St (bet. Broadway & Crosby St.)At Masa Takayama's namesake restaurant, you won't find standard menus any more than you'll find the standard sushi chef. While he's been in the States since 1980, working at his craft in Los Angeles and New York, Takayama's beginnings in Tokyo laid the foundations and set the cou...
10 Columbus Circle (West 60th Street)"Home of the original cappuccino" since 1927, Caffe Reggio is an effective Italian cafe in Greenwich Village, serving celebrities and passersby alike. Reggio succeeds where so many European-style cafes fail because it feels unconcerned with the opinions of others—not in...
119 MacDougal StreetThe highly-anticipated Standard Hotel's highly-anticipated "American bistro," serving fine cuisine on the High Line.
848 Washington StThis seasonal restaurant at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center always gets its serve right, with a beautiful atmosphere and delicious Japanese fare.
Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterJean-Georges Vongerichten's passion for contemporary American cuisine converges on a spectacularly attractive restaurant space in the famous ABC Carpet & Home store. A focus on local, sustainable and organic seasonal produce of the freshest order is integral to Jean-Georges' ...
35 E 18th StKeith McNally waved his magic wand and updated this old stalwart to new glory. The stylish bistro now seats 85 in a classic setting defined by the same cohesive, subtly transporting aesthetic that has made McNally's other ventures, like the Odeon and Balthazar, deviously attracti...
113 MacDougal St (bet. Bleecker & W. 3rd Sts.)The first two floors of the Lefrak Building have been transformed into the 13,000-square-foot, 200-seat Midtown outpost of Nobu. David Rockwell will oversee the decor. The ground floor bar is immense and second-floor dining area is augmented by a sushi bar and private dining room...
40 W 57th St (Fifth and Sixth Avenues)The proprietor of The Spotted Pig classes up the Ace Hotel with the Breslin, a gastropub that was one of the most anticipated restaurant openings of 2009. The menu is unabashedly British, and the decor—Sam Sifton of the Times calls it "Hogwarts for hipsters," a good pla...
16 West 29th StreetOne of the hippest downtown celebrity hotspots, for some reason Cipriani Downtown attracts a lot of celebrity female guests, including Victoria Beckham, Lindsey Lohan, Tara Reid, Jennifer Lopez, and Pamela Anderson among others. The more casual version of the original Harry Cipri...
376 W Broadway (Broome St.)Ralph Lauren opens a restaurant called the Polo Bar. What can you expect? Horses! But this ain't Iceland, so the horses come with the décor and not as an entree. This equestrian-themed subterranean spot is found just steps away from his flagship store on 5th Avenue and 55th Stree...
1 East 55th Street (at 5th Avenue)A 60-seat restaurant amidst the three gleaming Richard Meier glass towers along rapidly-developing West Street, celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten pares it down with his latest offering. Rather than the over-the-top attributes that characterized 66, Spice Market and V Steak...
176 Perry Street (West Street)A dumpy old corner deli transformed into what looks like a roadside tacqueria, La Esquina ("The Corner") features perhaps New York's most secretive restaurant (with a semi-unlisted phone number), hidden downstairs behind a door marked "employees only". While t...
114 Kenmare Street (Cleveland Place)Now located at 195 Broadway in the Financial District. Nobu was at the cutting edge of bringing the innovative "new style Japanese cooking" to New York City. A partnership of actor Robert DeNiro, celebrated chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, and Tribeca Grill restaurateur Drew Ni...
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