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New York City: Four-star restaurants on sale
Posted by: Alison Rohrs, Thursday, Jan 8, 2009, 10:56 AM

For most of the year New York's finest dining is reserved for the city's Trumps and Rockefellers. But during the twelve sweet days of the NYC Restaurant Week each January and June July, the Big Apple is anyone's oyster (or Kobe-beef steak, or butternut squash risotto…).

Jean-Georges's Spice Market
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(Courtesy Jean-Georges's Spice Market)
From January 18 to 23 and 25 to 30, over 250 of New York's poshest watering holes will offer $24.07 lunches and $35 dinners. Lunches tend to be two courses, while dinners usually include an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert—which is a relative steal considering that many of these places can charge over $35 for a single entrée.

Bookings for choice spots are now available at nycgo.com/restaurantweek, and they go fast. Tourists and locals alike grab at the rare chance to sample offerings from celeb chefs such as Bobby Flay (Mesa Grill), Jean Georges (Perry Street and Spice Market), and Nobu Matsuhisa (Nobu and Nobu Next Door). Or to earn big-city bragging rights by scoring a table at the iconic Smith & Wollensky steakhouse or the legendary Tavern on the Green.

My personal favorite splurge is A Voce, a Michelin-starred Italian bistro on the corner of Madison Square Park.

To help you match the meal to your palette, NYC & Company has many of the prix-fixe menus posted online, with more to come in the following weeks. Bon appétit!

EARLIER
Making the most of Restaurant Weeks nationwide

Reader Comments

Great post. Who doesn't love fine dining at a great price? I'll be sure to pass this on to my readers.

Posted By Jet Set Life on January 8, 2009, 8:11 PM

What are the dates for Restaurant Week in June?

Posted By Jana Zinter on January 16, 2009, 9:11 AM

They don’t have the official dates yet, but it’s usually the last two weeks of July. Before you visit, try nycgo.com for details.

Posted By Blog Editor on January 21, 2009, 12:30 PM

An excellent restaurant to hang out!!

Ok...I know I am a foodie and have travelled quite a bit and been to lot many places but the one city which is always an extension of mine is undoubtedly New York. I am proud to wear my Nike NY cap and cheer my Basketball team without fail. I have been to almost all the food joints, restaurants, pubs and bars located in Manhattan and I must say they all are pretty good considering this age of twittering and Face book wherein if you fail once your name pops up on all the social networking websites with negative comments. This is a welcome change becoz ultimately we the customers become the king as shoddy service or bad quality food can easily land the owners into trouble.

But the one place which has succeeded in amazing me is the newly refurbished Restaurant named Point Break. Formerly named as Nation Restaurant & Bar, Point Break is a new Surf Bar located in the heart of mid-town Manhattan. Now I remember sometime back I had been to this place when it had the old look and feel and I thought ok..seems to be an average place..what's the big deal? But even during my last visit when it was still in its old shape it served me excellent food and the service was razor sharp. So last Saturday when one of my friend threw a party and told me the venue to be a swanky new outlet which he was speaking so highly about I thought ok..let's try this one too. When he told me about the address I wasn't sure it was the same place but when I reached there the whole look and feel from Outside was changed and once I entered in, the earlier known Nation was truly looking like a break from the past and hats off this guy, I don't remember the name of the owner, but he has rightly renamed it as Point Break!! It appeals to the newer generation guys like me. We had a great time there. The menu featured old classics and new additions. I loved the wheel o' shots which made me crazy!! I had the fish tacos which was delicious..yummeee and it has got plenty of room for parties, the DJ that they had was great, excellent sound system as well and the drinks were strong and I had a look at the menu and thought the prices were pretty good.

Guys on top of it the next day when I searched this place on the internet, this restaurant has a Face book page too wherein they post photos and updates of recent happenings/parties and upcoming events/parties/offers too. They tweet also which is really nice thinking by the owner.

Anyways not wanting to sound like a paid blogger I would say as a foodie this restaurant is a nice one and I would not hesitate to give my recommendation for it to my guests coming in from out of town. Go and try once and do not hesitate to leave a comment once you are there. I know I am only going to get thumbs up from you all!!!

Ciao…

John Smith, NYC

Posted By John Smith on December 21, 2009, 2:42 PM

An excellent restaurant to hang out!!

Ok...I know I am a foodie and have travelled quite a bit and been to lot many places but the one city which is always an extension of mine is undoubtedly New York. I am proud to wear my Nike NY cap and cheer my Basketball team without fail. I have been to almost all the food joints, restaurants, pubs and bars located in Manhattan and I must say they all are pretty good considering this age of twittering and Face book wherein if you fail once your name pops up on all the social networking websites with negative comments. This is a welcome change becoz ultimately we the customers become the king as shoddy service or bad quality food can easily land the owners into trouble.

But the one place which has succeeded in amazing me is the newly refurbished Restaurant named Point Break. Formerly named as Nation Restaurant & Bar, Point Break is a new Surf Bar located in the heart of mid-town Manhattan. Now I remember sometime back I had been to this place when it had the old look and feel and I thought ok..seems to be an average place..what's the big deal? But even during my last visit when it was still in its old shape it served me excellent food and the service was razor sharp. So last Saturday when one of my friend threw a party and told me the venue to be a swanky new outlet which he was speaking so highly about I thought ok..let's try this one too. When he told me about the address I wasn't sure it was the same place but when I reached there the whole look and feel from Outside was changed and once I entered in, the earlier known Nation was truly looking like a break from the past and hats off this guy, I don't remember the name of the owner, but he has rightly renamed it as Point Break!! It appeals to the newer generation guys like me. We had a great time there. The menu featured old classics and new additions. I loved the wheel o' shots which made me crazy!! I had the fish tacos which was delicious..yummeee and it has got plenty of room for parties, the DJ that they had was great, excellent sound system as well and the drinks were strong and I had a look at the menu and thought the prices were pretty good.

Guys on top of it the next day when I searched this place on the internet, this restaurant has a Face book page too wherein they post photos and updates of recent happenings/parties and upcoming events/parties/offers too. They tweet also which is really nice thinking by the owner.

Anyways not wanting to sound like a paid blogger I would say as a foodie this restaurant is a nice one and I would not hesitate to give my recommendation for it to my guests coming in from out of town. Go and try once and do not hesitate to leave a comment once you are there. I know I am only going to get thumbs up from you all!!!

Ciao…

John Smith, NYC

Posted By John Smith on December 26, 2009, 4:27 PM

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