New York State Restaurants $$

    Haveli Indian Restaurant, New York City

  100 Second Avenue - (Bet.5th and 6th Street) - New York, NY           
"Haveli Restaurant is a special treat for people who love good living and woderful food! We have a full fledged bar, and a unique ambience showing Indian culture. Our restaurant is beautifully decorated with antique paintings that display tarditional Indian culture and craft.
Haveli Restaurant serves fine cuisine spiced with the flavors of India's Northern and Southern regions. One may savor the essence of India with various taste and decorative elements inherent in Indian art and culture. Haveli combines architechtural innovation with ambience of India to create a unique dining atmosphere. "
    Cibo Restaurant, New York City
  767 Second Ave. - (41st-42nd Streets) - New York, NY           
Contemporary American Restaurant with a seasonally menu of Tuscan inspired dishes.
    Ootoya, New York City
  8 W 18th St - New York, NY           
Many well-known and popular Japanese dishes such as sushi, tempura, and kaiseki (traditional multi-course meals) are not quite every day meals in Japan. More commonly found on everyday dining table is known as "ofukuro no aji," or taste of mom's home cooking prepared with fresh ingredients with a high concern for overall nutritious values and balance.
OOTOYA's specialty is this traditional home cooking in set-meal style, or teishoku. Every day, Ootoya works with passion to pursuit perfect fusion of fresh ingredients, preparation techniques, and skilled chef. Ootoya is delighted to introduce teishoku as an addition to sushi, tempura, and other Japanese menus currently available in New York.
    Blue Water Grill, New York City
  31 Union Square West - (16th Street) - New York, NY            
Voted 11th Most Popular Restaurant in New York in the 2008 Zagat Survey and applauded as a restaurant that is "perfect for dates" and "never disappoints," Blue Water Grill is a dining destination in the heart of Union Square. Loyal guests and curious visitors are drawn to the former Metropolitan Bank space that features sexy, dimly-lit red chandeliers illuminating the intimate dining room, a spacious people-watching outdoor café and a cozy subterranean lounge featuring live jazz music.
    Kosofresh, New York City
  101 Park Avenue - (Entrance on 41st St.) - New York, NY            
Kosofresh is a Build-Your-Own-Bibimbap bar with two locations in Midtown East. BiBimBap literally means "mixed meal" or "mixed rice". This dish is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with namul (sauteed and seasoned vegetables) and gochujang (chili pepper paste). A raw or fried egg and sliced meat (usually beef) are common additions. The ingredients are stirred together thoroughly just before eating. Not only is BiBimBap a delicious and healthy meal but the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) component adds to its appeal.
    Nam Phuong, New York City
  19 6th Avenue (TriBeCa) - New York, NY           
    Butcher Bar, New York City
  37-08 30th Avenue - Astoria - New York, NY           
Astoria's first organic, natural and local butcher shop. Voted Astoria's #1 BEST BBQ. Butcher Bar believes in old traditonal methods and the exclusive use of high quality, pasteur raised, no hormone or any antibiotic treated meat guarantees quality and taste. If you haven't visited, come on down and sample some of the finest BBQ in NYC and take home some good meat.
Butcher Bar's mission is to connect our customers to the source of their food – small scale, sustainable local farms that are committed to producing natural, humanely raised, high quality and distinctive meat products.
    Opia Restaurant and Lounge, New York City
  130 East 57th street - (Lexington-Park Aves.) - New York, NY            
Opia is open seven days a week, serving Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and a lounge fare. After nine years of wining and dining Manhattan's Midtown-East crowd, managing partners Frederick Lesort and Antoine Blech have given Opia Restaurant and Lounge (130 East 57th St, New York, NY 10022) a complete makeover, spearheaded by leading designer Jordan Mozer.
Now with new design elements including an expanded terrace overlooking the bustling street where up to eight guests per terrace can dine al fresco, an original hand-blown glass sculpture by Mozer, and a redesigned banquet area with accommodations for up to 400 people, Opia will continue its long-standing presence on this busy corner of Lexington Avenue.
