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CHEAP / REASONABLY PRICED:

Luke's Lobster Shack
Two locations, East Village:
93 East 7th Street
Phone:-(212)- 387 - 8487

Upper East Side:
242 East 81st Street
Phone: -(212)- 249 - 4241
E-mail: lukeslobster@gmail.com

"New York City's freshest, most affordable lobster roll, straight from the docks of Maine. It's the only seafood roll that's traceable from the sea floor to your plate".

CHILI THAI
712 9th Avenue (btwn 48th & 49th St)
New York NY 10019
Phone: -(917)- 472-9838

See reviews on City Search

Tasty, cozy and friendly. Cute little
place. And you can bring your
own beer, too.

CHICKPEA
"Always baked, never fried"
210 E 14th St
btwn 3rd & 2nd Avenues
New York, NY 10003
Phone: -(212)- 228-3445
info@getchickpea.com

3 locations: Chelsea, LES &
Union Square

CRÊPES DU NORD
French-Scandinavian
Crêperie & Winebar

17 South William Street
Financial Disctrict, New York,
NY 10004
Phone:-(212)- 422-9500

AURA, Thai Fusion Cuisine
Address: 462 Ninth Avenue
btwn. 35th – 36th Streets
Phone:-(212)- 971-8530 /-(212)- 971-8531
or: -(212)- 971-8532
E-mail: aurathainyc@gmail.com

We were pleasantly surprised to find this little restaurant. The ingredients seemed fresh and the dishes tasty. We very much enjoyed the green curry & the shrimp salad.
The starters: vegetable dumplings & the green papaya salad were equally tasty. Now we know where to rest our feet and get nourished after shopping at B&H.
Aura's menu.

OYAMA Sushi Bar
188 1st Ave, New York 10009
(btwn 11th & 12th St)
Phone: -(212)- 777-1989

Not really cozy and the service is not
very good, but it offers great bang
for the buck! Some favorites: Spider
roll, Rainbow roll, Una Don ( Eel over
rice). Food has been fresh on all our
visits. reviews 

SMÖRGÅS CHEF(four locations)
Wall Street area: 53 Stone Street,
(btwn Hanover Sq & Broad St)
New York, NY 10004
Phone: -(212)-  422-3500

Delicious Scandinavian: Good food for
good prices. Very fresh. We love the fish
dishes, but also like their other dishes.
Go for lunch or any time of the day.
Friendly service. We enjoy the Stone
Street location, especially during the
warm seasons, when the a whole block
of Stone Street is one big cozy patio.

All locations: Wall Street Area,
West Village & Scandinavia House

Cheap Indian:

PANNA II Garden restaurant
93 First Ave, btwn 5th & 6th Sts
New York, NY 10003

MILON
93 First Ave, btwn 5th & 6th Sts
New York, NY, 10003
Phone: -(212)- 228-4896

Two "wonderfully" tacky Indian
restaurants "with garden-like views".
Cheap chow. Some people love
them ... and others really don't.

OTHER

MOMOFUKU NOODLE BAR
171 First Ave
btwn 10th & 11th Streets
New York NY 10003
Phone: no phone

SIP SAK  Turkish Food
928 Second Avenue
btwn 49th & 50th Streets
New York, NY 10017
Phone: -(212)- -583-1900

LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN - numerous locations.
"In bringing you the best organic ingredients,
we support sustainable farming."

To discover Le Pain Quotidien was a very happpy surprise, indeed. It is a bakery /café / restaurant, serving delicious salads, open faced sandwiches, quiches, sops, etc & coffees breads and other bakery products.
Many items on the menu are 100% botanical/vegan and many more are organic.
When we visited for my first time, in their Meatpacking district location, I first thought that this is somebody's labor of love, their dream café / restaurant, but it turned out it is a chain. Well now. A chain that sereves not just good, but health conscious food. Impressed, yes we are.

P.S. This is one of the few places in NYC, where you can get your coffee with soy milk. Sweet! Cudos!
P.P.S Their "organic breads are handmade daily" by their bakers. We are gaga over their stoneground sourdough ryev & whole wheatr bread. Best in town.

EL PARADOR CAFÉ
325 East 34th Street, btwn 1st/2nd Aves
Murray Hill, New York, NY 10016
Phone: -(212)- 679-6812
alex@elparadorcafe.com

A landmark of Murray Hill for 40+ years, 
El Parador Café has also recieved a Bib
Gourmand mention in the Michelin Guide.

