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Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse located across from Grand Central Terminal, offers regional Italian food with a focus on the grill, handmade using the finest ingredients.

Ben and Jack Sinanaj, long-time waiters at Peter Luger, have opened a classic steakhouse all their own.

Mayor Bloomberg and Barbara Walters are reportedly fans of this understated East Side Italian establishment that emphasizes authentic cooking techniques and ingredients.

This sophisticated and urbane new restaurant and lounge, lauded by Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Travel + Leisure and The Wall Street Journal, offers cutting-edge contemporary Latin-Indian cuisine in the heart of Midtown Manhattan.

Set in Times Square—a neighborhood better known for trinkets and fast food chains—Blue Fin is an outlier and a standout.

Located in the MetLife Building and opened in January 2009, La Fonda Del Sol offers an unprecedented stage for modern Spanish cuisine, with a focus on tapas.

Lincoln is the new Lincoln Center restaurant combining Chef Jonathan Benno's modern interpretation of Italian cuisine with the vision of restaurateur Nick Valenti.

Tommy Bahama Restaurant–Bar–Store, on Midtown's renowned Fifth Avenue, is the flagship location for the island-inspired luxury lifestyle brand.

Socarrat is the sensuous crust that forms on the bottom of the paella pan when the liquid is rendered and the rice reaches its peak of succulence.

Restaurateurs Jim Caiola and David Salama have created a Tavern on the Green for this generation of diners.

Located in the heart of Brooklyn's Park Slope, Benchmark features a New American menu focused on pasture-raised animals and locally grown produce.

Sarabeth's Park Avenue South offers contemporary American cuisine in an elegant yet modern atmosphere.