dining 212.695.0036, suite36nyc.com. This multilevel venue—a chic hybrid of restaurant, sports bar and nightlife hot spot—offers a menu of appetizers, salads, sandwiches (Hawaiian pulled-pork), entrées (miso-crusted halibut) and desserts in a relaxed yet refined setting (wooden wall panels, tufted leather booths, intimate dining nooks, charming bookshelves, a towering ceiling with modern chandeliers). Fresh juices are the specialty of Pulp NYC, an on-site juice bar. Lunch, dinner daily, brunch Sat-Sun; $$ G15
Gramercy Park A Voce– C0L4165Italian 41 Madison Ave., at E. 26th St., 212.545.8555, avocerestaurant.com; and one other NYC location. Seasonal fusion cuisine— from seafood to pasta to meat dishes—in a space with dramatic modern décor. The patio, seating about 100 guests, boasts Madison Square Park views. Lunch Mon-Sat, dinner nightly; $$$ F16 Blue Smoke– C0L652B 7 arbecue 116 E. 27th St., btw Lexington Ave. & Park Ave. So., 212.447.7733, bluesmoke.com. Pitmaster Kenny Callaghan slow-smokes ribs and fish in wood-burning pit smokers. His meaty menu can be sampled in a dining room with rustic touches. Lunch, dinner daily, brunch Sat-Sun; $$ F16 Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse– C0L2851Steak House 233 Park Ave. So., btw E. 18th & E. 19th sts., 212.220.9200, vicandanthonys.com. Midwestern grain-fed steaks are the stars (prime strip steak
to porterhouse-for-two and filet mignon), while signature dishes include Kobe beef, maple-glazed quail and au gratin potatoes. Side dishes range from creamed corn to wild mushrooms. Lunch Mon-Fri, dinner Mon-Sat; $$ F17
Fatty Cue– C0L4A 71 merican/Asian 50 Carmine St., btw Bleecker & Bedford sts., 212.929.5050, fattycue.com. In a space that resembles a chic version of a gritty farmhouse, diners sample creative fusion dishes that blend Eastern and Western traditions of barbecue, from fermented pork riblets with chili-palm glaze to smoked beef brisket with onion marmalade, green papaya slaw and bao. Lunch, dinner daily; $$ H19
Greenwich & West Village American Cut– C0L572Steak House 363 Greenwich St., at Franklin St., 212.226.4736, americancut steakhouse.com. Iron Chef Marc Forgione’s 180-seat restaurant features a menu of raw dishes (steak tartare), juicy signatures (tomahawk rib eye chop) and a surf ‘n’ turf plate in a dining room with Art Deco accents. Sides, from latkes to broccolini, are served. Dinner nightly; $$$ G21 Bell Book & Candle– C0LA 7142 merican 141 W. 10th St., btw Greenwich Ave. & Waverly Pl., 212.414.2355, bbandcnyc.com. A contemporary aeroponic roof garden supplies fresh vegetables, fruits and herbs, while regional farms and producers provide the meat, fish and fowl for Chef/owner Paul Mooney’s menu of locavorefriendly cuisine. Dinner nightly, brunch Sat-Sun; $$$ G18 Clarkson– C0L41578International 225 Varick St., at Clarkson St., 212.675.2474, clarksonrestaurant .com. A menu of global dishes—from charred octopus to braised beef short ribs to creamy burrata cheese with crispy breaded eggplant— can be sampled in an eclectic, retro space
designed to emulate the historic Orient Express passenger train. Plus, a raw bar, serving oysters, clams, lobster and whole prawns. Lunch Mon-Fri, dinner nightly, brunch Sat-Sun; $$ G19
Garage Restaurant and Café– C0LA 3749 merican 99 Seventh Ave. So., at the corner of Christopher St. & Seventh Ave. So., 212.645.0600, garagerest .com. A welcoming neighborhood spot—with black-and-white photos of jazz greats mounted on exposed brick walls—serving a raw bar and other fresh seafood, steaks, crisp salads, and a wide variety of pastas; live jazz nightly. Lunch Mon-Fri, dinner nightly, jazz brunch Sat-Sun; $$ H18 Gradisca Ristorante– C0L543I7 talian 126 W. 13th St., btw Sixth & Seventh aves., 212.691.4886, gradiscanyc.com. A warm, cozy and candlelit establishment featuring locally grown produce, house-made pastas, imported salumi and authentic specialties such as broccoli and lobster cannelloni, braised boneless short ribs and poppyseed-crusted heritage pork filet, plus a
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