2020 New York / Manhattan Restaurants
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There are many people who are enthusiastic about food—the cooking of it, the preparation of it, the serving of it, and let’s not forget the eating of it.
But Andrew Delaplaine is the ultimate Food Enthusiast.
This is another of his books with spot-on reviews of the most exciting restaurants in town. Some will merit only a line or two, just to bring them to your attention. Others deserve a half page or more.
“Exciting” does not necessarily mean expensive. The area’s top spots get the recognition they so richly deserve (and that they so loudly demand), but there are plenty of “sensible alternatives” for those looking for good food handsomely prepared by cooks and chefs who really care what they “plate up” in the kitchen.
For those with a touch of Guy Fieri, Delaplaine ferrets out the best food for those on a budget. That dingy looking dive bar around the corner may serve up one of the juiciest burgers in town, perfect to wash down with a locally brewed craft beer.
Whatever your predilection or taste, cuisine of choice or your budget, you may rely on Andrew Delaplaine not to disappoint.
Delaplaine dines anonymously at the Publisher’s expense. No restaurant listed in this series has paid a penny or given so much as a free meal to be included.
Bon Appétit!
Andrew Delaplaine
Delaplaine lives on South Beach, Miami’s Billion Dollar Sandbar. He writes in widely varied fields: screenplays, novels (adult and juvenile) and journalism. He also has a series of Long Weekend Guides covering some 50 cities around the world. Email: andrewdelaplaine@mac.com He writes several series: The “JACK HOUSTON ST. CLAIR” political thriller novels. “THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IV,” a series of novels starring the great-great-grandson of the famous consulting detective. “THE ANNALS OF SANTOPIA” series, an epic that follows a Santa born in 1900 through to his death 82 years later. The AMOS FREEMAN police thrillers. Other novels: “The Trap Door” follows a boy who is taken back in time to 1594 and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. “The Meter Maid Murders,” a comic look at a detective trying to nab a serial killer on South Beach who only murders meter maids. Has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), as well as several short films and won several awards for his film work. (See imdb.com for details). His latest film, “Meeting Spencer,” starring Jeffrey Tambor, won the prestigious Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. DELAPLAINE’S “LONG WEEKEND” GUIDES These no-nonsense guides contain Delaplaine’s recommendations and advice for travelers visiting these places for 3 or 4 days. As "The Food Enthusiast," he writes a series of restaurants guides, updated annually. He has no hobbies.
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2020 New York / Manhattan Restaurants - Andrew Delaplaine
Introduction
There’s a whole world of distinct neighborhoods in Manhattan. A whole wonderful world. Believe me, I have walked them all and enjoyed every minute of it (except when it was raining, and sometimes, even then).
For the purposes of this book, I am dividing the listings into 4 sections, Downtown, Midtown, Upper East Side and Upper West Side. But everybody knows there’s much more to it than that.
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EAST SIDE vs WEST SIDE
Fifth Avenue divides East from West. Anything east of Fifth Avenue is on the East Side; anything west is, well, you get it. The puzzling part assaults newcomers when you get down to 14th Street, where Downtown really begins. Here you get streets that are not numbered as much as named. Mott Street, Canal, Houston, Bleecker, etc. This gets very confusing.
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AVENUE ADDRESSES
The great avenues of Manhattan are not as glamorous as the ones in Paris, but they are important because they are the main arteries that run north and south. The street address on an avenue
means nothing to the outsider. You need to know the cross street
to be able to locate it. That’s why in the listings below, you’ll see something like 1234 Lexington Ave (bet. 30th and 31st Sts),
which tells you where it is without you having to pull out your cell phone and resort to Google Maps, which, by the way, you’ll find extremely helpful.
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MIDTOWN
Strictly speaking, Midtown runs from 34th Street to 59th Street, where Central Park begins. (For newbies, 59th Street is also called Central Park South.)
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Downtown, most people agree, really starts at 14th Street. There’s a great amount of wonderful activity going on between 14th Street and 34th Street, which is neither a part of Downtown, nor a part of Midtown. (I personally call it LoMi, for Lower Midtown, but nobody else does.)
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In this book, however, I am including this in between
area in the Midtown section. This includes neighborhoods like the Flower District, Hudson Yards, Kips Bay, NoMad, Chelsea, Gramercy Park (one of the many places I lived in New York), Union Square, the famous Meatpacking District, and others.
