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twinkle164
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10/19/2007 12:00 AM
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good NYC restaurants
We've decided to go into the city for our one year anniversary.  Now I need restaurant suggestions. I'd like to go somewhere really romantic but I want to make sure they have regular food. I went to one place once and there wasn't a single thing on the menu I would EVER consider eating.  So ladies, do you know of anyplace? Please help. 
Message edited 10/3/2008 10:30:35 AM.
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Posted 10/3/08 10:30 AM 
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Mrs. Bernabe
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Wedding Date:
7/21/2008 12:00 AM
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Terrace on the Park
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Re: good NYC restaurants
check out "BED" google it. It's in the factory, the elevator takes you up and you eat on a bed. I took DH for his bday and he loved him. The bill ran up to $250 excluding drinks. The food seemed to be little but it was delicious and really filled us up. You can try Water Edge which is in LIC Queens. You can take their water taxi from the city to go eat dinner and then take it back if you are planning on staying in the City.
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Posted 10/3/08 10:33 AM
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missliss
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Wedding Date:
3/15/2008 6:30 PM
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CV Rich Mansion
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Re: good NYC restaurants
What do you consider "regular" food? And what would you consider not-regular?
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Posted 10/3/08 10:34 AM
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jillyb97
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Wedding Date:
8/9/2008 3:00 PM
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Bourne Mansion
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Re: good NYC restaurants
I don't know if they are romantic enough, but the food at Mesa Grill and Bar Americain (both are owned by Bobby Flay) is just delicious....we went to Mesa Grill for my bday last week and LOVED it..
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Posted 10/3/08 10:38 AM
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AR31
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5/31/2008 4:00 PM
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Re: good NYC restaurants
http://www.tablany.com/
http://www.oneifbyland.com/
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Posted 10/3/08 10:44 AM
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twinkle164
It was ALL worth it!
Member since 5/07 1443 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/19/2007 12:00 AM
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Flowerfield
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Posted by missliss
What do you consider "regular" food? And what would you consider not-regular?
Well...like I don't want frogs legs or tongue or anything like that. I know a lot of people like stuff like that but I just can't eat it.
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Posted 10/3/08 10:48 AM
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GinaZ
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3/28/2008 7:30 PM
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The Fox Hollow-WGP
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Fluer de Sol is an excellent Spanish restaurant.
Rocco is an excellent Italian place in the village
Son Cubano is supposedly excellent
L'Ecole is great- its operated by the students at The french Culinary Institute.
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Posted 10/3/08 10:54 AM
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GinaZ
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Wedding Date:
3/28/2008 7:30 PM
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Posted by twinkle164
Posted by missliss
What do you consider "regular" food? And what would you consider not-regular?
Well...like I don't want frogs legs or tongue or anything like that. I know a lot of people like stuff like that but I just can't eat it.
ew I cant eat that either!
You cant go wrong with italian food!
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Posted 10/3/08 11:00 AM
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Joette_Terese
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7/5/2008 12:00 PM
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The Gatsby
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Posted by jillyb97
I don't know if they are romantic enough, but the food at Mesa Grill and Bar Americain (both are owned by Bobby Flay) is just delicious....we went to Mesa Grill for my bday last week and LOVED it..
I second Bar Americain. It's one of our favorite places!
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Posted 10/3/08 11:20 AM
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tj2008
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5/18/2008 12:00 AM
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WGP
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Posted by GinaZ
L'Ecole is great- its operated by the students at The french Culinary Institute.
DH and I went to L'Ecole last month and we LOVED it! Great food an service
We also love:
Le Cirque
best NYC restaurant
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Posted 10/3/08 11:24 AM
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tj2008
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5/18/2008 12:00 AM
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WGP
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Re: good NYC restaurants
We also like:
Osteria del Circo
Osteria
same owners from Le Cirque, you can't go wrong with either one
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Posted 10/3/08 11:27 AM
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Espo22
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Member since 11/06 48967 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/17/2008 2:30 PM
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Jericho Terrace
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Posted by GinaZ
Fluer de Sol is an excellent Spanish restaurant.
Rocco is an excellent Italian place in the village
Son Cubano is supposedly excellent
L'Ecole is great- its operated by the students at The french Culinary Institute.
i went to son cubano bc everybody kept saying how delicious it was. Both Dh and I were not impressed at all with the food. The place is nice though, but we love cuban food and compared to other places, i felt it was eh. But like you said, its such a hot trendy spot that i think ppl go bc of the name.
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Posted 10/3/08 12:04 PM
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AR31
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5/31/2008 4:00 PM
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Posted by Espo22
Posted by GinaZ
Fluer de Sol is an excellent Spanish restaurant.
Rocco is an excellent Italian place in the village
Son Cubano is supposedly excellent
L'Ecole is great- its operated by the students at The french Culinary Institute.
i went to son cubano bc everybody kept saying how delicious it was. Both Dh and I were not impressed at all with the food. The place is nice though, but we love cuban food and compared to other places, i felt it was eh. But like you said, its such a hot trendy spot that i think ppl go bc of the name.
sorry to threadjack but espo, you mentioned long back of an awesome cuban place in forest hills and I totally forgot it's name.. 
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Posted 10/3/08 12:10 PM
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Espo22
Mrs. Espo
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Wedding Date:
5/17/2008 2:30 PM
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Jericho Terrace
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Re: good NYC restaurants
my fave is buddakan, not 100% sure if you would like it though haha. They do have regular things too though.