ZARELA
953 Second Avenue, btwn 50th/51st St
Midtown East, New York, NY 10022
Phone:-(212)-  644-6740

Multifaceted Mexican cuisine: "Proof that
Mexican food at its best can be judged
by the same exacting standards as any
other great cuisine".

SUEÑOS
311 West 17th Street
(btwn 8th/ 9th Avenues)
New York, NY 10011
Phone:-(212)- 243-1333
info@suenosnyc.com
NY Magazine review

HELL'S KITCHEN "Progressive Mexican Cuisine"
679 Ninth Avenue, btwn 46th/47th St
New York, NY 10036
Phone:-(212)- 977-1588

MAYA
1191 First Ave, btwn 64th/65th St
New York, NY 10021
Phone: -(212)-  585-1818

Gourmet Mexican; delicious Margaritas.
"Contemporary, earthy & authentic
cuisine and atmosphere, rooted in the
land and ancient culture of Mexico".

CREMA
111 West 17th Street, btwn 6th/7th Aves
Chelsea, New York, NY 10011
Phone:-(212)-  691-4477
info@cremarestaurante.com

Traditional Mexican cuisine fused with a
formal French Presentation.

AGAVE
7th Avenue South,
btwn Charles/West 10th Street

PAMPANO
209 East 49th Street,
btwn 2nd/3rd Aves
New York, NY 10017
Phone:-(212)-  751-4545
 
"Tropical, sophisticated restaurant,
offering modern, dynamic seafood
from Mexico's coasts."

MEXICANA MAMA
525 Hudson Steet,
btwn Charles/10th Str
New York, NY 10014
Phone:-(212)-  924-4119
NY Magazine review

ROSA MEXICANO
Original location:
Rosa Mexicano First Avenue
1063 First Avenue (at 58th St.)
New York, NY 10022
Phone: -(212)- 753-740

One of our old time favorites. Good
food, great table side Guacamole and
some of the best Margaritas in NYC.

Other locations:
Rosa Mexicano at Union Square
9 East 18th St, at 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Phone: -(212)- 533-3350

Rosa Mexicano at Lincoln Center
61 Columbus Avenue (62/Columbus)
New York, NY 10023
Phone: -(212)- 977-7700

CATALAN

MERCAT
45 Bond Street
(btwn Lafayette Street and Bowery.)
New York, NY 10012
Phone: -(212)- 529-8600
Email: info@mercatnyc.com

SPICE MARKET
403 W. 13th Street at 9th Ave
Phone: -(212)- 675-2322
E-mail
"Inspired by street food in Vietnam, Thailand and China. Regional fish, sauces, curries and spices... "

Beautiful, large space, friendly service & good food. You can compile a meal out of many small dishes, which is especially great if you are in a group and want to share and taste many dishes. So far, we have liked Spice Market.

SOCARRAT Paella Bar
259 W. 19th Street
nr. Seventh Avenue
Phone: -(212)- 462-1000

"Authentic dishes from different
regions of Spain. Specialty:
traditional tapas, paella and
fideua"

YERBA BUENA
23 Avenue A,  near 2nd Street
Lower East Side, New York, NY 10009
Phone: -(212)- 529-2919

"Innovative take on Latin cuisine".
Flavors from Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Mexico and Peru.

NOVITA
102 East 22nd Street
New York, NY 10010-5404
Phone: -(212)- 677-2222
"Sasonally inspired, modern Italian".
Novita has been flying under the radar
and its fans would love to keep it that
way.
NY Times review

SALUMERIA ROSI
283 Amsterdam Avenue
(btwn 73rd/74th Streets)
Upper West Side, New York NY 10023
Phone: -(212)-  877-4800

Small neighborhood salumi shop and restaurant.

Above: Peekytoe Crab Dumplings at Spice Market. Left: Mussels in Thai Basil broth at Restaurant Spice Market. Click photos to enlarge.

EMPLOYEES ONLY
510 Hudson Street
btwn Christopher & West 10th St.
New York NY 10014
Phone: -(212)- 242 - 3021

A super happening bar/restaurant in a speakeasy setting, where lots of people come for drinks and are
totally surprised over how delicious the food is.  We  go here  for the food, too, not just the great drinks.