Midtown is divided between Midtown West and Midtown East, with, as I said above, Fifth Avenue being the dividing point.
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DOWNTOWN
14th Street south. This takes many varied neighborhoods—Greenwich Village (East Village and West Village), Lower East Side, Nolita/NoLiTa, SoHo, Little Australia, Little Italy, Chinatown, the Financial District and a whole lot more. As noted above, I’m including LoMi in this section.
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UPPER WEST SIDE
The Upper West Side really is Central Park West to the Hudson River, and from 59th Street up to 110th Street. When you hear the term Upper Manhattan,
it means the area north of 96th Street.
West Harlem runs from 125th Street to 155th Street. And it goes on and on.
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UPPER EAST SIDE
Just as there is with the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side has several different neighborhoods. To a New Yorker, the Upper East Side means the area between 59th Street to 96th Street. East Harlem begins there and runs up to 141st Street, from Fifth Avenue east to the river. Within this is Yorkville (79th to 96th), Carnegie Hill (86th to 98th), and still others.
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It’s not as daunting as it sounds. But this is a BIG city, and it takes time to learn the many neighborhoods that make it up.
Chapter 1
DOWNTOWN
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DID YOU FIND AN INTERESTING PLACE?
If you discover a place you think I should check out on my next visit, drop me a line, will you? I’ll mention your name if I end up listing it.
andrewdelaplaine@mac.com
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ANTON'S
570 Hudson St (bet. 11th St & Perry St), 212-924-0818
www.antonsnyc.com
CUISINE: American (Traditional) / Wine Bar / Italian
DRINKS: Full bar
SERVING: Dinner nightly; Lunch also Fri – Sun.
PRICE RANGE: $$$
NEIGHBORHOOD: West Village
A cozy little café and wine bar with a simple but very good menu. Old-school New York atmosphere, one of those places in the Village where it’s just as welcoming whether you slip in for a lovely dinner in the little room, or drop in at the bar for a nightcap on your way home. This part of town has buildings that are human scale, so the whole neighborhood is very comfortable. The building dates from 1850. Some seating outside in good weather. Favorites: Chopped chicken liver & hearts (I love this dish, though a lot of people recoil at the very idea of it); Spinach Ravioli drizzled with sage butter; Pork Rib Chop (expertly grilled); and the Hanger Steak. Nice wine selection.
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ATERA
77 Worth St. (Church St.), New York: 212-226-1444.
www.ateranyc.com
CUISINE: New American
DRINKS: Full bar; wine paring available.
SERVING: Tues-Sat only. Single seating at 6:30. Takes 3 hours. (Reserve 2 months out for weekend seating)
Prix fixe menu only, costing several hundred dollars per person if you get the wine parings. Only 13 chairs per night (plus a single table).
NEIGHBORHOOD: TriBeCa
PRICE RANGE: $$$$
You’ll get whatever the chef wants to make the night you visit. (They present
the menu to you, but only at the end of your visit.) With 20 or so courses, you won’t be disappointed. You get to watch all this from your perch on a bar stool where you see them make the food with a reverence that almost seems to be too much. They put the plate in front of you and you wonder if you’re supposed to bow to it or eat it. Eat it.
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BABBO
110 Waverly Pl (bet. N Washington Sq & Mac Dougal St), 212-777-0303
www.babbonyc.com
CUISINE: Italian
DRINKS: Full Bar
SERVING: Dinner, Lunch (Tues – Sat)
PRICE RANGE: $$$$
NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenwich Village
High-end Italian eatery of Mario Batali’s located in a repurposed carriage house. Great welcoming atmosphere. Menu favorites: Spicy two-minute Calamari; Barbecued skirt steak; Lamb chops. Extensive menu. Make reservations.
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BALTHAZAR
80 Spring St (bet. Crosby St & Broadway), 212-965-1414
www.balthazarny.com
CUISINE: French
DRINKS: Full Bar
SERVING: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
PRICE RANGE: $$$
NEIGHBORHOOD: SoHo
Iconic French brasserie featuring classy interior and impressive menu and a winning crowd with lots of buzz about it. Bobby Flay says he likes the steak frites and coq au vin here. Another great chef, Eric Ripert, likes the steak frites, too, but says, "I go as often as I can—they have great energy,