New York City Restaurants - Tri-State Area Restaurants

Watch the game and drink a beer at one of Jersey's first brewpubs. The restaurant serves an ale that took gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival two years in a row. According to Zagat, Basil T's is one of Monmouth county's best bars; the good beer and the six plasma TVs don't hurt. Neither do the 60 Italian wines by the glass or the menu of hearty Italian food from antipasto at the bar to stewed sausages over pasta. Basil T's is a whole lot more than a restaurant.

Just thirty minutes north of Manhattan, Chiboust Bistro and Bakery serves Mediterranean influenced French fare in Tarrytown, New York. Chiboust Bistro and Bakery is composed of a restaurant serving classical bistro cooking like bouillabaisse with mussels, cockles, squid, white fish, chopped tomatoes, and rouille and crispy duck confit cassoulet with sliced, seared duck breast, navy beans, garlic sausage, fennel, tomato and herbs and a bakery that turns out fresh hand-made pastries, quiches, croques and a terrine of foie gras in addition to the award winning desserts.

grand, that's g/r/a/n/d, a lowercase name with an uppercase persona in Stamford/New York. Urban-style dining is the standard at g/r/a/n/d where plates come in little and big and sweet; all meant for sharing. A downstairs bar and lounge looks out toward downtown Stamford, and an upstairs room has the birds' eye view of the people below. Popular items at grand, that's g/r/a/n/d, include hot crab dip, max and cheese with truffles and Gruyere, chocolate fondue and a trio of ice cream cones. It's a restaurant/lounge in the sub/urban neighborhood of Stamford/New York.

Claiming inspiration from the 200-year-old traditional cuisine of India, Mela Cuisine of India restaurant in Ridgewood, New Jersey tries to preserve Indian ways of life. Tandoori shrimp masala features shrimp barbecued in the tandoor and cooked with a special sauce or there is the homemade paneer cheese cooked with peppers, tomatoes, ginger and onions. Either way Mela Cuisine of India restaurant presents traditional and creative Indian cooking.

Like all of the other Morton's restaurants, Morton's in White Plains signature steaks are carved from USDA prime aged beef. Friday and Saturday nights bring slow roasted prime rib. Other options abound from whole main lobster to chicken and fish. Take a seat at Morton's the Steakhouse restaurant and enjoy the tableside menu presentation and the rolling cart bringing you your food.

Modeled after a family style roadside trattoria, Ocino restaurant offers incentive to get off the road in Washington, New Jersey. On New Jersey's State Road 31 South this stone faced lodge features a long bar, a wide open kitchen and Italian inspired dishes like miniature flat bread pizzas with fig jam, gorgonzola, prosciutto, and balsamic or grilled sweet Italian sausages with hot peppers, broccoli rabe, and garlic scented roasted fingerling potatoes.

Over the river and into the New York City skyline, you can see it all at Riverview. Located on the banks of the East River, in Long Island City, Riverview restaurant offers fantastic views of New York City and its landmarks. Sup on indulgent fare like lobster spaghetti with fava beans, chanterelle mushrooms and asparagus, or fillet mignon with baby carrots, pearl onions, and a shallot-red wine sauce while watching the lights dance on the Queensboro bridge or the Empire State Building.

Come to the table at Tavolo, an Italian restaurant overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Long Branch, New Jersey. Simple Italian standards shine on Tavolo's menu. Choose from an array of antipasti before selecting a variety of pizza, pastas or entrees. Tavolo leans toward Italian traditions, don't look for modern innovations instead be happy to get the real stuff.