EAST SIDE SOCIAL CLUB
is CLOSED.
230 East 51st Street
btwn 2nd & 3rd Avenues
Midtown East, New York, NY 10022
Phone: -(212)- 355-9442

UrbanDaddy review
Zagat Buzz

MACAO TRADING Co.
311 Church St,  btwn Walker & Lispenard Streets
New York, NY 10013
Phone: -(212)- 431-8750

Hot. Happening, Different. Fabulous, creative design, great food & attentive staff. Executive Chef:David Waltuck. Daily 5pm-4am.
Brunch 11:30am-3pm
Macao's Menu
We had a fun and delicious dinner (and super good drnks after) here in the end of May. (more to come...)
NY Magazine review of Macao.
UrbanDaddy review

EATALY - Italian food and wine marketplace.
(By Mario Batali , Joe Bastianich and Lidia  Bastianich.)

200 Fifth Avenue (at 23rd Street)
Flatiron district, New York, NY 10010
Phone: -(212)- 229 - 2560
E-mail: info@eataly.com

Specialty  foods market for Italian
delicacies & wine, a culinary educational
center, and restaurants:
A  fish restaurant,  a vegetable restaurant and a meat restaurant; a pizza and pasta place, plus a panino bar.  

Eataly has been wildly popular from the moment it opened.
EATALY: the different restaurants
EATALY on Facebook.

URBAN WINERIES:

CITY WINERY
143 Varick St New York, NY 10013 Phone: -(212)- -608-0555

GRAMERCY TAVERN
42 East 20th St btwn
Gramercy / Flatiron
Park Avenue South & Broadway
Very Good.

Gramercy Tavern has a more reasonably
priced Tavern Room & Bar, which serve
very good food. Very popular. We like it.
We enjoy the "new chef" very much.

NY Times: 3 stars, 6/2007.  
Guide Michelin: 1 star, 2011.

db BISTRO MODERNE
55 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
Phone: -(212)- 391-2400 "Modern French-American restaurant where traditional French cuisine meets the flavors of the American market."

ROUGE TOMATE 10 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
Phone: -(646)- 237-8977

Seasonally inspired, locally
sourced Modern American cuisine

Delicious, fresh, creative. One
of our absolute new favorites.
On top of that, the service is very
friendly and attentive, in a real way.

See:
DETAILED Rouge Tomate REVIEW and images.
Food photos   - Design photos

Wonderful Lobster salad at Rouge Tomate:

BOULEY 
163 Duane Street (corner of
Hudson, by Duane Park).
TriBeCa/Downtown,  New York, NY 10013
Phone: -(212)- 964-2525

The "old" Bouley is back, and seems
stronger than ever. We had one of
the best meals of our lives at the
original restaurant and feel that the
"new" Bouley could very well top that
experience. The food is delicious &
flavorful without being too heavy.
Bouley has moved, to a beautiful new
space, closer to the original location of the restaurant. The service is truly professional without taking itself too seariously. (more to come...)

NY Times: 3 stars, 3/2009.  
Guide Michelin: 1 star, 2011

JEAN GEORGES
1 Central Park West
btwn 60th / 61st St
Midtown West, New York, NY 10023
Phone: -(212)- 299-3900

Guide Michelin: 3 stars, 2011.

BABBO
110 Waverly Place, in the Village,
next to Washington Square Park.
New York, NY 10011
Phone: -(212)- 777-0303 Very popular. "delicious simple food that hopefully tastes as good as you remember from your last visit to Italy"

DEL POSTO
85 10th Avenue at 16th Street,
Meatpacking District ,
New York, NY 10011
Phone: -(212)- 497-8090 NY Times: 1 star.  NYTimes review.
Guide Michelin: 3 stars, 2011.

SHO SHAUN HERGATT
The Setai, New York
40 Broad Street, Second Level
New York, NY 10004
Phone: -(212)- 809-3993

Asian-accented French cuisine.
2011 Guide Michelin: 1 star.

River Cafe Salmon.

RIVER CAFE, located in Brooklyn,
under the Brooklyn Bridge.

Guide Michelin: 1 star, 2011.

UNION SQUARE CAFE
21 East 16th Street
New York, NY 10003
Phone: -(212)- 243-4020

A New York favorite. Never fails to delight: Super friendly service, good food, cozy space. Wonderful wines, also by the glass. Makes a big difference.

