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[O]

I'll be spending a week working in NYC starting this friday, staying at the Waldorf.
Tell me about some restaurants in that general area I should check out.
Nothing to fancy or stuffy, just good food.
And a great Irish pub. I know there's a lot of good ones but I'm looking for that great one.

 

[Jersey Girl]

I'll be spending a week working in NYC starting this friday, staying at the Waldorf.
Tell me about some restaurants in that general area I should check out.
Nothing to fancy or stuffy, just good food.

Connollys is a great Irish bar. They have four locations and some good eating and some good Guinness.

If you want a great view of the city, take the ferry across the rivier to Hoboken. Grab a table at Trinity (right on the water) and look at the lit-up NYC skyline.

The Marriott Marquis in Times Square has a rotating bar/restaurant on the 49the floor that offers great views of the city. The drinks are pricey and I've never eaten there, but it's worth having a drink or two, IMHO.

I'll do some more research and give you some specifics tomorrow.

 

[O]

Connollys is a great Irish bar. They have four locations and some good eating and some good Guinness.

If you want a great view of the city, take the ferry across the rivier to Hoboken. Grab a table at Trinity (right on the water) and look at the lit-up NYC skyline.

The Marriott Marquis in Times Square has a rotating bar/restaurant on the 49the floor that offers great views of the city. The drinks are pricey and I've never eaten there, but it's worth having a drink or two, IMHO.

I'll do some more research and give you some specifics tomorrow.

I should probably qualify this a little bit.
When I'm on the road and staying at places like the Waldorf we are actually working there too, in their ballroom.
We are fed hotel food for breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner. I hate 98% of the hotel food I'm served whether in the restaurants or by catering.
When we are done working we want to get as far away from the hotels as possible.
I've been to NYC a couple of times this year already and good restaurants are abundant but I'm interested in the places locals go not the touristy places.
We don't usually have a lot of time to spend being tourists so we want good food, good drink convienently located, so we can go home and be ready to go at again at six am.
Although I was at the Marriott Marquis last October and they have a very good Sushi restaurant where their mezzanine bar is .

 

[82CardsGrad]

I should probably qualify this a little bit.
When I'm on the road and staying at places like the Waldorf we are actually working there too, in their ballroom.
We are fed hotel food for breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner. I hate 98% of the hotel food I'm served whether in the restaurants or by catering.
When we are done working we want to get as far away from the hotels as possible.
I've been to NYC a couple of times this year already and good restaurants are abundant but I'm interested in the places locals go not the touristy places.
We don't usually have a lot of time to spend being tourists so we want good food, good drink convienently located, so we can go home and be ready to go at again at six am.
Although I was at the Marriott Marquis last October and they have a very good Sushi restaurant where their mezzanine bar is .

O, take a quick cab ride over to the upper west side (anywhere from 72nd street up to like the 90's, and between Columbus and Broadway). There are a ton of tremendous little restaurants that are truly non-touristy, small neighborhood places that ALL serve tremendous food!
As for Irish pubs, you know you really can't go wrong in NYC when it comes to awesom Irish pubs... PJ Moran's on the upper east side was always a personal favorite. Of course McSorely's is a true, alltime classic that everyone should experience at least once in their life...

 

[O]

O, take a quick cab ride over to the upper west side (anywhere from 72nd street up to like the 90's, and between Columbus and Broadway). There are a ton of tremendous little restaurants that are truly non-touristy, small neighborhood places that ALL serve tremendous food!
As for Irish pubs, you know you really can't go wrong in NYC when it comes to awesom Irish pubs... PJ Moran's on the upper east side was always a personal favorite. Of course McSorely's is a true, alltime classic that everyone should experience at least once in their life...

It truly is amazing how many good Irish pubs there are in NYC, as you said it's hard to go wrong.
I really do need to check out McSorley's. Is it close to the Waldorf?

 

[82CardsGrad]

It truly is amazing how many good Irish pubs there are in NYC, as you said it's hard to go wrong.
I really do need to check out McSorley's. Is it close to the Waldorf?

Not really... McSorely's is probably a 15 min. cab ride downtown. Not too bad. It's down on 7th St, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue... If I recall correctly, The Waldorf is right in mid-town - somewhere in the 40's on Park Ave or 5th Ave?? If so, taking the cab ride down to McSorely's (if you've never been before) is well worth the trip!
I was 18 when I had my virgin McSorley's experience, and I'll NEVER forget it! Oldest Pub in NYC! And they only serve two brews, Light & Dark. Take your pick, tip your mug and enjoy!!!
Do it O - you won't be dissapointed...

