Bar Pitti
268 Sixth Avenue, New York NY 10014 Tel: 212-982-3300
Hours: Daily: 12pm - 12am
DaSilvano for the people, and there are plenty. Do lunch, dinner if you dare.
Barolo
398 West Broadway, New York NY 10012 Tel: 1 212 226 1102
E-mail: info@nybarolo.com nybarolo.com
Hours: Sun - Thurs 12pm - 12am. Fri and Sat 12pm - 1am.
Big. Big rooms, big garden, big wine cellar. Small menu, well chosen. Gangster chic. Bring money, eat well, drink better.
Da Silvano
260 Sixth Avenue, New York NY 10014 Tel: 212 982 2343
E-mail: info@dasilvano.com www.dasilvano.com
Gold standard Italian, Silvano at your service. Settle for your table, wherever he puts you. Look good and mind your manners.
Good World Bar & Grill
3 Orchard Street, New York NY 10002 Tel: 212 925 9975
www.goodworldbar.com
Fun lower eastside bar and restaurant. Scandinavian menu, comfortable outside garden, good for special dinner parties and events.
Il Cantinori
32 East Tenth Street, New York NY 10003 Tel: 212 673 6044
E-mail: ilcantinori@ilcantinori.com www.ilcantinori.com
Hours: Lunch: Mon - Fri 12pm - 3pm. Dinner Sun - Thurs 5:30pm - 11:30pm, Fri and Sat until 12am
Rustic Italian at mountainous prices. Dress accordingly and arrive on time.
Joe's Shanghai Restaurant
9 Pell Street, New York NY 10013 Tel: 212 233 8888
joesshanghairestaurant.com
Hours: Mon - Sun 11am - 11pm
A chain of three - Uptown, Chinatown, and Queens. Go to Chinatown. Order soup buns while you’re waiting for a table. Eat with strangers.
Yummy soup buns are worth the wait.
Mezzogiorno
195 Spring Street, New York NY 10012 Tel: 212 334 2112
E-mail: mezzogiornony@aol.com www.mezzogiorno.com
The real thing. If the owner doesn’t say hello to you walking in, he isn’t there. Instead, look for his bespoke son. Pizza, pasta, and kind hearts. Well-spent money in SoHo.
The Odeon
145 West Broadway, New York NY 10013 Tel: 212.233.0507
www.theodeonrestaurant.com
Hours: Breakfast: Sat and Sun 9am - 10:30am. Brunch: Sat and Sun 10:30am - 4pm. Lunch: Mon - Fri 12pm - 3pm. Dinner: 5:30pm - Midnight. Brasserie Menu: Mon - Fri 3pm - 5:30pm, Sat and Sun 4pm - 5:30pm, and Midnight - 2am every night.
A radiance in Tribecca where everyone goes for oysters, steak, and chicken. Watch people from the arts ignore people from Wall Street and vice-versa. Do dinner.
Pastis
9 Ninth Avenue at Little W 12th Street, New York NY 10014 Tel: 212 929 4844
E-mail: frontdesk@pastisny.com www.pastisny.com
Hours: Breakfast: Daily 9am - 12pm. Brunch: Sat, Sun 12pm - 5pm. Lunch: Mon - Fri 12pm - 6pm. Dinner: Daily 6pm - 12am. Supper: Sun - Thurs 12am - 2am, Fri and Sat until 2:30am.
Disneyland done right. Parisville, built to handle a fashion riot. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dress but don’t.
Cosmopolitan Hotel
95 West Broadway, New York NY 10007 Tel: 1888 895 9400
E-mail: chnyc95@aol.com www.cosmohotel.com
Small, neat, clean, and cheap.
Mondrian SoHo
9 Crosby Street, New York NY 10013 Tel: 212-389-1000
www.mondriansoho.com
Downtown, and very brown. Brown floors, walls, furniture, bedcovers, and curtains. Industrial chic meets the Hilton.