The bar room is a cool place for after-work cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and on the weekends, Benoit serves one of the best brunches in Midtown (it includes a dessert buffet). [Eater 38 Member]
The menu is full of American crowd-pleasers, but also includes several Italian-influenced dishes like porchetta with escarole, calf's brains with capers and lemon, and squash gnudi with Parmesan.
The menu includes things like short rib buns, uni carbonara, miso sea bass, a wagyu burger, and roasted chicken. Most of the entrees are priced in the high teens and low 20s.
On the menu, you'll find snacks, shareable small plates, raw fish dishes, tacos, a shellfish stew, and a 21-day dry-aged sirloin steak. Small dishes and tacos make up the majority of the menu.
The menu has several cuts of wet-aged and dry-aged beef, including a monster 42-ounce dry-aged Tomahawk chop for two. Big spenders can order a seafood tower to start.
The eclectic menu includes things like scallops with chanterelles, duck confit, barbecued octopus, English pea angolotti with truffles, and suckling pig with radish and apples.
Sushi Nakazawa is the 10-seat omakase restaurant from former Jiro Ono-apprentice Daisuke Nakazawa. Sushi Nakazawa serves omakase tastings paired with sake, but plans to introduce an expanded menu.
A unique take on Mexican cuisine here, with a menu that includes ceviches, tacos, and large plates to share. Diners have praised the eggs with urchin, the wings, the scallop and beef heart ceviche.
Bobby Flay is serving rustic Mediterranean fare in a gorgeous space. Menu includes tapas-style shareable plates, Greek-style dips, wood-fired pizzas, grilled seafood dishes, and vegetables galore. Read more.
In addition to raw bar items, the menu has gnocchi with roasted pumpkin, crispy sweet potatoes with pomegranate, and ocean trout en croûte. Don't miss the house-cured fish with caviar. Read more.
At this sunny new restaurant in The Standard East Village, John Fraser is serving an inspired version of California cuisine. The roasted beets, carrots Wellington, and lamb saddle are early standouts.
Industry legend Chris Cannon has put together a stellar wine list with a lot of affordable sparkling options. All'Onda is a great choice for date night, or a solo splurge at the bar.
The menu features East Coast seafood favorites. Look for cherrystone clams stuffed with pancetta, roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon and peanuts, fried rice with seafood and pork belly.
Head to Amanda Freitag's revamp for matzo ball soup with bone marrow, crispy Buffalo-style skate wings, Brussels sprouts with chili jam, or a plump cheeseburger with a mountain of crispy fries. Read more.
Like the London original, the menu includes dishes from all across Mexico, including many specialties from the Yucatan region, plus a few non-traditional items. Read more.
At this gorgeous restaurant in the brand new Marlton hotel, chefs Michael Reardon and Jeremy Blutstein are serving a mix of American and Mediterranean cuisines. Read more.
The chef is serving small plates, like grilled cheese "pane con tomate," shrimp poppers, fluke crudo, grilled octopus with almonds, escargot with chickpeas, and lamb tartare with black olives.
The menu features regional specialties from all over Italy, including crudo, caviar, homemade pastas, lobster-filled calamari, Marsala-braised snails, and a pan-roasted veal chop.
Frank Decarlo's countryside Italian restaurant has long been a staple on the first-date circuit. The room is warm and the food, mostly cooked in clay pots, impossibly comforting. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
The menu includes crispy calamari, an iceberg wedge, fluke crudo, 4 types of pasta, rotisserie chicken, and a dry-aged steak. Read more.
The menu from includes octopus “pastrami,” pea soup with sweetbreads, black olive tortellini, rabbit with “flavors of bouillabaisse,” and veal tenderloin “tramezzini.” Read more.
In addition to the signature duck, guests can order new items like shrimp-stuffed shishito peppers, oxtail dumplings, foie gras & strawberry tarts. Guest pay $65 a head for a poultry feast. Read more.
Scott Bryan's Bacchanal are adding dinner service on Sundays starting today serving its menu of small plates like crispy sweetbreads & escarole salad, & larger dishes like Chatham cod with clams. Read more.
The intention here is not to showcase porterhouses, ribeyes, and New York strips, but cheaper cuts of meat at reduced prices. In doing so, it has produced some admirable food. Read more.