ELEVEN MADISON PARK
11 Madison Avenue
at 24th Street  (Gramercy / Flatiron)
New York, NY 10010
Phone :-(212)- 889-0918

True joy.
Excellent food, excellent, friendly
service, great wine list & a magnificent
room. We cannot get enough of this
restaurant. Lunch is just as delightful. NY Times: 4 stars, 8/2009.  
Guide Michelin: 1 star, 2011.

DANIEL
60 East 65th Street
Upper East Side, New York, NY 10065        
Phone: -(212)- 288-0033
NY Times: 4 stars.  NYTimes review.
Guide Michelin: 3 stars, 2011

THE MODERN
(The Museum of Modern Art)
9 West 53rd Street,
btwn  5th & 6th Avenues
Midtown West ,
New York, NY 10019

Guide Michelin: 1 star, 2011.

BLUE HILL in New York City
75 Washington Place, nr 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10011
Phone: -(212)- 539-1776

"Seasonal American celebrating the
bounty of the Hudson Valley"

Guide Michelin: 1 star, 2011.

SHO SHAUN HERGATT
The Setai, New York
40 Broad Street, Second Level
New York, NY 10004
Phone: -(212)- 809-3993

Asian-accented French cuisine.
2011 Guide Michelin: 1 star.

DAVIDBURKE TOWNHOUSE
133 East 61st Street
(Park and Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10065
Phone: -(212)- 813-2121

Comfortably furnished townhouse rooms, filled with warm colors, large paintings and pleasant lighting. Dinner: Friendly service, ok food. Expensive.
Brunch: In a half empty room we waited for our food forever. When it arrived, my chicken salad was less than uninspiring, and my brunch companion's tuna burger was very fishy. He did get another dish instead, but only after the waiter had tried to
convince us that the tuna burger was not fishy.

Detailed Townhouse dinner review& images

   Davidburke Townhouse dining room.

JOHN DORY
85 10th Avenue,
btwn 15th and 16th Streets,
New York, NY 10011
Phone: -(212)- 929-4948

CORTON
239 West Broadway 
btwn Walker & White Streets
TriBeCa/Downtown New York, NY 10013
Phone: -(212)- 219-2777
Email: info@cortonnyc.com

Dinner in May, 2011:
Insanely good food, fabulous wines and super friendly service.

Can we move in, please?

NY Times: 3 stars, 12/2008.  
Guide Michelin: 2 stars, 2011

VERITAS
43 East  20th Street
btwn Park Ave South & Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Phone: -(212)- 353-3700

Truly impressive wine list.
"Delicious food, elegant but
understated ambience, top
notch but unpretentious service..."

CRU =CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION.
24 5th Avenue, corner of 9th St.
Greenwich Village,
New York, NY 10011
Phone: -(212)- 529 1700

Insanely good wine list.
Chef Todd Macdonald

AQUAVIT
65 East 55th Street  
(btwn Park & Madison)
Midtown, New York, NY 10022
Phone: -(212)- 307-7311
info@aquavit.org

Delicious, upscale Scandinavian.
Executive Chef: Marcus Jernmark

MOMOFUKU KO
163 First Avenue
btwn 10th & 11th Street,
New York, NY 10003
Phone: no phone

TOCQUEVILLE
1 Eest 15th Street
New York, NY 10003
Phone: -(212)- 647-1515
tocqueville15@aol.com
NY Times review

PICHOLINE
35 West 64th Street,
New York, NY  10023 
Phone: -(212)- 724-8585 
Email: info@picholinenyc.com

Modern Medietrranean. A popular
restaurant. There is also a no
reservation wine & cheese bar.
Very close to the Lincoln center.

LE BERNARDIN
155 West 51st Street,
btwn  6th & 7th Avenues
New York, NY 10019
Phone: -(212)-  554-1515
Perennial top rated seafood restaurant. Guide Michelin: 3 stars, 2011. We, however, disagree.

PER SE
10 Columbus Circle at 60th St
In the Time Warner Center, 4th Floor
New York NY‎
Phone: -(212)- 823-9335‎

Trancendent. Impeccable. We have
never experienced service this good,
consistently. But after paying the bill,
we had to walk home.

Guide Michelin: 3 stars, 2011.

CANDLE 79
154 East 79th Street
(at Lexington Ave)
New York, NY 10075
Phone: -(212)- 537-7179
Excellent!

CANDLE CAFE
1307 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Phone: -(212)- 472-0970

Click on image to enlarge:
Odd sight in the rear view mirror. Brooklyn Bridge reflection, New York, NY.

