Recomendations for New York

SAM81 · 18 Mar 2012 at 17:45

So we are off the NY in April, i'm sure plenty of people on here have been so i'm wondering if anyone has recommendations for excellent places to eat.

We are staying at Yotel (Think its in Hells Kitchen - Manhattan - just near Times Square) but throughout our trip will be travelling over most of Manhattan. Places I already plan to visit are Shake Shack, Famous Daves, Daisy Mays and a couple of others...

Recommendations for anything you loved there would be great (places for lunch, dinner or tea, any type of food (burgers ribs, good Italians or Chinese))

Thanks!

SAM81 · 18 Mar 2012 at 17:51

Andybtsn said:
Keens.

It's a steak house (pretty posh), we had an excellent chateaubriand steak, it was $90 but it was a massive portion for two. Couldn't recommend it enough.

We're off back to NYC in December and no doubt go there again.

Excellent - its going on the list. Good steak places especially appeal to me. Dreading the amount of weight i'm going to put on whilst there...

SAM81 · 18 Mar 2012 at 21:05

Thanks guys. Katz is a deffo and Carmines was mentioned by a friend (funnily enough he said exactly the same - huge portions)

When you're taking about the service charge you're talking about the tip right? Didn't realize 20% was expected?! I realize I am expected to tip over there but is it acceptable to tip less than 20%?

SAM81 · 19 Mar 2012 at 18:01

Brilliant replies - thanks for taking the time guys. Good bars are also greatly appreciated!

SAM81 · 21 Mar 2012 at 21:21

We are staying at Yotel. http://www.yotel.com/hotels/new-york-city

For us its the perfect combo of price and location. The rooms are very small, what they term 'cabins'. Not sure how ill feel about these but we don't plan on spending a lot of time there. Seems to get good review on tripadvisor if that means anything to you. I'll right a better review when we are back if anyone is interested.