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The Metropolitan Museum Of Art


Centolire

1167 Madison Ave., 212-734-7711

Pino Luongo (the Mario Batali of his era) is personally slinging the linguine these days, and the food’s better than ever. Do not miss the sea-salt roast chicken.


Shakespeare In The Park


Onera

222 W. 79th St., 212-873-0200

Give this modern-Greek kitchen 48 hours notice, and you can feast on the $65 offal-tasting menu, which includes goat brains and calf’s tongue; but refined à la carte dishes like goat-cheese manti, sea urchin with haloumi fondue, and braised-goat moussaka are equally impressive.


Lincoln Center


Telepan

72 W. 69th St., 212-580-4300

Bill (Mr. Local) Telepan melds haute-American technique with the hearty flavors of his Hungarian ancestry, and his wine director makes the most of a deep and intriguing cellar.


Carnegie Hall


Yakitori Totto

251 W. 55th St., 212-245-4555

Once you get over the fact that nothing goes to waste at this friendly Japanese skewered-chicken specialist, you’ll marvel at what you’ve been missing—namely, nicely charred chicken tail, skin, even “soft knee bone,” as well as breast, wing, and thigh.


Theater District


Esca

402 W. 43rd St., 212-564-7272

Try to book your show tickets in conjunction with wild-salmon season (May to July). No one has more respect for the genuine article than fisherman-chef Dave Pasternack who, along with partner Mario Batali, invented crudo as we know it.


Madison Square Garden


Camino Sur

336 W. 37th St., 212-695-4600

This sleeper Pan-Latino restaurant lights up a bleak garment-district block with haute arepas, empanadas, a first-rate rib eye with chimichurri, and expertly muddled mojitos.

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West Chelsea Galleries
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Tía Pol

205 Tenth Ave., 212-675-8805

Because sometimes nothing you see on any walls looks as artful as Alex Raij’s seasonally inspired specials.


Jury Duty

New Yeah Shanghai Deluxe

65 Bayard St., 212-566-4884

We might bolt into Blaue Gans for a quick wienerwurst, but in Chinatown, it’s hard to resist the unctuous lure of Yeah’s glazed- and-braised pork shoulder.


Yankee Stadium


Feeding Tree

892 Gerard Ave., the Bronx; 718-293-5025

An estimable curried goat, a toothsome jerk chicken, and a bubbling oxtail stew all within out-of-the-park slugging distance of the house that Ruth built.


Shea Stadium


Sentosa

39-07 Prince St., Flushing; 718-886-6331

For Malaysian food worth riding the 7 train one stop out of your way: a dependably flaky roti canai, a nicely spiced beef rendang, and a bevy of shaved-ice concoctions riddled with beans, seeds, and syrups.


Brooklyn Academy of Music


Convivium Osteria

68 Fifth Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn; 718-857-1833

Thomas Beisl is closer, but who doesn’t like to stretch their legs before a hefty dose of Scandinavian realism? The tripartite Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese menu is as rustic and appealing as the room.

Re: FYI, "Best Place To Eat If You're Near..." as listed in New York Mag

Yakitori Totto

251 W. 55th St., 212-245-4555

Once you get over the fact that nothing goes to waste at this friendly Japanese skewered-chicken specialist, you’ll marvel at what you’ve been missing—namely, nicely charred chicken tail, skin, even “soft knee bone,” as well as breast, wing, and thigh.



I love this place. Sometimes I take my clients here.

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Great list, but trying to get into Esca can leave you hungry!

Re: FYI, "Best Place To Eat If You're Near..." as listed in New York Mag

Centolire

1167 Madison Ave., 212-734-7711

Pino Luongo (the Mario Batali of his era) is personally slinging the linguine these days, and the food’s better than ever. Do not miss the sea-salt roast chicken.


Very good but can be pricey!!!!

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Thanks for the info... We are spending the weekend in Manhattan for my husband's 35th and we are going to the Met to see an opera so we were looking for a restaurant near Lincoln Center... We are also seeing Achorus line and already have a restaurant to try...

Hopfully we can get a reservation

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Yeah Shanghai is gross. there are hundreds of better places in Chinatown.

Convivium Osteria is right down the block from my house. It is so quaint!

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Posted by HillandRon

Thanks for the info... We are spending the weekend in Manhattan for my husband's 35th and we are going to the Met to see an opera so we were looking for a restaurant near Lincoln Center... We are also seeing Achorus line and already have a restaurant to try...

Hopfully we can get a reservation

Re: FYI, "Best Place To Eat If You're Near..." as listed in New York Mag