    Puglia Ristorante, New York City
  189 Hester Street - (Mott-Mulberry Streets) - New York, NY           
The name "Puglia" is a region in Southern Italy from which he immigrated. People came from far to indulge in the delicacies Gregorio prepared; Capuzzello (sheepshead), Tripe (the lining of the stomach of a young ox), and Pasta E Fagioli (pasta and beans), but what they loved the most was the way he treated everyone like his own family.
    Turtle Bay NYC, New York City
  987 Second Avenue - New York, NY            
Established in 1997, Turtle Bay has long since been a favorite and a staple in Midtown's nightlife scene. Whether enjoying traditional American comfort food with a beer or glass of wine, catching your favorite team's game on one of our 25 HD plasmas, or partying the night away in The Upstairs with our state-of-the-art sound system, two-level party atmosphere with 30 foot celings, and live DJ Wednesday-Saturday, Turtle Bay is the answer to all your party needs
    Notaro Ristorante, New York City
  635 2nd Avenue - New York, NY           
The Main Course - by Paul Wein
"I've eaten at hundreds of restaurants throughout my life, but I've never had a dining experience like the one I had at Notaro Restaurant.
Specializing in authentic Tuscan cuisine, Notaro offers a type of food found nowhere else. That's because Angelo, the restaurant's owner, grew up with this wonderful cuisine his entire life. So his Tuscan tenure, combined with the experience of his chef, promise his customers a culinary compilation of cosmic proportions."
    EN Japanese Brasserie, New York City
  435 Hudson St (between Leroy St & Morton St) - West Village - New York, NY           
With over 40 restaurants in Japan, Executive Chef, Koji Nakano, and Chef de Cuisine, Abe Hiroki, have created a menu that combines traditional dishes with EN original recipes. Fresh tofu, handcrafted miso and housemade soy sauce show a dedication to authenticity rarely seen in NYC. Signature dishes like our Saikyo Miso Grilled Black Cod and Berkshire Pork Belly Braised in Sansho Miso reveal the exciting culinary Japanese landscape outside of sushi.
Designer Ichiro Sato has brought a modern Tokyo aesthetic to NYC with soaring ceilings and oversized windows to provide a backdrop for warm woods and authentic antique panels. The sleek, intimate lounge serves a full menu, and the dramatic, spacious dining room is moored by an open kitchen on one end and a beautiful arrangement in the center.
    Gabriela's, New York City
  688 Columbus Avenue - New York, NY           
Mexican Restaurant and Tequila Bar. Originally established in 1992, Gabriela’s was the brainchild of famed restaurateur Gabriela Hernandez. After tasting Gabriela’s cooking Gavriela knew that he wanted to have a restaurant that featured these kinds of authentic flavors and dishes in a time when tex-mex was king. Gabriela brought up her family from Mexico who developed the menu and recipes still in use today. It was an instant upper west side sensation.
    Good Enough to Eat, New York City
  483 Amsterdam Ave. - (83rd-84rh Streets) - New York, NY            
Carrie Levin, the Chef and Owner of Good Enough to Eat, was born in New York City, but moved with her parents and her little brother to Belgium at the age of five. She grew up in Brussels, learning French (and a smattering of Flemish) and spending a lot of time in the two small restaurants her family owned there.
    McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon, New York City
  800 Second Avenue - New York, NY            
Located on the corner of 42nd and 800 Second Avenue, in New York City, just minutes from Time Square, McFadden's has come to be known as one of New York's premier bar/restaurants. Our resident DJs and friendly and fun bar staff deliver an experience you will not soon forget! Spread out over several different party rooms, McFadden's can suit your every desire. From food or football, to your Friday night with friends and friends-to-be, come and play at NYC's hottest establishment: McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon.
    Heartland Brewery & Beer Hall, New York City
  93 South Street at Fulton - New York, NY             
Heartland Brewer and Beer Hall is the fourth beer hall to opened under the Heartland Brewery. The Beer Hall is located at the South Street Seaport at the corner of Fulton Street and faces Pier 17 and the East River. The bar offers great food, a wide range of seasonal beers on tap and even has a function room for private parties.