Ilili - a sunny meal on a rainy day
Ilili Restaurant, on the west side of Fifth Avenue between 27th and 28th Street offers delicious Mediterranean food, and a lovely setting.
Between 27th & 28th
236 5th Avenue, NY (212) 683-2929
Greendrinks at Hudson Terrace August 11 2009
TUESDAY, Aug. 11th, 6-10pm at HUDSON TERRACE (621 W 46th Street between 11th and 12th Ave). $15 in advance HERE, $20 at the door.Environmentally conscious New Yorkers will be able to network with a vibrant green community of leaders and thinkers over food, organic drink specials, giveaways, and speakers. 2-for-1 drink specials from 6-8PM. All guests will receive a complimentary organic cocktail and will have the opportunity to bid on a custom, single speed bike from Brooklyn Bike and Board in a silent auction.
Get-away in midtown
Mad46 — offers a skyline view and refreshments in midtown.
Monday through Thursday 5pm – midnight
Fridays 3pm - Midnight
Saturdays 8pm-2am
45 East 45th Street, at Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017
For other ideas on where to eat, shop and play — check out our mobile edition of MyUrbanSherpa.
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Enjoy your music with a view of New York,… at WindanSea Restaurant in the Atlantic Highlinds (yes in New Jersey!)
06/26/2009 Larry Alter at the TIki Bar, from 6 to 10 pm
06/27/2009 Pat Guadagno at the Tiki Bar, from 6 to 10 pm
06/27/2009 DJ Frankie, from 10 to 2am
06/28/2009 Barry and the Penetrators at the Tiki Bar from 5 to 8 pm
James Carter at Blue Note
James Carter & friends play Jazz Extraordinaire all week at the Blue Note. Performances nightly through May 10, 2009.
James Carter, saxophones
John Medeski, organ
Adam Rogers, guitar
Christian McBride, bass
Joey Baron, drums
Blue Note Jazz Club
131 W. 3rd St
New York, NY 10012
212-475-8592
Find the Blue Note just East of 6th Avenue and the West 4th Street Submway Stop for the A,B,C,D,E,V,F.
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If you are looking for a Guinness on draught to go with your scotch whiskey and bangers,…McKeown, 1303 3rd Ave, 74th & 75th St.
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In September 2007, when we opened My Urban Sherpa, we wondered how we could keep up with all the restaurant openings in town. Now we are sprinting to keep up with restaurant closings.
New York may be down - but we’ve been down before. And we’ll get up again.
As a tribute to the city’s perseverance, we’d like to bring to your attention several bars and restaurants in town that made it through worse.
Pete’s Tavern 129 East 18th Street @ Irving Place (212) 473-7676
With cafe tables on Irving Place and a cozy wooden bar with character, this neighborhood favorite has been whetting whistles since 1864.
Russ and Daughters 179 East Houston Street @ Allen & Orchard Streets (212) 475-4880
Reputed for their outstanding caviar and smoked salmon, we love them for making the Jewish delicacies our grandmothers no longer can. Russ & Daughters, a 4th generation family run business founded in 1914.
Katz Delicatessen 205 East Houston Street (212) 254-2246
New York’s favorite Jewish delicatessen since 1888.
The Old Homestead - celebrating 137 years in business.
56 9th Avenue @ 14th & 15th Streets (212) 242-9040
And speaking of steak houses,
Peter Luger Steak House, Brooklyn
Peter Luger has been serving steaks since 1887.
178 Broadway (718) 387-7400
Neighborhood bars who’ve made is past 1929 will also make it past 2009 -
The White Horse Tavern Happy 129!
567 Hudson Street @ Perry & West 11th Street (212) 989-3956
Old Town Bar & Restaurant
Gramercy’s favorite since 1892.
45 East 18th Street @ Park Avenue South & Broadway (212) 529-6732
21 West 52nd Street @ 5th & 6th Avenues (212) 582-7200
The 21 Club, shown above, was built and 1871, and survived in style, the prohibition, the Great Depression and the financial joys and sorrows of the years since.
Please pay a visit to your neighborhood bars and restaurants — it is the best to keep their doors open.
Mandoo Bar $$
Illustration by Matt Rota.
Mandoo Bar ($$)
2 W 32nd St
Between Broadway & 5th Ave
212 279 3075
Small but modern restaurant, look for the ladies in the window making fresh dumplings. Seating for two or four. There’ll be a line, but it moves fast –so is the service.
Goon Mandoo (4 Pcs) $4.99 Pan Fried dumplings filled with pork and vegetables
Vegetable Goon Mandoo (4 Pcs) Pan-fried dumplings filled with carrot, onions, mushrooms and other assorted vegetables
Fried Tofu Fried tofu with special house soy sauce $6.99
Baby Mandoo (16 Pcs) Boiled bite size dumplings filled with pork and vegetables $7.99
Mool Mandoo (10 Pcs) Boiled dumplings filled with pork and vegetables
Vegetable Mool Mandoo (10 Pcs) Boiled vegetable dumplings filled with mixed vegetables
Nearby Attractions
The Morgan Library & Museum
Illustration House
Jim Hanley’s Universe
Empire State Building
This entry is an excerpt from a book compiled by Charles Hively, publisher of 3×3 Magazine on the occasion of ICON5, to share some of the wonderful and affordable restaurants in New York. The book is available for purchase at Amazon.
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A year ago, September 2007, we launched My Urban Sherpa, to help you navigate New York like a New Yorker, (we’ve even been told we’ve introduced New Yorkers to some of their favorite new places!) We’ve suggested our favorites from the myriad excellent choices for restaurants, bars, museums, shops, hotels and happenings.
We are still pursuing this goal, but today the issue of $ / $$ / $$$ is more important that ever before – for everyone we know.
So we’re going to be highlighting the best of an affordable, and sometimes even FREE New York.
Today this means strolling along 5th Avenue to see the holiday windows. Bergdorf Goodman’s windows opened yesterday, up and down 5th Avenue – retailers are ready for Christmas.
If you find yourself peckish at 5th Avenue and 32nd Street, head West to Kum Gang San for a spicy Korean lunch for less than $10.
If you are still ambling about this evening – don’t miss Jenny Holzer’s wonderful and FREE instillation at the Guggenheim Museum.
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| November 13, 2008 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
American Illustration and American Photography celebrate the publication of AP24 and AI27 with reckless abandon tonight, Thursday, November 13th, from 7:00 to 11:00 PM at the Angel Orenz Foundation, 2 Norfolk Street (East Houston and Stanton) New York City’s Lower East Side.
RSVP for Tickets - $50 each.
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