nyc, another list

well, i came across this book at the wu's, written by the wife of a taiwanese embassador (sort of) these are her picks of top 70 places to b eating in nyc...
her book's english title is :Eat Big Apple

[1]
1. burger joint at Le Parker Meridien
2. chikalicious (tried 3 times to go, but way too small & line way too long)
3. chumley's
4. db bistro moderne
5. katz's (will b closed for 2 yrs while they build a high rise condo there)*
6. norma's
7. rice to riches
8. serendipity 3 (seen in One fine day, movie)*
9. tomoe sushi*

[2]
10. 5 Ninth
11. asia de cuba
12. balthazar*
13. kittichai
14. matsuri
15. morimoto
16. spice market
17. vento trattoria

[3]
18. cafe gray
19. four seasons
20. gotham bar & grill*
21. keens steakhouse
22. le bernardin
23. nobu
24. peter luger steak house
25. sparks steak house

[4]
26. asiate
27. aureole
28. craft
29. cru
30. limpero
31. petrossian
32. wallsé

[5]
33. bouley
34. daniel
35. jean georges
36. masa
37. megu
38. per se

[6] vegetarian/ raw
39. gobo*
40. hanGawi*
41. pure food & wine

[7] sex & the city joints:
42. cipriani downtown
43. city bakery*
44. eleven madison park
45. florent
46. magnolia bakery*
47. sushi samba*
48. tao
49. woo la oak

[8] small places:
50. casa mono*
51. jack's luxury oyster bar
52. jewel bako
53. pommes frites*

[9] special?
54. cafe habana
55. le pain quotidien
56. sarabeth's
57. yakitori totto

[10] tea/coffee break:
58. alices tea cup
59. cafe lalo*
60. franchia
61. t salon & t emporium*
62. tea & symphony*

[11] all-star
63. blue water grill*
64. churrascaria plataforma*
65. mesa grill*
66. oyster bar
67. pastis
68. rosa mexicano*
69. union square cafe*
70. neo

Comments

Simone said…
do the *'s mean you've been there done that?
8:46 AM
H3NR7 said…
I've gone to 45 of these restaurants.
Sophia, let's hit them all before you go.
1:24 PM
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