New York City Restaurants - Theater District/ Times Square

Twenty-five floors above New York City's Times Square, Above restaurant perches in the Hilton Times Square overlooking the neon lights. A daily changing menu highlights the best of what is available. Pre-theatre diners are ushered through value priced menus and post-theatre revelers can enjoy the bar complete with specialty martinis and its own menu. Contemporary American food is prepared quickly and expertly at Above restaurant, above it all in one of the busiest, most exciting corners of New York, and the world.

From Washington DC, to Sag Harbor, and New York's theater district, B. Smith is diversifying. B. Smiths Restaurant Row in the upper west side of New York is a globally inspired bar and restaurant. Not surprisingly many of the B. Smiths Restaurant Row dishes have southern routes whether it is the sweet potato pancakes served at Sunday brunch or the swamp thang, a mélange of sautéed shrimp, scallops & crawfish in a Dijon cream sauce over southern style greens.

When celebrity chef Daniel Boulud needed a break from his high-end, formal restaurant (see Restaurant Daniel), he created DB Bistro Moderne. His signature skill with seasonal ingredients continues in a less-formal, friendlier setting, similar to the extremely popular new school Parisian bistros. Be prepared for visually and gastronomically stunning saffron risottos, artichoke soups and lobster salads.

An opulent, Tsar-era environment, top-notch vodkas and excellent service make New York's Firebird Russian, Restaurant, self-described as "the fashionable home of a Russian gentleman" an elegant and interesting dining choice.

Located in the Renaissance New York hotel, Foley's Fish House offers a panoramic view of Times Square and features signature dishes such as crab cakes, blackened snapper and yellowfin tuna, in addition to chops, steak and pasta.

A casual and affordable French restaurant, New York's Le Madeleine offers intimate dining in a comfortable Provincial setting, a year round, glass-enclosed garden room, an exciting French bistro menu and a Wine Spectator award winning wine list.

Another New York City theater district trattoria, Maria Pia restaurant aims for a more authentic approach to Italian cooking. A smaller New York City restaurant with an intimate outdoor back garden, Maria Pia keeps things simple and savory. More traditional than trendy, Maria Pia features dishes like meat-filled tortellini della nonna with peas, prosciutto and cream or the calves' liver alla veneziana with sautéed onions, aged balsamic, and roasted polenta.

Nino's Tuscany, a west-side offshoot of Manhattan's Nino's restaurant, sticks to the same Italian roots as its parent restaurant. Offering classic Italian dishes like spinach and ricotta dumplings with butter and sage, whole roasted fish, or even a daily rabbit preparation, Nino's Tuscany hews to tradition while maintaining a modern touch. The fixed priced dinner menu is one of the better New York restaurant deals, especially appreciated by the pre-theatre diners at this theatre district restaurant.

Regional Italian gets specific at Osteria Gelsi which features the fisherman's and peasant cooking of Italy's southern province of Puglia. A spacious and bright restaurant is a relaxing place to enjoy a pre-theatre meal in New York City's theatre district. Osteria Gelsi will make sure it is a pleasant one with dishes such as an insalata di mare with sea scallops, shrimp, octopus, calamari and scungili, baked ziti with eggplant, or rabbit alla cacciatore.

Popular with Armani-clad New York businessmen, New York's Remi restaurant features luxurious Italian dishes and delicacies, such as Tuna Ravioli with Ginger Marco Polo scallops drizzled in truffle oil, and one of the most outstanding wine menus in the country.

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A warm and inviting Theater District restaurant, Thalia features red tones, candles and theater posters making for a buoyant New York dining experience. The menu features fusion American cuisine, especially seafood, with Asian and Indian influences.

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