New York City dining recommendations?

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The lady and I enjoy fine dining to local dives.

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Piccolo Angolo for Italian, great little dive.
J.G. Melon for a burger and drink
Pastrami Queen for deli (skip Katz)

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Best pubs?

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Rudy’s Bar free hotdog with every drink
McSorley’s Ale House NYCs oldest bar
Legend’s by the Empire State Building, nyc LSU bar
Churchill Tavern in Mid-Town
Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle on the UES if you want to spend some money.

Friend,

Here are a few categories. If I have the time, I will try to provide more.

TulaneLSU’s Top 10 Pizzas in NYC:

10. Rubirosa
9. Ops
8. Louie & Ernie’s
7. Joe & Pat’s
6. L’Antica Da Michele
5. John’s of Bleecker Street
4. Andrew Bellucci’s (clam)
3. Razza
2. Lucali’s
1. Una Pizza Napoletana

TulaneLSU’s Top 10 slices shops of NYC:

10. J&V Pizzeria
9. Upside
8. Patsy’s
7. L’industrie
6. Paulie Gee’s Slice Shop
5. Lucia’s
4. Cello’s
3. Mano’s
2. Andrew Bellucci’s
1. R Slice

TulaneLSU’s Top 10 slice shops of Manhattan:

10. Sal and Carmine’s
9. DiFara
8. NY Pizza Suprema
7. Mama’s Too
6. Upside
5. Patsy’s
4. L’industrie
3. Lucia’s
2. Cello’s
1. R Slice

TulaneLSU’s Top 10 pastrami sandwiches of NYC:

10. David’s Brisket House
9. S&P
8. Junior’s
7. Stage Door
6.. Pastrami Queen
5. Liebman’s Deli
4. Frankel’s
3. Katz’s Deli
2. Sarge’s Deli
1. Second Avenue Deli

TulaneLSU’s Top 10 Italian sandwiches of NYC:

10. Mama’s Too
9. Napoli Bakery
8. Emily’s Pork Store
7. Anthony and Son
6. Casa Della Mozzarella
5. Defonte’s
4. Lioni’s
3. Parm
2. Faicco’s
1. Parisi Bakery

TulaneLSU’s Top 10 bagels of NYC:

10. Ess-a
9. Utopia
8. Barney Greengrass
7. Zucker’s
6. Bagel Works
5. Frankel’s
4. Tompkins
3. Sadelle’s
2. Orwasher’s
1. Zabar

TulaneLSU’s Top 10 steakhouses of NYC:

10. The Polo Bar
9. St. Anselm
8. Sparks
7. L’Avenue at Saks
6. BG Restaurant in Bergdorf Goodman
5. Delmonicos
4. Christos
3. Keen’s
2. Gallagher’s: three course lunch special with salad, mashed potatoes, spinach, dessert and 10 ounce filet for $50 or the prime rib sandwich $28 is arguably the best lunch deal in Manhattan.
1. Benjamin

TulaneLSU’s Top 10 French restaurants of NYC:

10. Le French Diner
9. Essential by Christophe
8. Frenchette
7. Le Coucou
6. Le Rock
5. Le Veau d’Or
4. Minetta Tavern
3. Le Jardinier
2. Daniel
1. LeBernardin


Yours,
TulaneLSU

TAO Uptown for a great vibe and excellent food

walkons

I second Raoul's, great atmosphere and food.

New York is huge. Where are you staying?

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2. Gallagher’s: three course lunch special with salad, mashed potatoes, spinach, dessert and 10 ounce filet for $50 or the prime rib sandwich $28 is arguably the best lunch deal in Manhattan.

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Had dinner at Gallagher’s a couple years ago and it was fantastic

We are staying at the Westin Grand Central.

Appreciate all the advise!

Lady wants to see Wicked on Broadway. It will be my first time on Broadway. Thinking dinner before? Any suggestions related to timing and such?

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Take the wife to i Sodi. Great food and people watching. Get a reservation now

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That’s where I’m trying to go next month on a Wednesday night. Never any tables on Resy. They claim to have a lot of walk up availability. How do I get a reservation?

Friend,

Check for when reservations open there. It used to be at midnight Eastern time two weeks before the reservation. For instance, if you wanted a reservation on October 15, you would be on Resy clicking exactly at 11:00:00 PM Central on September 30 (use a separate device to watch the exact time on the US atomic clock site). Practice the night before to make sure you get the feel for what to do because those reservations are gone in the first two seconds of being open.

Due to a secondary market on reservations, where people have made careers out of reselling hot ticket reservations, you have to be quick. But if you are desperate, you can buy the reservations at LINK

There are too many great restaurants in New York that I do not think it’s worth paying for a reservation. For instance, I can walk in Parm any day of the week and get the same pasta as is served at Carbone at a quarter the price. John’s of 12th Street is a great Italian restaurant that hardly ever has a wait. It is better than Ballato nearby, which thanks to hype is now impossible to get in.

Yours,
TulaneLSU