dining dishes such as chicken liver mousse with butter pickles and bone marrow with escargot and apple-onion jam). Plus, Prohibition-era cocktails. $$
Breakfast daily, lunch Mon-Fri, dinner nightly, brunch Sat-Sun; $$$ G12
feel and a youthful clientele. Breakfast, lunch, E21 dinner daily; Cash only; $$
Chelsea
Central Park South
Colicchio & Sons– C08LA 146 merican Nouveau 85 10th Ave., at W. 15th St., 212.400.6699, craft restaurantsinc.com. Refined meals of roasted scallops and braised suckling pig with polenta in a room adorned with wine racks and stacked wood. Dinner nightly (Tap room: Lunch Mon-Fri, dinner nightly, brunch Sat-Sun); $$$ I17
Peking Duck House– C0L4835Chinese 28 Mott St., btw Pell & Worth sts., 212.227.1810, pekingduck housenyc.com; and one other NYC location. In a simply decorated dining room, the namesake classic roast duck is served with house-made pancakes, green scallions, cucumbers and plum sauce. Lunch, dinner daily; $ E21
Marea– C0L572Italian Seafood 240 Central Park So., btw Broadway & Seventh Ave., 212.582.5100, marea-nyc.com. Chef Michael White’s fresh fish and shellfish dishes—roasted monkfish with shell beans affumicato and pearl onions, Long Island fluke crudo with celery root, apple and hazelnuts—are served in a room designed to resemble a yacht (the name translates to “tide” in Italian, after all). Lunch Mon-Fri, dinner nightly, brunch I12 Sat-Sun; $$$ Park Room Restaurant, The– C0L348Continental The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel, 36 Central Park So., btw Fifth & Sixth aves., 212.521.6655, helmsleyparklane.com. A menu of seafood and meats—yellowfin tuna carpaccio, braised beef short ribs, roasted rosemary chicken, pan-seared grouper—is served against a scenic and bucolic Central Park backdrop. Breakfast, lunch, dinner G12 daily, brunch Sat-Sun; $$$ South Gate– C0L348Modern American Jumeirah Essex House, 154 Central Park So., btw Sixth & Seventh aves., 212.484.5120, 154southgate.com. An elegant menu—maple-glazed duck, crisp crab cakes, half-rack of lamb, cedar-planked salmon with cauliflower and leek gratin—served in a chic, minimalist space with prime park views.
Empire Diner, The– C0L4A 951 merican 210 10th Ave., at W. 22nd St., 212.596.7523, empire-diner.com. The iconic, 24-hour, 1940s-style eatery—which has been featured on the silver screen in such films as Manhattan and Home Alone 2—gets a much anticipated second coming, with Chef Amanda Freitag leading the kitchen. Lunch, J16 dinner daily; $
Vegetarian Dim Sum House– C0L78451Chinese 24 Pell St., btw St. James Pl. & Mott St., 212.577.7176, vegetariandimsum.com. Wheat gluten and bean curd create mock-meat versions of classic dishes. Brunch, lunch, dinner daily; Cash only; $$ E21
East Village
Chinatown
Agozar Cuban Bistro– C0L94318Cuban 324 Bowery, btw Bleecker & Bond sts., 212.677.6773, agozarnyc.com. Orange walls, hardwood floors and potted greenery frame this dynamic, colorful bistro, where piquant signature dishes include empanaditas, ropa vieja (Creole-style shredded beef), lechon (roasted pork with onions and orange mojo) and currasco (grilled skirt steak with chimichurri sauce and shoestring fries). Lunch Mon-Fri, dinner nightly, brunch Sat-Sun; $$ E19
Fiat Cafe– C0L78431Italian 203 Mott St., at Pell St, 212.969.1809, fiatcafenyc.com. Chicken tossed with lemon caper sauce and a simple yet elegant bagel and lox in a cozy space with a hip, vintage
DBGB Kitchen & Bar– C0L94318French-American 299 Bowery, btw Houston & E. 1st sts., 212.933.5300, dbgb.com. Chef Daniel Boulud’s brasserie/tavern offers house-made sausages, signature burgers
Old Homestead Steakhouse– C0L65374Steak House 56 Ninth Ave., btw W. 14th & W. 15th sts., 212.242.9040, theoldhomesteadsteakhouse .com. Prime cuts, such as filet mignon and sirloin steak au poivre, have been served in this historic setting since 1868. Lunch, dinner daily; $$ J17
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