For those attending a ';Nutcracker'; performance or other performances at Lincoln Center, today%26#39;s New York Times lists some recommended restaurants nearby.
Lincoln Center: Food Fit for a (Mouse) King
Compiled by KRIS ENSMINGER
Published: December 4, 2005
A highlight of the holiday season is the New York City Ballet%26#39;s production of ';The Nutcracker'; at Lincoln Center, which opened Nov. 25 and runs through Dec. 30. Whether or not you have a little girl in velvet and Mary Janes in tow, here are some restaurants in the neighborhood to enjoy before or after the show.
LA BOITE EN BOIS
(212) 874-2705; 75 West 68th Street (Columbus Avenue); $$$; Article: 6/9/00.
Pleasing bistro fare is offered here in a cozy brick-and-wood dining room. Entrees include steak au poivre, roasted duck with wild rice risotto and cranberry sauce, and roasted chicken with herbs and garlic mashed potatoes.
CAFè„¡ DES ARTISTES
(212) 877-3500; 1 West 67th Street (Central Park West); $$$; Review: 9/24/03.
Its signature murals, leaded glass windows and paneled wood walls contribute to the genteel impression of this grand cafe. The continental menu includes classic dishes like Dover sole with brown butter and lemon, and pot-au-feu.
MESKEREM
(212) 799-2501; 164 Amsterdam (67th Street); $; Article: 2/28/01.
A meal at Meskerem demonstrates how good Ethiopian food can be. The stews, which are eaten with pieces of spongy sourdough bread called injera, are intensely spicy but three-dimensionally so, with flavors that build and change in the mouth.
NICK AND TONI%26#39;S CAFE
(212) 496-4000; 100 West 67th Street (Broadway); $$$; Article: 2/16/01.
This Mediterranean restaurant fits so seamlessly into its neighborhood that it seems to have been there forever. Much of the food is simple and delicious and often includes individual pizzettas baked in the wood-burning oven with toppings like mascarpone cheese and salmon, or truffle oil, caviar, potato and fontina.
PICHOLINE
(212) 724-8585; 35 West 64th Street (Central Park West); $$$$; Review: 3/15/96, Article: 12/31/03.
Picholine, named after a Mediterranean olive, focuses on the food of southern France, Italy, Greece and Morocco. The wonderful cheese cart is worth considering if only to hear the lovingly detailed descriptions.
ROSA MEXICANO
(212) 977-7700; 61 Columbus Avenue (62nd Street); $$; Review: 9/20/00.
Rosa Mexicano offers crowd-pleasing Mexican food in a bright, informal atmosphere. Hail the guacamole cart when it comes rolling by, and the cart superintendent will construct a superlative avocado experience, mashing ingredients in the traditional lava-stone molcajete.
SHUN LEE WEST
(212) 595-8895; 43 West 65th Street (Columbus); $$$; Article: 3/2/05.
This cavernous Chinese restaurant is the gold standard not only for quality and freshness but also for variety, like vibrant chicken soong to wrap in lettuce, and duckling with young ginger.
Dining Near Lincoln Center
All good choices Ken. Hope you don%26#39;t mind if I add some of my favorites to this.
Cafe Luxembourg-70th b/w Amsterdam %26amp; West End. Sometimes known as Balthazar north.
Ollies Noodles Broadway b/w 67 %26amp; 68st. cheap, cheerful and fast Chinese noodle joint.
O%26#39;Neal%26#39;s 49 w 64th st. just off Broadway--pubby type place-everything from burgers to fish.
Pasha 71 b/w Columbus %26amp; CPW Turkish!
Vince %26amp; Eddy%26#39;s 70 w 68th st. American food, fireplace, good not great. Nice.
Dining Near Lincoln Center
Thanks to you both - I%26#39;m going to need one of these on the 22nd.
As long as we are adding, I%26#39;ll add another--Cafe Fiorello which is right across Broadway from the New York State Theater at 1900 Broadway (63/64 Streets) 212--595-5330
www.cafefiorello.com
Thank you. This is one of the reasons I tout (and always stay at) the Westside Y which is on 63rd b/w Central Park West and Broadway. The choice of great restaurants in the area is marvelous. I%26#39;ll be there from the 12th to the 14th and can%26#39;t wait.
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