Would you prefer Italian?
plataforma is brazilian, i love it
theres a spaniard restaurant, been around forever its called Ole. Great atmosphere and they have live singers, known to have opera singers.
one romantic restaurant that is very popular is one if by land two if by sea
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Posted 10/3/08 12:13 PM
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Espo22
Mrs. Espo
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Wedding Date:
5/17/2008 2:30 PM
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Jericho Terrace
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Posted by AR31
Posted by Espo22
Posted by GinaZ
Fluer de Sol is an excellent Spanish restaurant.
Rocco is an excellent Italian place in the village
Son Cubano is supposedly excellent
L'Ecole is great- its operated by the students at The french Culinary Institute.
i went to son cubano bc everybody kept saying how delicious it was. Both Dh and I were not impressed at all with the food. The place is nice though, but we love cuban food and compared to other places, i felt it was eh. But like you said, its such a hot trendy spot that i think ppl go bc of the name.
sorry to threadjack but espo, you mentioned long back of an awesome cuban place in forest hills and I totally forgot it's name..
Cabana, yeah i love that place. They also have 2 locations in the city. One is on like 61st and 3rd ave, went to that one too. Also another one at the seaport, never went to that one.
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Posted 10/3/08 12:14 PM
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tj2008
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Wedding Date:
5/18/2008 12:00 AM
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WGP
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Re: good NYC restaurants
i went to son cubano bc everybody kept saying how delicious it was. Both Dh and I were not impressed at all with the food. The place is nice though, but we love cuban food and compared to other places, i felt it was eh. But like you said, its such a hot trendy spot that i think ppl go bc of the name.
If you love Cuban food you gotta go to
Cuba Cafe on 8th Ave (Chelsea)
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Posted 10/3/08 12:14 PM
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AR31
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Re: good NYC restaurants
thank you 
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Posted 10/3/08 12:19 PM
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lila
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8/17/2008 12:00 AM
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Re: good NYC restaurants
If you like French, I'd check out La Grenouille -- they have some weird things on the menu but also plenty of normal things --- extremely romantic and they are known for their beautiful floral arrangements. Check out their website
If you like American, I'd highly recommend The Modern. It's located in the MOMA and overlooks the sculpture gardens. The food is spectacular (also, check out their website!) and I recommend the risotto and the pea soup. The plating is gorgeous and artistic.
Finally, if you like Italian I'd recommend Il Tinello. OMG, everything there was fantastic and they prepare it tableside. Even the caesar salad -- they made my friend's dressing from scratch in front of us and it was pretty cool.
Oh boy, this is making me so hungry.
Edit: I'm a picky eater too and I'd recommend checking out anything you're considering on menupages -- especially when going to fancier restaurants I feel more comfortable being sure there is something I would eat there, and reading reviews (which tend to be on point). Of course, some places have specials (when I was at Il Tinello I ordered an appetizer and entree that were both daily specials) but it gives you an idea of what to expect.
Message edited 10/3/2008 12:55:09 PM.
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Posted 10/3/08 12:53 PM
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tj2008
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5/18/2008 12:00 AM
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Oh another place I like is the Blue water Grill on Union Square
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Posted 10/3/08 12:54 PM
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leafgirl
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Member since 11/06 2060 total posts
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11/2/2007 12:00 AM
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Posted by tj2008
Oh another place I like is the Blue water Grill on Union Square
Yes this and Blue Fin in Times Sqaure are my fav!
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Posted 10/3/08 1:00 PM
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tj2008
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5/18/2008 12:00 AM
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Yes, I agree with espo that Plataforma is awesome but you better be very hungry when you go there
Message edited 10/3/2008 1:10:12 PM.
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Posted 10/3/08 1:09 PM
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Espo22
Mrs. Espo
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Wedding Date:
5/17/2008 2:30 PM
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Jericho Terrace
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Posted by tj2008
Yes, I agree with espo that Plataforma is awesome but you better be very hungry when you go there
so true, i filled up on all the side dishes that when ALL that meat came out i ate one piece and had to put my card on red for the rest of the night bc i couldnt even eat any of the meat. I got too excited about the other stuff that rice with cheese was awesome
Message edited 10/3/2008 1:19:16 PM.
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Posted 10/3/08 1:19 PM
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tj2008
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5/18/2008 12:00 AM
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Posted by Espo22
Posted by tj2008
Yes, I agree with espo that Plataforma is awesome but you better be very hungry when you go there
so true, i filled up on all the side dishes that when ALL that meat came out i ate one piece and had to put my card on red for the rest of the night bc i couldnt even eat any of the meat. I got too excited about the other stuff that rice with cheese was awesome
hahahaha thats so me as well., DH always warns me but I can't help I'm too obsessed with the side dishes specially when it comes to rice....There's a place in Philadelphia called Fogo de chao that is even beter than Plataforma, I'm wishing they'll open it here, its my husband favorite place everytime we go to Brazil he wants to eat there all the time, no wonder we put at least 10 pounds everytime we go to Brazil
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Posted 10/3/08 1:47 PM
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magbride
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Wedding Date:
11/3/2007 3:00 PM
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Re: good NYC restaurants
I like Blue Water Grill
Da Silvano
Vento
Trattoria Dell Arte
Brasserie 8 1/2
Balthazar
BLT Fish, Market, or Prime (all different locations)|
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Posted 10/3/08 1:59 PM
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lila
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Re: good NYC restaurants
Posted by magbride
I like Blue Water Grill
Da Silvano
Vento
Trattoria Dell Arte
Brasserie 8 1/2
Balthazar
BLT Fish, Market, or Prime (all different locations)|
Mmmmm I love BLT Market!
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Posted 10/3/08 2:02 PM
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