New Years, New York

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Daisy and I are going to spend a few days in New York, Friday - Tuesday.

Recommend interesting restaurants for us to try (and describe them)?

Know of any parties or events we may go to?

Suggest something to see or do?

Comments

[melebeth]

Restaurant: Borgeois Pig (fondue! tapas! exciting cocktails! dessert fondue!) - also right around the corner from Silence! The Musical.

[l33tminion]

A Casa Fox is a fun restaurant, if you like tapas.

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

Mehtaphor. Modern asian/indian fusion, run by the guy who was runner-up on The Next Iron Chef two years ago. Super small warm cozy place (like you'll share a table with other people small).

[epilady.livejournal.com]

Book of Mormon tickets are nigh-impossible to get on short notice, but go ahead and try! I heard Silence is hilarious. I'm not sure if you went to Sleep No More in Boston, but the NYC production is mind-blowing....it's in the old Twilo space. http://sleepnomorenyc.com/

You'd be silly to miss the Highline. http://www.thehighline.org/

Restaurantwise, here's an extremely brief rundown:
• Han Gawi = stunning vegan Korean. http://www.hangawirestaurant.com/
• Txikito = creative, delightful Basque cuisine - also we are friends with most of the staff. Super nice folks. DO NOT MISS the squid ribbons in pine nut puree. http://www.txikitonyc.com/
• En Japanese Brasserie = elegant izakaya. We did NYE here last year (may again this year) and it's really fun to pound the mochi! http://www.enjb.com/
• Sushi Azabu is regarded as one of the best omakase in town. It's like a gorgeous little speakeasy in the basement of a fusion Italian/Japanese place in Tribeca http://www.greenwichgrill.com/
• Mangiami is run by a friend of ours. Really cozy bar with authentic, simple Italian dishes...but go for drinks and great DJing, often by our friends. http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/mangiami/
• Esperanto is really lovely Brazilian/Latin food and superb caipirinhas. They used to have live music on Mondays? http://esperantony.com/
• PDT is one of the best bars in the world - and fun too! http://pdtnyc.com/

....should I keep going? :)

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

Dirt Candy is fabulous but hard to get reservations for.

Let me know if you have time while you're in town.