39 Downing Street off Bedford 212/255.1790 about $255 for four, with several drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ I reserved the bar for four people at 7:30pm and because it was before prime dinner time, we were seated right away even though it was a Friday night. We sat elbow to elbow, looked at each ...
72 West 69th Street off Columbus 212/580.4300 about $450 for four, with champagne and wine, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ I was walking around the upper west side one afternoon when I saw the spoon, knife and fork Telepan logo. I crossed the street to check out the menu posted outside and made a mental ...
246 DeKalb Avenue at Vanderbilt, Fort Greene, Brooklyn 718/789.2778 about $70 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ A lot of my friends live in Brooklyn and they’ve been encouraging me to check out the restaurants in their borough. I’m slowly making my way down the list but iCi has always been the ...
64 Charles Street on West 4th 646/486.2185 about $200 for four, with two bottles of wine, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ For a restaurant that wasn’t selected by me–I met friends from out of town there–I was really surprised at how good our meals were at Mary’s Fish Camp. I’ve been to Pearl Oyster Bar ...
155 West 51st Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues 212/554.1515 about $300 for two, with matching drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ After dining at Le Bernardin for the Dr.’s birthday, I realized that it shouldn’t be categorized as French. The name may be French but the menu definitely screams New American. There were a ...