CHANTERELLE is closed.

HATSUHANA
17 East 48th St btwn 5th & Madison‎
237 Park Ave at 46th Street
New York  NY
Phone: -(212)- 661-3400


We have  loved Hatsuhana for  a
loong time. We prefer to sit  by the
bar counter.

SUSHI of GARI
402 East 78th Street, by First Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Phone: -(212)- 517-5340

Guide Michelin: 1 star, 2011.

MASA 
10 Columbus Circle, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone: -(212)- 823-9800

The fixed pirce omakase menu;
$400 to $600 per person.
No a la carte menu.

SUSHI SEKI
1143 First Avenue, btwn 62nd/63rd Sts
New York, NY 10021
Phone: -(212)- 371-0238
Savory Cities NY link

15 EAST
15 East  15th Street,
(btwn Union Sq. West/5th Avenue)
New York, NY 10003
Phone: -(212)- 647-0015

SUSHI YASUDA
204 East 43rd St  at Third Ave
New York NY 10017
Phone: -(212)- 972-1001

Blissful. You never want your
dinner or lunch to end! Sit by the
sushi bar counter if you can. 

KURUMA ZUSHI
7 East 47th Street, 2nd floor,
(near Fifth Avenue)
New York, NY 10017
Phone:-(212)- 317-2802
NY Magazine review

KANOYAMA

175 2nd Avenue, btwn 11th/12th Sts
New York, NY 10003
Phone: -(212)- 777-5266

SMITH & WOLLENSKY
797 Third Avenue at 49th Street
New York, NY 10022
Phone: -(212)- 753-1530

SPARKS Steak House
210 East 46th Street
New York, NY 10017-2903
Phone: -(212)- 687-4855

KEENS
72 West 36th Street
New York, NY 10018
Phone: -(212)- 947 -3636

Morton's 5th Avenue
551 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Phone: -(212)- 972-3315

In Brooklyn:
PETER LUGER

MORTON'S, Brooklyn

DELMONICO'S
56 Beaver St at William Street
New York, NY 10004 
Phone: -(212)- 509-1144

We are not really that into steak houses, but when one of our all time favorite chefs, the super talented Chef Rick Laakkonen (River Cafe, ILO, etc.) was cooking at this historic establishment,
we paid a visit.

See full description of the dishes on the My Best New York NY Delmonico's / Chef Rick Laakkonen review.

The Delmonico's building in moonlight.

KATZ'S DELICATESSEN
205 East Houston Street
Lower East Side, New York, NY 10002
Phone: -(212)- 254-2246

SECOND AVENUE DELI
162 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: -(212)- 677-0606

OYSTER BAR   Second Link
online menu
Grand Central,
Lower Level Dining Concourse
Phone: -(212)- 490-665

Manhattan:

DAVID BURKE TOWNHOUSE

DELMONICO'S

ROUGE TOMATE

THE WRIGHT  

Restaurants that recieved Michelin stars in the 2011 Michelin New York Guide.   Yes, some of these left us scratching our heads, too...

RIVER CAFE

PETER LUGER  

RESTAURANT JAMES, etc. 

GO TO all BROOKLYN RESTAURANTS

RUSS & DAUGHTERS
179 East Houston Street # 1
Lower East Side, New York, NY 10002
Phone: -(212)- 475-4880
info@russanddaughters.com

DI PALO'S Fine Foods
200 Grand Street
New York, NY 10013
Phone: -(212)- 226-1033
info@dipaloselects.com

EATALY
Italian food and wine marketplace.
(By Mario Batali , Joe Bastianich and Lidia  Bastianich.)

200 Fifth Avenue (at 23rd Street)
Flatiron district, New York, NY 10010
Phone: -(212)- 229- 2560
E-mail: info@eataly.com

Specialty  foods market for Italian
delicacies & wine. Also a culinary educational
center and restaurants.

CHELSEA MARKET
75 9th Avenue
btwn 15th and 16th Streets
New York, NY 10011
Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 7am to 10pm,
Sundays: 8am to 8pm
Market Map & Subway directions.

Union Square Greenmarket
Location: Union Square West from 15
to 17 Streets, 17 Street from Broadway
to Park Ave South.

Bowling Green Greenmarket
Location: Broadway at Battery Place.

Columbia Greenmarket
Location: Broadway between
114th and 115th streets.

