NYC restaurant recs?

[brooklyn]

I can't help with fancy, but I could recommend other places if you're interested.

[Mushe]

We just went to NYC, and a friend who's living there brought us to Bianca (http://biancanyc.com/). The food was seriously amazing, and SO CHEAP! My husband and I split gnocchi with gorgonzola sauce (omg amazing and $11) and a thin sliced, pan cooked filet mignon (maybe $18?) and a salad to start. Everything was delicious.

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Agree with Mushe -- Bianca is awesome.

Also in the cheap-but-great Italian genre (my favorite!): Frank, Supper, Max, Malatesta

What kind of food are you looking for? There are so many fabulous places that it is hard to pare down without more info.

[Velar Fricative]

I'm not much of a foodie so most of these recommendations go way over my head.

I really REALLY love Churrascarria Plataforma. Bring an empty stomach.

[charlotteandwilbur]

I moved away last year, so my recs might be out of date, but my favorite fancy places are EMP and the pasta tasting at Babbo.

Marea is also very good.

For more casual, love Co and Motorino for pizza. Piccolo Angolo is a great neighborhood Italian place, but you need reservations. Blue Ribbon for fried chicken.

[brooklyn]

Ess-a-bagel for bagels. Petit Abeille for waffles. Pomme frites for French fries.

I second the Dos Caminos rec.

In Brooklyn, Fette Sau, Mabel's, or Brisket Town for BBQ. Radegast hall for beer and grilled meat.

[Velar Fricative]

Oh yes. Pommes Frites is awesome, it is French fry heaven. It's a hole in the wall but great for late-night eats. Sigh, those were the days.

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Jun 24, 2014 11:20:26 GMT -5 charlotteandwilbur said:

I moved away last year, so my recs might be out of date, but my favorite fancy places are EMP and the pasta tasting at Babbo.

Marea is also very good.

For more casual, love Co and Motorino for pizza. Piccolo Angolo is a great neighborhood Italian place, but you need reservations. Blue Ribbon for fried chicken.

4 of my favorites!  Re: Piccolo Angolo, did you hear that Renato passed away?  I was so sad to hear that.

@spunbutterfly -- have you looked on Opentable?  I see lots of restaurants in midtown east with 4th of July reservations.  That's actually typically a good time to go out to dinner because so many people are out of town that restaurants that are usually busy aren't.  I like The Smith -- it is a younger atmosphere than most of the fancyish restaurants in that area (a lot are business dinner-focused)