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    Ayza Wine and Chocolate Bar
    11 West 31st, New York NY 10001  Tel: (212) 714-2992
    www.ayzanyc.com

    I was on a 1st date & we just had wine and appetizers - both were excellent. A very nice place to go after work or before/after an event.

    The proprietors of AYZA Wine & Chocolate Bar are committed to providing an impeccable, first-class dining experience. Just go and try.

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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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    Bottino
    246 Tenth Avenue, New York NY 10001  Tel: 212-206-6766
    E-mail: info@bottinonyc.com www.bottinonyc.com
    Hours: Lunch: Tue - Sat 12pm - 3:30pm. Dinner: Mon - Sat 6pm - 11:30pm, Sun 6pm - 10:30pm

    The best place to dine in Chelsea, if you like non-fattening food and a better clientele. Do lunch if you want art stars, dinner for regular stars.

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    Cookshop
    156 Tenth Avenue at 20th Street, New York NY 10011  Tel: 212 924 4440
    www.cookshopny.com
    Hours: Mon - Sat 5:30pm - 12am. Sun 5:30pm - 10pm. Lunch & Sunday Brunch: 11:30am - 3pm.

    Big and chic and crowded. Good food, reasonably priced.

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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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    Markt
    676 Sixth Avenue, New York NY 10010  Tel: 212 727 3314
    marktrestaurant.com
    Hours: Open 7 days. Lunch: 11:30am - 4:30pm. Dinner: 5:30pm - Midnight, Fri and Sat until 1am

    Best beer bar in New York. Eat frittes and shellfish. Shout your conversation.

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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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    Michael's
    24 West 55th Street, New York NY 10019  Tel: 212 767 0555
    E-mail: robyn@michaelsnewyork.com www.michaelsnewyork.com

    The lunchroom, attracting the beautiful and powerful with salad, fish and like-minded décor. Lunch or dinner.

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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.

  • Pepe Giallo
    253 Tenth Avenue, New York NY 10001  Tel: 212 242 6055
    Hours: Mon - Sat, 11am - 11pm; Sun 4pm - 11pm

    The place across the street from Bottino that looks cheaper and is. A frustrated artist makes incredible food. Go there hungry. Eat lunch.

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    Pravda
    246 Tenth Avenue, New York NY 10012  Tel: 212 226 4944
    E-mail: info@pravdany.com pravdany.com
    Hours: Opens: Mon - Sat 5pm, Sun 6pm. Closes: Sun - Wed 1am, Thurs 2am, Fri and Sat 3am.

    Basement boho. Drink a vodka martini and be glad they banned smoking.

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    The Red Cat
    227 Tenth Avenue, New York NY 10011  Tel: 212 242 1122
    www.theredcat.com
    Hours: Mon - Thurs 5pm - 11pm. Fri - Sat 5pm - 12am. Sun 4:30pm - 10:30pm.

    Chelsea neighborhood restaurant in the heart of the gallery district. Warm atmosphere, good American food menu.

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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.

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    Gramercy Park

    2 Lexington Avenue, New York NY 10010  Tel: 212 920 3300
    www.gramercyparkhotel.com

    Take hotelier Ian Schrager's iconoclastic past (of the disco sensation Studio 54), the artistic conceit of Julian Schnabel's "high bohemian baroque", the lush furniture of Maarten Bass, and food provided by some of Manhattan's best restaurants—and you have this addictive, downtown mix of the highly personal and idiosyncratic. -reviewed by Indagare Travel, Inc.

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    Hotel 31
    120 East 31st Street, New York NY 10016  Tel: 212 685 3060
    E-mail: hotel31@verizon.net www.hotel31.com