Restaurants Perfect For Laughing at Euros in Crazy Outfits
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Del Posto
85 10th Ave., Chelsea, NYMario Batali restaurants have a reputation of being tourist traps and magnets for the bridge and tunnel crowd. There’s always a lot of action, and you never know what kind of spectacle might unfold on any given night. Example? How about when Sinbad rolled in during one of our visits with a crew of five [...]
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Bar Pitti
268 Ave of the Americas, Greenwich Village, NYOutdoor/Patio Situation at Bar Pitti when it’s nice out. It’s quite the scene. Be prepared for what you’re walking into. This specific block of 6th Ave is primo Celebrity Sightings, it’s the food, Pitti’s classic Italian dishes, that’s the real draw. The crowds out front might suggest that Pitti is an absolute mob scene, but [...]
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La Bottega
88 9th Ave., Chelsea, NYThere are a lot of reasons to expect mediocre food out of a place like La Bottega, but surprisingly, this Italian restaurant is far better than it needs to be.
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Balthazar
80 Spring St., SoHo, NYWe’ll keep this short and sweet. Mad action. That’s what goes on at Balthazar. It’s an absolute zoo. The amount of fur wearing, European tourists that pack themselves into Keith McNally’s boisterous French bistro day in and day out is mind blowing. It really is quite a racket. McNally makes running a successful restaurant in [...]
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Cafe Gitane
242 Mott St., Nolita, NYCafe Gitane is the epitome of the “it” downtown cafe – a quintessential Nolita eatery and place to See and Be Seen that so many places try (and fail) to replicate.
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East Side Social Club
230 E. 51st St., Midtown East, NYWhen East Side Social Club opened at the end of last year, it did so amidst a lot of hype, especially for a Midtown restaurant. The Employees Only pedigree and old-school Italian dining club vibe certainly helped create some of that chatter. But people were definitely throwing things around like this is “the Waverly Inn [...]
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Perry St
176 Perry St., West Village, NYIs it just me, or is it slim-pickins around the meat packing district these days? Finding a good scene with reasonably priced, excellent food isn’t easy. I was recently having drinks with a big group at The Standard Grill, in need of a dinner destination (we sure as hell weren’t eating there). Unfortunately, I didn’t [...]
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Via Quadronno
25 E. 73rd St., Upper East Side, NYWe often get asked about where to eat before a show at Central Park’s Summerstage, and for the most part, Via Quadronno is not the place. Most of you know better than to spend fifteen bucks on a sandwich. Also, the service here sucks, and it’s usually packed to the gills with a mix of [...]
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Eataly: La Pizza & Pasta
200 5th Ave., Flatiron, NYWe’re finally getting around to an Infatuation assessment of Eataly, and we’re going to approach this by posting about each individual restaurant, rather than rating Eataly on the whole. Why? Because if we rated it as a single entity, we would be telling you to stay away from this place at all f*cking costs. But [...]
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David Burke Kitchen
23 Grand Street, SoHo, NYDavid Burke is a freak in the kitchen. His wild side and tongue-in-cheek creativity made him a celebrity chef – though he’s fallen off the radar a bit lately. Burke is certainly not afraid to take risks, and he has always had a flair for the dramatic. We’ve never been huge fans of his cooking, [...]
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