Downtown eat

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

  • Downtown sleep

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    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

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    Soho Grand Hotel

    310 West Broadway, New York NY 10013  Tel: 1 800 965 3000
    www.sohogrand.com

    Downtown, and very brown. Brown floors, walls, furniture, bedcovers, and curtains. Industrial chic meets the Hilton.

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    Tribeca Grand Hotel

    2 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10013  Tel: 212 519 6600
    www.tribecagrand.com