Upper West Side Restaurants $$

Step into a Pan-Asian culinary adventure tucked beneath Times Square, where ornate dragons and warm lantern glow set the scene for bold, expertly crafted dishes spanning Shanghai to Bangkok. This multi-level hotspot is the perfect summer refuge from the heat.

A Lincoln Center neighbor with three decades of warmth, Cafe Fiorello draws crowds with its legendary antipasti bar—fifty varieties of hot and cold preparations—and refined Italian cooking from Roman classics to fresh seafood and handmade pasta in an elegant room of rich wood and gleaming brass.