Tempting Tuesday: Hot Dining in Cool (Cold!) NYC

January 25, 2011

NEW YORK, USA – It’s been a bitterly cold winter. No doubt about it. For those of us on the East Coast, the past few days have been especially brutal, with temperatures in New York yesterday dropping into single digits. (And wind chills in the negative double digits? Ouch!) Needless to say, this season’s long-awaited NYC Restaurant Week is just in time; there’s nothing like hot dining deals to warm you up from the chill. On Mondays through Fridays from Jan. 24 to Feb. 6, some of Manhattan’s grandest restaurants are offering $24.07 lunches and $35 three-course dinners (drinks, gratuities, and taxes not included).

Here are Purple’s Top 25 Picks (in alphabetical order) suited for any hangout or hankering. (And since we’ve visited each one of these ourselves, we know they’re good!)

21 Club (New American)
21 W. 52nd St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-582-7200
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Aquavit (Scandinavian)
65 E. 55th St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-307-7311
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Bar Boulud (French)
1900 Broadway
New York, NY
(1) 212-593-3034
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Barbuto (Italian; read more about it in the Diary here.)
775 Washington St.
New York NY
(1) 212-924-9700
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Black Duck (New American)
122 E. 28th St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-204-5240
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The Breslin Bar and Dining Room (British; read more about it in the Diary here.)
16 W. 29th St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-679-1939
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Café Boulud (French)
20 E. 76th St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-772-2600
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China Grill (Asian Fusion)
60 W. 53rd St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-333-7788
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Craftbar (New American)
900 Broadway
New York, NY
(1) 212-461-4300
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DBGB Kitchen and Bar (French)
299 Bowery
New York, NY
(1) 212-933-5300
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EN Japanese Brasserie (Japanese)
435 Hudson St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-647-9196
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Gotham Bar and Grill (New American)
12 E. 12th St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-620-4020
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ilili (Mediterranean)
236 5th Ave.
New York, NY
(1) 212-683-2929
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Le Cirque (French)
151 E. 58th St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-644-0202
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Mercer Kitchen (New American)
99 Prince St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-966-5454
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The Modern – Bar Room (French)
9 W. 53rd St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-333-1220
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Morimoto (Japanese)
88 10th Ave.
New York, NY
(1) 212-989-8883
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Mr. Chow Tribeca (Chinese)
121 Hudson St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-965-9500
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Nobu (Japanese)
105 Hudson St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-219-0500
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Nobu Next Door (Japanese)
105 Hudson St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-334-4445
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Norma’s (American; read more about it in the Diary here.)
118 W. 57th St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-708-7460
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Nougatine at Jean Georges (French)
1 Central Park West
New York, NY
(1) 212-299-3900
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Picholine (Mediterranean)
35 W. 64th St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-724-8585
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Smith & Wollensky (Steakhouse)
797 3rd Ave.
New York, NY
(1) 212-753-1530
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Tribeca Grill (New American)
375 Greenwich St.
New York, NY
(1) 212-941-3900
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Though Saturdays are excluded, select venues are also offering deals for Sunday lunches and dinners. Be sure to click here to discover more about NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2011, as well as the full list of participating restaurants and which meals are available to book for each.