Saturday, January 23, 2010

Restaurant Week

Twice a year, over 200 NYC Restaurants offer a special fixed price menu for lunch and dinner. Restaurant Week usually lasts for two weeks during the winter and in summer, typically Monday thru Friday. Restaurant Week began as a promotion event and continued year after year to allow diners to sample some of the city's best restaurants during slower weeks. Lunch costs approximately $24 and dinner costs $35.

While this can be a great opportunity to sample high-end restaurants, it can also be a disappointment as many restaurants only offer specials which are not comparable to their usual meals. I've found that lunch provides the better value as it is a more reasonable price and the dinner will not be that much better than lunch. Part of Restaurant Week is the food and part is the experience of dining at the city's top restaurants. Visit the official website for exact dates, and a list of restaurants. Remember to make reservations early as many restaurants are booked up quickly. Plus, check the menus, which are posted online, as the menu choices are limited.

As Restaurant Week only lasts for a few weeks out of the year, and reservations fill up early you need not despair there are other options out there. Some excellent restaurants offer a year-round special lunch menu.

Restaurant Week Suggestion
The Sea Grill - Located in Rockefeller Center next to the famous Ice Skating Rink, the Sea Grill was my best Restaurant Week experience. The food was excellent and it never felt as if I was receiving a 'watered down' lunch menu.

Special Lunch Menu Suggestion
Nougatine - Located in the Trump International Hotel near Central Park and Columbus Circle, Jean George's Nougatine offers a lunch special - two plates for $29. The lunch was great and I would definitely go back.

1 comments:

Reclaiming magic January 24, 2010 at 3:49 AM  

I remember trying some great restaurants that way that I would have never gone to otherwise, because they are too expensive.

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