La Gazzetta runs an event on Mondays called Cinema Italiano Mondays! Italian flicks and delicious food - perfect. Definitely call ahead for a reservation though!
Studio 54 may be gone, but classic clubland style lives on at this ultralounge. With glass-walled staircases and crystal chandeliers, M2 is so blinged-out that even Mariah Carey parties here.
real taqueria with just 15 seats, cooks chopping meat and cilantro as you walk in, 2 tacos de carnitas for 7 dollars and a stinging cold can of tecate for 2 bucks and a quarter and a nickel
Local dining that doesn't take itself too seriously, after all, the name is Italian slang for "make crazy." What wont make you crazy? $8 cocktails. We knew you two would get along.
This haute Mexican eatery is harder to get into than Harvard, having built a rep around fancy tequilas and ceviche. Can't snag abooth? The no-frills, street-level taqueria can sate your wounded ego.
Best lobster roll variation ever. Chef Lawrence Edelman does wonders with skate too. -Seth Caro, Top Chef Just Desserts
The small stage, energetic crowd and top-notch indie bookings make Mercury Lounge an anomaly in New York, where indie bands regularly play to thousands. Come smell the bands you love! - IFC Staff
Teak Wood can offer you both Japanese sushi & Thai dishes. The toro tuna is the real deal here, fresh, fatty & impossible to resist.
Order a glass of Gaja Barbaresco to pair with the complimentary parmesan served while you peruse the menu.
Top Off-Broadway theatre complex. Don’t miss the full mezzanine bar. Some shows even let you bring in drinks.
Velselka is one of the NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s 50 favorite NYC restaurants. To see the full list, get The Scoop iPhone app, an inside guide to New York: NYTimes.com/thescoop
After a year of bad luck, the owners turned to feng shui: obsidian arrowheads and amethyst crystals are buried in the basement here, and walnut and metal essences are mixed into the paint. En savoir plus .
michael white does dreamy raw fish dishes and the best fusilli in town... with octopus and bone marrow
The takeout/delivery menu is different than the dine-in menu. Take out is limited, but the Steak Torta is delicious and delivery super-speedy. The Mexican corn can be considered a tourist attraction.
The "prescriptions," made of fruit & herbs & over 500 bottles of liquor, come in 9 categories like Euphoric Enhancers made with absinthe, Stress Relievers with lavender & sage. En savoir plus .
Get a Triple Oxygen Facial and your skin will love you for it. Mary Ann is great.
The First American to Lie in State in the Capitol Rotunda: Senator Henry Clay (1852); 11 Presidents have lied in State in the Capitol Rotunda (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Harding, Taft, Kennedy, Hoov
Check out the free once-a-month Secret Science Club (see http://secretscienceclub.blogspot.com/ for details). En savoir plus .
The Tara Donovan exhibit was one of the best thus far for 2011. Make a day out of it and head to the High Line afterwards to do a postmortem on the exhibit you see.
The home of DC Comics in NYC. Look up at the 7th floor windows from across Broadway and you can spy a lot of comic book posters on the office walls.
Feeling ambitious? Try getting into the Gramercy Park Hotel'suber-exclusive hangout, where Warhols adorn the walls. If you succeed, $19martinis (and bragging rights) await you.
an eclectic mix of prints, boards and books. the prints are great and priced 1K and up.
This barbecue chain tends to rely on that holy trinity of smoked meats - pork, beef and chicken. We suggest the Elk sausages, bison steaks or ostrich burgers. En savoir plus .
Get here fast because the museum is moving downtown to the Meatpacking District. Their new six-story, 195,000-square-foot building will be designed by Renzo Piano and cost $680 million. En savoir plus .
It's got everything you need. Boisterous, after-work izakaya drinking culture? Check. The kushiyaki serving skewered & grilled meats? Check. The raw bar slicing up the freshest fish from Japan? Check.
Dress up in your hottest look from Perry Ellis and order up something great to eat while you watch the sun set over the city. Check In at this not to be missed South Beach hot spot.