 

[Lefty]

If you like Italian you have to go to Taormina's in Little Italy. The best Italian food in NYC.

 

[82CardsGrad]

If you like Italian you have to go to Taormina's in Little Italy. The best Italian food in NYC.

No... Way...

Ok, it ain't bad, but Angelo's is the undisputed "best" in Little Italy... If you like artichokes, Angelo's has the alltime best...

 

[Jersey Girl]

Ah, yes. McSorleys. A must do.

 

[schutd]

Personally, I'd shy away from Italian in Little Italy. VERY tourist trappy, and frankly, I dont find any of the food Ive had down there particularly remarkable. Id HIGHLY recommend Casa Mono on 18th and Irving, A mario Batali owned Spanish Tapas place. Not too fancy, not too pricy, but not cheap either. Somewhere in the middle. Great vibe, amazing food. Nearby is Bar Jamon, his tiny little charcuterie shop and it is equally worthy.

If you want to take your coworkers to what many consider the best burger joint in NYC, take them to Corner Bistro, a dumpy little bar with 2 dollar 50 buds and and a fantastic burger. Its on the Corner of West 4th and Jane. Down and Dirty, cheap, very local.

If youre feeling exotic, and want to check out a hipster Enclave, look into Fatty Crab, (a restaurant that I used to be sous chef at) Malayssian food. Sweet Hot Sour Spicy dominates. Tons of a great dishes, great SE Asian beers, lively atmosphere and in a hip neighborhood worthy of walking around after your meal. Its on Hudson, btwn Horatio and Ganesvoort

I would also recommend a new BBQ place that opened recently. Hill Country is texas BBQ done right, in a great setting. I havent had better BBQ in NYC.

Others to look into:
Shake Shack in Washington Square Park
Bao Noodles on 22nd and 2nd -great vietnamese food in a hip bistro setting
Dirty Bird to Go - 14th and 7th - Southern Fried Chicken and such

I personally LOVE chinatown, and would be happy to give you a couple places to go to down therre, but thats a little more detailed as some of these places dont even have names, I'd just have to give you detailed directions. But if youre not into down and dirty chinatown eating (and many arent) its not worth the novel. lemme know and have a great trip.

 

[O]

Personally, I'd shy away from Italian in Little Italy. VERY tourist trappy, and frankly, I dont find any of the food Ive had down there particularly remarkable. Id HIGHLY recommend Casa Mono on 18th and Irving, A mario Batali owned Spanish Tapas place. Not too fancy, not too pricy, but not cheap either. Somewhere in the middle. Great vibe, amazing food. Nearby is Bar Jamon, his tiny little charcuterie shop and it is equally worthy.

If you want to take your coworkers to what many consider the best burger joint in NYC, take them to Corner Bistro, a dumpy little bar with 2 dollar 50 buds and and a fantastic burger. Its on the Corner of West 4th and Jane. Down and Dirty, cheap, very local.

If youre feeling exotic, and want to check out a hipster Enclave, look into Fatty Crab, (a restaurant that I used to be sous chef at) Malayssian food. Sweet Hot Sour Spicy dominates. Tons of a great dishes, great SE Asian beers, lively atmosphere and in a hip neighborhood worthy of walking around after your meal. Its on Hudson, btwn Horatio and Ganesvoort

I would also recommend a new BBQ place that opened recently. Hill Country is texas BBQ done right, in a great setting. I havent had better BBQ in NYC.

Others to look into:
Shake Shack in Washington Square Park
Bao Noodles on 22nd and 2nd -great vietnamese food in a hip bistro setting
Dirty Bird to Go - 14th and 7th - Southern Fried Chicken and such

I personally LOVE chinatown, and would be happy to give you a couple places to go to down therre, but thats a little more detailed as some of these places dont even have names, I'd just have to give you detailed directions. But if youre not into down and dirty chinatown eating (and many arent) its not worth the novel. lemme know and have a great trip.

Good stuff, thanks.

