1872 townhouse. Former historic speakeasy (now a trendy restaurant). The prohibition era wine cellar is now a dining area accessed via 2.5 ton door opened via 18" hang wire.Full site history via<LINK> Read more.
The Wine Cellar Dinner Menu is reserved for private events in an intimate setting, and the resulting food-gasm is incomparable. Hackleback caviar, butter-poached lobster, sautéed duck breast, oh my!
Ask your waiter about touring the spectacular hidden wine cellar in the basement, which was used to hide booze during Prohibition. It's this place's semi-secret gem.
Relaxing & chic Sex-In-the-City ambiance in NYC (1959) landmark space. 1 of my all-time fave brunch venues & deals: Wkends 10am-4pm $19 2-course +1 cocktail. My usual crave: lobster club (à-la-carte)
Make reservations but expect wait & shaft-50-min wait despite 6:30pm reservation & owner Renato still seated party before us that had a 7pm! Pls honor reservations or lose customers.
Try the Penne With Spicy Sausage & Fra Diavolo Sauce - Al dente penne cooked to perfection w/ a spicy, unctuous fra diavolo sauce. ;8
Pricey Pastrami Reuben on toasted rye can be for 2. Best pastrami & pickles from THE NYC DELI (est.1910). Lk 4 Billy Crystal & Megan Ryan's famous "O"-scene table in 1989 movie "When Harry Met Sally."
"Since 1914, the city's best and most character-rich smoked-fish experts." -Chef Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune Read more.
The legendary Jewish "appetizing" store—selling smoked salmon, herring, and bagels with a schmear—recently added caviar, a nod to the neighborhood's increasing gentrification.
About 7,000 people, mostly immigrants, lived in this five-story building from 1863 to 1935. Tours trace the lives of five typical families. - Green Guide Editor
It's a cool, "old New York" institution and the food is pretty tasty (salt and pepper shrimp! Heads on) But if you're looking for a DIM SUM experience with carts, this is not your place.
order the turnip cake, shrimp shu mai and shrimp & snow pea leaf dumplings. skip the scallion pancake and pork bun.
The legendary Rainbow Room is reopening today. There will be a festive Sunday brunch in addition to Monday night dinners with live performances open to the public. Sun, 10/5. Read more.
Upscale sunday brunch with a jazz band playing, proper attire required (prix fixe $95)
The King Cole Bar is great for business meetings - elegant, quiet, and historic. In 1934, the Bloody Mary was created here. The St. Regis is part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, a FORTUNE 500 company.
