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If any restaurant could survive on atmosphere alone, it would be this one. But the food is pretty great too.
Some words of advice before you part with several hundred dollars.
Raon is a capable, if formulaic, Korean fine dining spot in a tastefully plain room near the Queensboro Bridge.
In a former mansion a block from Central Park, Sistina leans into the moneyed lifestyle, and serves a great pappardelle.
Kabawa does a fun, filling Caribbean-inspired prix fixe in the East Village space that formerly housed Momofuku Ko.
Celebrate a very special occasion with the pretty much perfect pastas at this splurgy Italian restaurant in Midtown East.
Open since 1982, Lusardi’s is a place to eat veal, chat with the owners, and soak in an ambiance that’s pure Upper East Side.
This tasting-menu spot inside a Tribeca caviar store is a splurgy destination for roe enthusiasts.
This influential vegetarian tasting-menu spot on the Lower East Side is still a good choice—and a good value—for an upscale, meat-free special occasion.
Multi-course dinners, special desserts, and more ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day in NYC.
Save space for the sweet stuff at these restaurants, which make some of our favorite NYC desserts.
Dinner at this Indian restaurant is like picnicking in a meadow, if that meadow served excellent cocktails.
The martinis might cost $30, but at least the snack mix is free.
Few places in New York can claim the kind of legendary status that Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem can.
It’s still a Tao spot, and you can tell, but the Italian-ish Crane Club is more mature than its sister restaurants.
If you want to feel like you were airlifted to France for a first class date night, La Bastide in North Salem is the spot.
Where to celebrate an anniversary, a graduation, or an unusually large tax refund.
This 12-seat Korean fine dining spot continues to serve one of the most expensive, and impressive, tastings in NYC.
The wine cellars, rooftops, and backyards where you should host your next private dinner.
