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TOP PLACES FOR FINE DINING IN NEW YORK

Since the first fine dining restaurant in America opened in New York in 1930, the city has become a mecca of fine dining establishments. The small sample below was chosen because of popularity and high restaurant review ratings.

AMERICAN
GRAMACY TAVERN, 42 E. 20th Street. The emphasis is on creative dishes using fresh ingredients. Diners can choose from offerings like sea bass with marinated cucumbers and yogurt sauce, or enjoy more casual fare like mushroom lasagna in “The Tavern.”

21 CLUB. 21 West 52nd Street. This historic restaurant called, “The quintessential New York experience,” includes the Bar Room with its collection of sports toys; the celebrity-favored cocktail lounge; and the elegant, Upstairs, where patrons can feast on Chef Greeley’s exquisite cuisine.

FRENCH
JEAN GEORGES, 1 Central Park West. Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten has gained a worldwide reputation. A seven-course sampler of his renowned specialties is available as well as the fixed price two-course lunch or three-course dinner.

LE CIRQUE, 121 E. 58th Street. The giant “big top” ceiling light shades in the main dining room of this beloved circus-themed restaurant provide a magical touch carried over by the all-glass bar and 27-foot kaleidoscope wine tower. However, Chef Craig Hopson’s dishes, like pork croquettes and toffee pudding, are the center ring attraction.

STEAKHOUSES
Peter Luger, 178 Broadway, Brooklyn. The melt-in-your-mouth oversized porterhouse steaks and kid-friendly atmosphere have been luring carnivores to Brooklyn for over a century.

UNCLE JACK’S STEAKHOUSE, 440 Ninth Avenue. Steaks are aged in house 21 days before serving and the Kobe sirloin hand massaged in Saki is a steak lover’s dream come true.

SEAFOOD
LE BERNARDIN, 155 W. 51st Street. This award-winning Paris spin-off serves a wide variety of fresh, never overcooked, fish and seafood that is exquisitely prepared and presented.