As one of the world's financial hubs, New York City does a lot of business lunches. If you're dining to impress, coax, or cajole clients and partners, these are the restaurants that are guaranteed to seal the deal.
One of America's most beloved restaurants, Gramercy Tavern serves inventive American cuisine in a rustic yet elegant setting. Opened in 1994 by legendary restaurateur Danny Meyer in a historic landmark building, the Tavern has welcomed guests to enjoy its contemporary American cu...
42 E 20th St (bet. Broadway & Park Ave. S.)Experience the superior cuisine in a refined and chic yet rather casual setting on the Upper West Side. While service can be spotty or charming depending on the time of day or your karma, there is no doubt the cured meats, pâtés and other superior meat dishes here have a particul...
1900 BroadwayCooks prepare foods on a charcoal grill in front of patrons, in a sort of full-service version of Gyu-Kaku. The popular Tokyo restaurant's first location in New York features the aforementioned robata style, as well as fresh ingredients and perfect meat selections. Located in the...
231 W 40th St (bet. Broadway & Eighth Ave)Keith McNally waved his magic wand and updated this old stalwart to new glory. The stylish bistro now seats 85 in a classic setting defined by the same cohesive, subtly transporting aesthetic that has made McNally's other ventures, like the Odeon and Balthazar, deviously attracti...
113 MacDougal St (bet. Bleecker & W. 3rd Sts.)From acclaimed chef Terrance Brennan, Artisanal Fromagerie, Bistro and Wine Bar showcases his formidable creativity and passion. Brennan adds playful twists to classic French bistro dishes such as Osso Bucco featuring monkfish instead of meat. Traditionally prepared with beef, Br...
2 Park Ave (East 32nd St.)Great Boerum Hill restaurant with nice garden and fine wine selection.
409 Atlantic Ave (Bond & Nevins Streets)The Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant first opened its doors way back in 1913, in what was then a brand new, state-of-the-art, Grand Central Station. With its cavernous architecture and sweeping white tiled ceilings, the restaurant evokes this old New York in all its gran...
Grand Central Station - Lower ConcourseYou can't miss the huge cow mounted above the Old Homestead's entrance, and this old-school steakhouse continues to please, even after nearly 140 years. While its newer neighbors such as Pop Burger symbolize the current trends in Meatpacking District dining, the charming and conv...
56 9th Ave (West 15 Street)A favorite of the mini-mogul set, Peter Luger Steak House has been serving the finest USDA Prime steaks since 1887. But you need not be a mogul to eat here; one of the biggest surprises is the chopped steak (a/k/a hamburger), possibly the very best in New York City, and served at...
178 Broadway (Kent Ave.)Nestled into the stylish Greenwich Hotel, Locanda Verde is a casual, energetic and affordable neighborhood Italian taverna. Serving celebrated chef Andrew Carmellini’s soul-satisfying riffs on Italian cooking, it is airy, bustling, and easy-going: a comfortable, light-flooded pla...
377 Greenwich StreetMany New Yorkers became enchanted of Art Deco master Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann during a stunning 2004 exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Given that the Art Deco craze never really faded, and that owner Jean Denoyer is such an avid Ruhlmann fan, perhaps it seemed a foregone c...
45 Rockefeller Plaza (50th Street)Fraunces Tavern is a place of superlatives: open since 1762, George Washington bid farewell to his troops here after the Revolutionary War. That's reason enough to visit the museum here, have a drink and some meat or seafood dishes. Steeped in tradition and filled with tasteful a...
54 Pearl StAcqua serves simple, fresh Italian food in a comfortable, neighborhood setting, with a menu that includes classic antipasti, paste, and secondi, as well as light, thin-crust pizzas from a traditional wood-burning oven.
718 Amsterdam AveOne of the best Italian restaurants in New York, serving Incredible food in a romantic atmosphere.
257 W 55th St (bet. B'way & 8th Ave.)Michael White's new restaurant at the Setai hotel, serving a menu of cuisine from the French riviera and Mediterranean.
400 5th Ave