NYC Eats

I love eating in Manhattan! There are so many fabulous places that you can go and discover. The best places are often the most obscure, hole in the wall joints. Which is also why I love watching the show Diners, Drive-in's and Dives on food network to find out about all the great places off the beating path. Sometimes when I'm bored I like to look up different restaurants in the city to go check out. I also included some of my favorite restaurants that I've been. I figured it would be good to have a list for future reference in case we're ever in the city looking for somewhere to go.


Theater District/Times Square

• ** Orso, 322 West 46th Street (b/w 8th & 9th)
• ** Connolly's Pub (121 West 45th Street
• Becco, 355 W 46th St (b/w 8th & 9th) 
• Shake Shack, 691 8th Ave (b/w 43rd & 44th) 
• Thalia Restaurant, 828 8th Avenue (at 50th)
• Carmine's Restaurant, 200 West 44th Street (b/w 7th & 8th)
• Victor's Cafe, 236 West 52nd Street (b/w 7th & 8th) 

Midtown

• Basso 56,  234 West 56th Street (b/w 7th & 8th)
• Heartland Brewery (Multiple Locations) 
• Tao, 42 East 58th Street (b/w Park & Madison)
• Schnitzel & Things, 723 3rd Ave. (between 45th & 46th streets)
• ** PJ Clarke’s, 44 W 63rd St
• Eatery NYC, 798 Ninth Ave. at 53rd St.

Union Square  & Flatiron District

• ** Sala One Nine, 35 West 19th Street (b/w 5th & 6th)
• ** Havana Central, 22 East 17th Street (b/w Broadway & 5th)
• Mesa Grill, 102 5th Avenue (b/w 15th & 16th) 
• Max Brenner, 841 Broadway (14th street/Union Square)
• Cafeteria, 119 7th Avenue (b/w 17th & 18th) 
• Rosa Mexicano, 9 East 18th Street (b/w 5th & Park) 
• Gramercy Tavern, 42 E 20th St (between Park & 5th)

Meatpacking 

• Dos Caminos, 675 Hudson Street
• Frying pan, 205 12th Avenue
• Scarpetta, 355 West 14th Street (at the corner of 9th Avenue)

The Village & Downtown

• Mamoun's Falafel Restaurant, 119 MacDougal Street
• Pomme Frites, 123 Second Avenue
• Piccolo Angolo, 621 Hudson Street 
• Mac Bar, 54 Prince Street
• Frank, 88 Second Avenue 
• Supper, 156 East Second Street
• Ofrenda, 113 7th Ave South (b/n W. 10th and Christopher)
• Taim - 222 Waverly Place 
• L'Artusi, 228 West 10th Street (Between Bleecker and Hudson)
• dell'anima, 38 8th Avenue

Uptown/Harlem 

• Dinosaur BBQ, 700 W. 125th St at 12th

Hip Cocktail Lounges

• Employees Only
• Little Branch
• Death & Company
• PDT
• Apotheke
• Gansevoort Hotel
• Ink48 Hotel
• Peninsula Hotel 
• King Cole Bar
• Flatiron Lounge
• 230 Fifth

NYC Pizza

• Grimaldi's (walk over the Brooklyn Bridge to get there!) 
• John's on Bleecker Street
• Joe's on Bleecker and Carmine
• Motorino, Keste, or Co.

Brunch, Bakery and Sweet Treats

• Bouchon Bakery
• Sarabeth's
• Sweet Revenge NYC 
• Levain Bakery 
• Grom
• L'Arte del Gelato
• Milk & Cookies Bakery 
• Waffles & Dinges 
• Grandaisy Bakery