New York City Restaurants - Midtown West Restaurants

Opaque presents Dining in the Dark for the first time in NYC with The Breslin Bar & Dining Room at the Ace Hotel. Prepare for a dining experience unlike any other. Opaque, one of the first dark dining restaurants, invites patrons’ taste buds to guide the way as they peruse soft and potent flavors in the pitch-black dining room. Aided by visually impaired servers, customers spend the evening immersed in darkness, stimulating the other four senses with conversations with dining companions, navigating the table settings with curious fingers, inhaling exotic aromas and savoring every individual flavor in a way that they never have before. Reservations are required for this New York dark dining experience.

It's hard to imagine New York, or New York society, without the venerable "21" club. Business tycoons, movie stars and ladies-who-lunch have packed this charming and historic townhouse since its early days as a speakeasy. The food is excellent and quintessentially American, if priced for the penthouse crowd.

At last, a traditional Cuban Restaurant with the best mojitos, live music and hand rolled cigars.

Michael's, with locations in both New York and Santa Monica, has been serving California cuisine to power brokers and pop stars for over 20 years. The casual yet modern dining experience centers on well-prepared, inventive and borderline health-conscious dishes made from fresh American ingredients. Grilled duck breast and comfit, poached Alaskan salmon and Hudson Valley foie gras are some of the perennial delights of this California and New York mainstay.

Italian.

Beacon Restaurant's straight-forward, seasonal fare has made it a darling of the food press. Beacon is a steakhouse a step above.

As much a social scene as a restaurant, China Grill combines Pan-Asian fare with a heady slice of Gotham life.

American.

Estiatorio Milos restaurant combines sleek surroundings with superbly prepared Greek food made with fresh, seasonally chosen ingredients. Seafood shines particularly bright.

French.

Don't let the name of this restaurant fool you. The Hudson Cafeteria redefines cafeteria fare with an uber hip ambiance, communal seating and gold-plated American comfort food like foie gras-filled macaroni and buttermilk fried oysters.

Marseille is an elegant restaurant serving deftly prepared French fare in an elegant dining room that once housed a bank. Seafood is best here and dishes draw on the Mediterranean's influence.

Molyvos Restaurant serves traditional Greek specialties complemented by a deep, Greco-focused wine list. Grilled dishes like the lamb and octopus shine. Great staff.

Steak. Madison Square Garden's elegant steak house (but dress is casual) offers aged cuts, a thorough wine list as well as a lounge and an outdoor patio.

New York’s hottest new restaurant is nestled just off Broadway and ideal for pre or post theater. With a delectable small and large plates menu of regional American fare by Chef Patricia Williams, coupled with creative cocktails, and a wine program by Master Sommelier Emily Wines, Nios is a destination not to be missed.

Norma's at Le Parker Meridien is a restaurant that consistently wins raves for its breakfasts. Blueberry pancakes, omelettes and lox are all worth getting up for. Sandwiches and salads are also available.

The light and airy space of Puttanesca restaurant defies its Hell's Kitchen location in midtown New York City. Puttanesca is an upscale Italian restaurant featuring freshly made pastas such as the homemade squid ink tagliatelle with sautéed calamari in a spicy tomato sauce and classic Italian dishes like the veal scaloppini layered with sage, prosciutto, and fontina cheese on sautéed spinach.

Floor-to-ceiling columns and the bronzed dancing shrimp statues give the Redeye Grill restaurant a touch of the fantastic. The varied menu includes burgers, sandwiches, seafood, and other entrees with a California sensibility. Don't miss the sushi and smoked fish bar.

Stylish Remi restaurant serves pastas, salads, risotto, and other inspired Italian fare from chef and co-owner Francesco Antonucci. The Venetian theme gives Remi and romantic ambiance.

On the southern border of New York's famed Central Park, San Domenico NY presents modern Italian cooking inspired by the cuisine of Italian aristocratic families. An extensive pasta menu featuring homemade pastas like the soft egg yolk filled ravioli with truffle butter or the large rigatoni with scorpion fish ragu makes it tough to decide between pastas or the meats like the roasted saddle of rabbit with green olives, marjoram, and fennel marmalade or the squab with morel mushrooms, ramps, and glazed carrots. A luxurious setting matches the luxurious dining at San Domenico NY restaurant.

Seppi's restaurant at Le Parker Meridien speaks French food with an Italian accent. Look for French classics as well as pastas, osso bucco and risotto.

Located in The Essex House hotel, South Gate is one of New Yorks finest looking establishments to be built in the last 2 decades. Executive Chef Kerry Heffernan and his team produce seasonal modern American cuisine in a brilliantly designed space by Tony Chi and Associates.

Other than its midtown Manhattan location Tony's Di Napoli - Midtown isn't that different from the original Tony's Di Napoli on New York City's upper east side. Serving the same family style portions of southern Neapolitan food like eggplant parmigiana or veal saltimbocca, Tony's Di Napoli restaurant recreates the Italian home kitchen with an overeager nonna trying to fill you stomach and then some.