1. Fine & Rare
8.6
9 E 37th St (btwn 5th & Madison Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Garment District · 17 tips and reviews
ℳ𝒶𝓎♍: Incredible dining experience. The ambiance is romantic and sophisticated. Excellent food, the flavors are off the charts and the drinks selection is outstanding. Live jazz is the cherry on top
Michael Lagnado: Excellent food, cocktails and jazz in a lovely setting
Alex Steinberg: Live music and ambiance are superb. Feels like a lost era, but in an authentic way.
5. Loulou
8.1
176 8th Ave (at W19th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Chelsea · 8 tips and reviews
kevin kiernan: Ribeye, asparagus, pommes (it's all we ordered and it was all great). To-go Martinis also on point.
Sara R: Decoration is extremely nice and cosy, service was amazing, food is okay though.
Rachel C: For brunch: burgers, eggs benedict; French toast croissant was not as good as it looked.
7. The Bar
8.8
28 W 53rd St (5th Avenue), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Midtown East · 36 tips and reviews
cj fitzgerald: After dinner, have a cocktail at my favorite place in Manhattan (its both opulent and modern). Highly recommend the risotto, truffle sliders, and afternoon tea. In the summer, sit on the balcony.
Gary Toriello: Bring your platinum credit card Drinks are expensive. $24 for cocktails, $14 for a beer!
Tony Everett: Great Service, Great Drinks and Great Art!! ##Blokeapproved
8. 54 Below
9.2
254 W 54th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Performing Arts Venue · Theater District · 45 tips and reviews
Paige C: Service and staff were all amazing. The food was incredible, as were the drinks. Definitely a fun venue to see a show, have dinner and enjoy a night out! Request front row tables!
Concert Ticket Agency: A must for all Broadway fans! From Ben Vereen to Patti LuPone. Food/drink minimum, but the small plates are delicious. Not a bad seat in the house, staff is very accommodating and performance-friendly
Andrea Mathias: The perfect place for a first date, catch up with friends, or just to slip away from reality for a while. Also, I will do bad things to get my hands on some of their truffle Mac & Cheese.
9. Café Carlyle
8.4
35 E 76th St (at Madison Ave), New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · Upper East Side · 24 tips and reviews
Lana Chan: Great menu for summer 2010 Restaurant Week. Reco the pea soup, steak, chocolate cake
naveen: you most certainly should have 'woody allen and the eddy davis jazz band' on your new york list. to get: chicken hash; dover sole; your choice of martini.
Village Voice: Critics' Pick winner of The Village Voice Best of NYC 2012 Best Pricey Dinner and Show.
11. Chez Napoleon
8.0
365 W 50th St (btw 8th and 9th), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 29 tips and reviews
A Z: The confit canard was amazing! I love the ambience of this place
Will Mayo: If you want to leave modem NYC and enjoy traditional French service with heated plates and all, this is the spot.
The New York Times: Chez Napoleon is one of NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s 50 favorite NYC restaurants. To see the full list, get The Scoop iPhone app, an inside guide to New York: NYTimes.com/thescoop
12. Theater Row
7.8
410 W 42nd St (btw 9th & 10th), New York, NY
Theater · Hell's Kitchen · 13 tips and reviews
Ian McGrady: French Onion Soup tastes deliciously tangy with what-I-believe-to-be the right combination of cheeses. I normally don't like strawberry milkshakes, either, but theirs was tasty.
Brian Butler: Marvelous wonderettes
Cameron Gidari: I love that they support small and independent theatre, but I wish they had better AC. It was sweltering in the 4th-floor theater.
14. Weather Up
8.8
159 Duane St (btwn Hudson St. & W Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 82 tips and reviews
HOBNOB Magazine: cozy white-tiled space with creative cocktails featuring a carved block of ice as tall as your glass, oyster bar in the back, see photos here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=277104&id=76563418
My Damn Channel: Whatever's special on the menu or a classic cocktail. Admire your ice cubes.. go on, DO IT!
vikram: Keep Calm and Carry On is the bartenders choice here. I asked for a bourbon drink and got a Battle of New Orleans - bourbon, absinthe, orange, and peychauds bitters. It was awesome.