NEW AMSTERDAN MARKET
Almost every Sunday from 11am to 4pm at the Old Fulton Fish Market on South Street and Peck Slip in Lower Manhattan. Location map
New Amsterdam Market follows a local tradition, set by the market halls of old New York.

NORDIC BREAD
Artisan bread baker Simo Kuusisto,
owner of Nordic Breads, bakes delicious and super healthy bread. His bread line features organic Nordic whole grain rye.

LIST of CITY GREENMARKETS

EMPLOYEES ONLY
510 Hudson Street btwn
Christopher & West 10th St.
New York NY 10014
Phone: -(212)- 242.3021

A super happening bar/restaurant in a speakeasy setting, GREAT drinks & delicious food, too.

MACAO TRADING Co.
311 Church St  btwn Walker
& Lispenard Streets
New York, NY 10013
Phone:-(212)- 431-8750

Hot. Happening, Different.
Fabulous, creative design,
great food & attentive staff.
Delicious drinks -and food!
Daily 5pm-4am
Now: Brunch
see Macao photo

FOR ANOTHER KIND of a  BAR SCENE:
Gansevoort Hotel ROOF TOP Bar & Lounge

BOWERY BALLROOM
6 Delancey St
NY 10002
Phone: -(212)- 533-2111
(btwn Bowery & Chrystie)
Second Link

CRASH MANSION
199 Bowery at Spring St
New York NY 10002
Phone:-(212)- 982 0740
info@crashmansion.com

MAX FISH
178 Ludlow Street
(btwn Houston& Stanton)
New York, 10002
Phone:-(212)- 529-3959

PIANO'S
158 Ludlow St,
New York, NY 10002
(btwn Stanton & Rivington)
Phone:-(212)- 505-3733
Second Link

DELANCEY
168 Delancey St at Clinton
New York, NY 10002
Phone: -(212)- 254-9920

Second Link 

S.O.B's
204 Varick Street
(@ Houston)
New York, NY 10014,
Phone: -(212)- 243-4940
Second Link
Second Link

LOVE
179 MacDougal Street
at 8th St
New York, NY 10011
Phone:-(212)- 477 5683
knock@musicislove.com

Extensive Clubs LINKS:
Aol City Guide

See: BROOKLYN CLUBS / BARS / MUSIC VENUES

Fun and inexpensive things to do in New York:

-Walk, walk, walk.

-Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Start from Brooklyn Heights, and walk toward the city.
If you love walking, first walk Brooklyn Heights; go to the promenade, and then walk past the court houses, to the Bridge.

-Brooklyn Bridge Park is terrific.

-Walk the HIGH LINE, a terrific new, elevated park.
It is located on Manhattan's West Side.
It runs from Gansevoort St in the Meatpacking District to 34th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues.

High Line Maps.

-Take the Staten Island ferry to and back. Stay in the back for great bay & Lower Manhattan & Bridge views.

-Take the tram to Roosevelt island. (Be ware that the tram has gotten stuck a couple of times).

-Walk around the Wall Street area, and then walk down to Battery Park.
From there, follow the Hudson River shore line north, along the Esplanade, until you arrive to the North Cove Yacht Harbor & World Financial Center Plaza with all its shops & restaurants & the lovely Winter Garden.

Things to remember in New York:

Sales tax in New York City: 8 7/8 %

In restaurants:
-You have to tip. If you do not like tipping, eat only in self service restaurants. 15% is the smallest acceptable tip. You can also double the amount of the tax. It is common in New York to tip 20%, especially in better restaurants.

-Look carefully at your bill. Make sure it lists every item you ordered (and only the items you ordered), plus the tax. Make sure to see whether the tip is included already. Some restaurants, especially the ones that have a lot of tourists as patrons, automatically add a 15% tip to the bill. If this is the case, you of course do not give an additional tip, unless you want to.

-Always demand to see an itemized bill if it is not provided. Unfortunately waiters at some establishments only present the customer with a check that does not itemize the order, with the tip already included- but the customers have no way of knowing that since they were never presented with an itemized bill.
This is not very common, but we have heard of too many incidents - and we have been the intended targets of this deceitful (and failed) practice about 3 times. Let's just say we have not taken it in stride.
Even in a famous, very respectable hotel's lobby bar a waiter made the mistake of trying to do it to us, maybe because he thought that we were tourists. To our big dismay, this also happened to us in Brooklyn, of all places, in late March 2010. See details.