Dinner with the Parents
Dinner with the Parents
Page 3Dhamaka
Dhamaka is an Indian restaurant in Essex Market on the Lower East Side serving fantastic regional specialties that are hard to find elsewhere in NYC.
Keens Steakhouse
Keens is a classic Midtown steakhouse filled with historical artifacts. Even if you don’t care about Albert Einstein’s smoking pipe, you’ll have a great meal here.
Delhi Heights
Delhi Heights serves our favorite Northern Indian food in Jackson Heights, as well as some great Nepali and Chinese dishes.
Chuan Tian Xia
Chuan Tian Xia in Sunset Park makes Szechuan food you should plan your weekend around.
Loring Place
Loring Place is an upscale Greenwich Village spot that should please just about everybody.
Tulcingo Del Valle Restaurant
Hell's Kitchen's Tulcingo del Valle is one of the best Mexican restaurants in Manhattan.
L’Artusi
One of our favorite West Village Italian spots, L'Artusi is still as reliable as ever. Try it for a special dinner, and order pasta.
Fausto
Fausto is a Park Slope Italian restaurant that’s great for a celebratory dinner or a date you really don’t want to mess up.
Clay
Clay is an American restaurant in Harlem that’s perfect for a special-but-not-too-formal dinner.
Mission Ceviche
Mission Ceviche is a fun Peruvian restaurant on the Upper East Side where you should bring a group.
Sushi Jin
Sushi Jin is a sushi spot on the UES, and it’s one of the best places to get a sub-$150 omakase in the East 80s.
Houseman
Houseman is a neighborhood spot in a part of Soho where you'll see more cars than people. It's worth a visit—especially for the burger.
Upland
Upland used to be one of our favorite spots in the city, but now it’s mostly just a useful place to have a solid meal in Flatiron.
Iris
Think of Iris as your go-to place near Times Square for delicious Greek and Turkish dishes without sky-high price tags.
Motel Morris
Motel Morris is a useful, attractive restaurant in Cheslea where you can eat roast chicken with a date or your parents.
Crown Shy
Crown Shy is an American restaurant in the Financial District that serves decent food in a posh space.
Casa Apicii
Casa Apicii is the West Village Italian restaurant you hit up when you need to feel like an oligarch. An oligarch who loves pasta.
The Clocktower
The Clocktower in the Edition Hotel is a Flatiron facsimile of a popular restaurant in London. And it works here just as well as it works over there.
Scampi
Scampi is a seafood-focused Italian restaurant in Flatiron with a great space and less-great food.
Caffè Storico
Caffè Storico is little more than a good bet for dinner in the neighborhood or some pre-gaming before you hit the planetarium. Who wants to get drunk and see a laser show?