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A local favourite for many years that now has the Manhattan crowd coming over to try out its exquisite fare. A trattoria by [name], look and taste, Al Di La’s wine list is thick and the food is rustic. Chef Anna Kilnger trained at Lespinasse before setting out on her own to create a menu that includes roast lamb ragu and goat cheese pasta, grape-roasted duck and fennel-grilled sardines.
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Come early to this super-popular SoHo sushi legend or make reservations in advance. Arguably in the top three of all NYC sushi restaurants, Ribbon attracts models, scenesters, suits and artists alike. The menu can be adventurous with specials like jellyfish salad and sea urchin paté. The combination plates are usually quite good and easy to split. But, with fish this fresh, you’ll have a hard time sharing.
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The dishes are thick with cheese and sauce at this always-popular West Village weekend party spot. Buxom waitresses occasionally don bandilleros filled with shots glasses and wander around the restaurant/bar plying them on the mostly business-suited, young clientle. The décor is unmissable, with its giant, spilling margarita perched precariously outside on the roof. The guacamole and margarita pitchers are the main draw here.
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A nouveau, of sorts, Indian restaurant headed up by Madhur Jaffrey, a Bollywood actress and cookbook author. The food isn’t the only thing different about Dawat; the first thing diners notice is the lack of coloured lights and shiny surfaces that exemplify most NYC curry restaurants. Instead, an austere dining room is where dishes like coriander chutney rubbed salmon baked in banana leaves and bhel poori are served.
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Margarita doesn’t have the word 'grin’ in it, but if it did El Parador would be guilty of putting it there. Aside from the jumbo drinks, this neighbourhood staple has been serving up classics like shrimp tacos with pico de gallo and chicken mole poblano since the 1950s. The fact that it’s in need of a face-lift only adds to its charm and the service is friendly, but slightly south-of-the-border speed.
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