eating ideas

We are staying at the Doubletree Metropolitan on Lexington Ave. There will be 3 women and none of us have ever been to NYC. Help! We know the basic tourist stuff, mostly interested in reasonably priced restaurants around the area. Appreciate any suggestions.

eating ideas

For breakfast--and not far from your hotel--go to Ess-a-Bagel. Their bagels are delicious and they have a huge selection of toppings available (51st and 3rd Ave.).

eating ideas

You would have to define reasonably price, because it varies according to people. If you are from a small town, you will find that the prices are not the same in a big city like New York.

There%26#39;s a French restaurant called Cosette (163 east 33rd street). It is between Lexington and Third avenue. It is supposed to be quite good and not too expensive. You can always check out the restaurants menus beforehand at menupages.com. It always helps a lot.

A really good Italian place is Campanile (30 east 29th street). The food is superb and the owner makes you feel welcome.

You could take the bus to go back to the hotel or take a nice long walk.

Be sure to buy a really good map of New York and study it before leaving home! The National Geographic one is really complete.

Your hotel is in a business district, which means most of the restaurants cater to business people on expense accounts, so are more expensive. You%26#39;ll find more ';neighborhoody'; restaurants a few blocks east, in the Sutton Place / Turtle Bay area. There are also inexpensive places in the food court at Grand Central, just a few blocks away.

It%26#39;s not very inexpensive, but I like the nearby Brasserie, on 53rd St. between Park and Lexington (in the Seagram Building).

But you%26#39;ll find it%26#39;s very easy to get around, so you can dine any place in the city and get home easily. For lots of ideas, read through the ';sticky'; threads at the top of the NYC forum. There%26#39;s a restaurant hot list, and a collection of trip reports.

Have fun exploring.

Sorry to differ with Bettina, but there are some very reasonably priced options in the area. La Mangoire and La Mediterranee are both very good French restaurants nearby with great prix fixe dinners. Reviews and more info on both here

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While I hate chains, people have reported here good food (esp. burgers and ribs) at decent prices at the Houston%26#39;s in the Citicorp building.

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There%26#39;s an Angelo%26#39;s pizza on 55 st %26amp; 2nd ave. that%26#39;s excellent.

Azure on 3rd %26amp; 51 st. gets great reviews on menupages for croissants, sushi, sandwiches etc.

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For a nice outdoor meal, Metropolitan Cafe on 1st ave %26amp; 53 st. has a nice garden. Plain food, not special but a good local place.

And if you like Mexican, Rosa Mexicano isn%26#39;t far on 58th st. Don%26#39;t forget Serendipity (near Bloomingdales) for a dessert.

I can enthusiastically endorse several of nywhiz%26#39;s suggestions. We went to La Mangeoire for the first time in April because of her recommendations of it here on the forum %26amp; had a wonderful (and reasonably priced) evening!

Houston%26#39;s burgers are much superior to those at PJ Clarke%26#39;s; Rosa Mexicano is fun; and Azure%26#39;s virtual smorgasbord of breakfast, lunch %26amp; light supper fare -- with many healthy choices -- is a boon to the neighborhood. There is a small, mezzanine dining area at Azure, but most people carry their selections away... and no one at the Doubletree will raise an eyebrow if you bring yours back to the hotel :-)