With so many restaurants participating in Restaurant Week, it can be overwhelming to choose just where to go for lunch with your friends or co-workers. These recommended restaurants for New York City Restaurant Week are my top choices for where to go for lunch during Restaurant Week.
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1. Cafe Boulud
Chef-owner Daniel Boulud offers an outstanding Restaurant Week lunch at Cafe Boulud. The Restaurant Week menu features a selection of choices from four categories, created to reflect Daniel's culinary muses: La Tradition (classic French dishes), La Saison (seasonal market specialties), Le Potager (the vegetable garden), and Le Voyage (exotic world cuisines). Cafe Boulud received 1* in the Michelin Red Guide.Address: 20 East 76th Street
Phone: 212-772-2600
Neighborhood: Upper East Side (Map)
2. Craftbar
The simple, yet elegant dishes at Craftbar reflect the restaurant's focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients. Don't miss out on their homemade ice creams and sorbets.Address: 900 Broadway
Phone: 212-461-4300
Neighborhood: Flatiron District (Map)
3. Gotham Bar and Grill
Delicious American cuisine makes Gotham Bar and Grill a worthwhile Restaurant Week destination. Gotham Bar and Grill received 1* in the Michelin Red Guide.Address: 12 East 12th Street
Phone: 212-620-4020
Neighborhood: Union Square (Map)
4. Morimoto
Sample Iron Chef Morimoto's Meatpacking District restaurant, known for its delicious Japanese and fusion dishes, as well as top-quality sushi..Address: 88 Tenth Avenue
Phone: 212-989-8883
Neighborhood: Meatpacking District
5. Petrossian
Most famous for caviar, Petrossian serves French-influenced cuisine with an emphasis on caviar, smoked fish and foie gras. The Petrossian Restaurant Week Menu features some of their famed ingredients, but you'll have to pay $16 extra for the caviar appetizer.Address: 182 West 58th Street
Phone: 212-245-2214
Neighborhood: Midtown West
6. Porter House New York
Enjoy great views of Manhattan, as well as tasty food at Porter House New York, located in the Time Warner Center in Midtown. Porter House New York's Restaurant Week Menu includes Caesar salad, steak frites and cheesecake.Address: Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle
Phone: 212-823-9500
Neighborhood: Midtown West (Map)
7. Red Cat
For 10 years, the Red Cat has been pleasing diners in Chelsea with it's high-quality American cuisine in a refined, yet comfortable environment. The Restaurant Week Menu features choices that reflect the restaurant's fresh, seasonal cuisine.Address: 227 Tenth Avenue (23 St)
Phone: 212-242-1122
Neighborhood: Chelsea
8. Shun Lee Palace
At very few Chinese restaurants would it make sense to enjoy Restaurant Week -- most are quite cheap on their own -- but Shun Lee Palace serves up authentic, flavorful Chinese cuisine in a ritzy setting that you might find surprising.Address: 155 East 55th Street
Phone: 212-371-8844
Neighborhood: Midtown East (Map)
9. The Mercer Kitchen
Located in the Mercer Hotel, The Mercer Kitchen offers an American Provencal menu under the guidance of Jean-Georges. Stations prepare creative, sophisticated dishes emerging from the wood-burning oven, rotisserie and even the raw bar.Address: 99 Prince Street
Phone: 212-966-5454
Neighborhood: SoHo (Map)
10. Vong
Jean-Georges blends French techniques with the spices of the Far East to create his menu at Vong. Vong received 1* in the Michelin Red Guide.Address: 200 East 54th Street
Phone: 212-486-9592
Neighborhood: Midtown East (Map)