It's hard for my to get my bearings without actually being in the city and I'm not sure where these places are in referrence to the Waldorf, I've never stayed there before.
Chances are we're going to explore places that are within a short walking distance of the hotel.
It's hard enough to round everybody up let alone deal with cabs.
We are all about good down and dirty though.
I would love to find a good Italian and Chinese place close to the Waldorf.
Is that burger and Thai place close to the hotel?
Also, do you know of a good bar in that area we can make our own? It sucks drinking in the hotel bar. To expensive and to many clients around.
I'm still looking for the great Irish pub in that area.

 

[O]

We also usually do a crew meal at a steak place after the gig is over.
Any steak house recomendations near the Waldorf?

 

[Gaddabout]

O, take a quick cab ride over to the upper west side (anywhere from 72nd street up to like the 90's, and between Columbus and Broadway). There are a ton of tremendous little restaurants that are truly non-touristy, small neighborhood places that ALL serve tremendous food!
As for Irish pubs, you know you really can't go wrong in NYC when it comes to awesom Irish pubs... PJ Moran's on the upper east side was always a personal favorite. Of course McSorely's is a true, alltime classic that everyone should experience at least once in their life...

Is McSorely's the place that serves whole roasted chickens under $10? Whatever place that was, it was awesome. It was upper west side, not too far from the Park, IIRC.

 

[schutd]

The Waldorf is in a dead zone for me. I never go there. Damn, I should have read your post more closely. Midtown, nah none of my stuff is in or walkable from midtown. But seriously, dont be intimidated by a cab ride. Just pile in seperates, and meet there. The thai place would be an easy cab ride, and a long but doable walk; a couple crosstown to the east, and about 10 downtown (short) blocks. Steakhouses are all the rage in NYC right now. Its all about how much you wanna spend. Is it a big celebratory throwdown? Or you need something cheaper? All the ones I know are high profile, high price.

 

[O]

The Waldorf is in a dead zone for me. I never go there. Damn, I should have read your post more closely. Midtown, nah none of my stuff is in or walkable from midtown. But seriously, dont be intimidated by a cab ride. Just pile in seperates, and meet there. The thai place would be an easy cab ride, and a long but doable walk; a couple crosstown to the east, and about 10 downtown (short) blocks. Steakhouses are all the rage in NYC right now. Its all about how much you wanna spend. Is it a big celebratory throwdown? Or you need something cheaper? All the ones I know are high profile, high price.

High price places don't bother us, not every night, but occasionally.
The last time we were there we went to Smith & Wollensky one night.

 

[schutd]

I would recommend checking out CraftSteak. I used to work for the chef. He's awesome, and Craft always means top flight ingredients, great wine, and excellent service.

Theres a place in the Columbus Center called Porterhouse that got great reviews and has a fantastic look out over Central Park. Its a cab ride for you, but not difficult. BLT Prime is supposed to be great.

Id avoid Peter Lugers, which I think people are afraid they'll have to turn in their New Yorker card if they speak badly against. The meat is fine, but everything else, top to bottom is bad or worse. But you'll be hard pressed to find anyone to say anything bad about it. It blows my mind.

For Old School, you could try The Old Homestead. A truly oldschool steakhouse in the old meatpacking district.

Also, check out this recent thread from chowhound.

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/413946

 

[O]

Thanks for the tips I appreciate it.
I'll let you know where we went when I get back.

 

[O]

I would recommend checking out CraftSteak. I used to work for the chef. He's awesome, and Craft always means top flight ingredients, great wine, and excellent service.

Theres a place in the Columbus Center called Porterhouse that got great reviews and has a fantastic look out over Central Park. Its a cab ride for you, but not difficult. BLT Prime is supposed to be great.

Id avoid Peter Lugers, which I think people are afraid they'll have to turn in their New Yorker card if they speak badly against. The meat is fine, but everything else, top to bottom is bad or worse. But you'll be hard pressed to find anyone to say anything bad about it. It blows my mind.

For Old School, you could try The Old Homestead. A truly oldschool steakhouse in the old meatpacking district.

Also, check out this recent thread from chowhound.

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/413946

Besides hitting a lot of pubs in the area we didn't do much.
We went to Benjamins Steakhouse one night. The sides were not very memorable but the steaks were outstanding! As good a steak as I have ever had. I understand there is some kind of Peter Luger connection.
The other place we went to was Salute, also very good.

 

[schutd]

Hope you had a good time. I was thinking of you last weekend, I rolled by Corner Bistro and was like "I wonder if O made it."