Gene’s Restaurant

The other day I met my girlfriend at a very friendly, comfortable Italian restaurant at 73 West 11th Street. Gene’s is located in Greenwich Village on a beautiful tree-lined block that makes you feel that you aren’t even in the city. Gene’s has been around since 1919 and it’s prices are more than fair for…

Restaurant Row’s Le Rivage

The other evening a friend and myself went to the French restaurant Le Rivage located at 340 West 46th Street(on Restaurant Row) Street for dinner and to support Mavis Pan ( a friend of mine) in her upcoming performance with her trio. I had been to Le Rivage before and knew that the food was…

Dowling’s at the Carlyle

The other rainy evening I met a girlfriend at Hotel Carlyle to have dinner at their restaurant Dowling’s at the Carlyle. The Carlyle Restaurant as it was previously known closed in March 2020 and now the restaurant is named Dowlings at The Carlyle and is run by Executive Chef Sylvain Delpique, formerly of the 21…

The Egyptian Dining Experience at Casa La Femme

It was time to try something different so my friend and I went to Casa La Femme, an Egyptian restaurant at 140 Charles Street. You might consider Casa La Femme a romantic type of restaurant. At about 7pm they lower the lights, you can book a private tent to have dinner in (my friend and…

Casa Cruz

The other evening I met my girlfriend at Casa Cruz for dinner. Casa Cruz is located in an exclusive townhouse on E. 61st Street between Park and Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side. From the moment I reached the destination I knew that the experience would be great! I was first greeted by two lovely Maitre D’s.…

New Year’s Eve and Rossini’s

New Year’s Eve is especially special to me since it’s my birthday. So I get to celebrate two fun evenings in one. This New Year’s Eve I wound up in Rossini’s which is located at 108 East 38th Street and I really enjoyed the experience! Rossini’s opened its doors on February 8th, 1978 and has served it’s…

Bocca di Bacco and Chicago

I knew that it would be a fun evening. A group of friends and myself had purchased tickets to see the Broadway Musical, Chicago.  We decided to all meet for dinner beforehand and the girls decided on Bocca di Bacco which is located at 836 9th Avenue. It was pouring rain out and I was…

Amali on East 60th Street

It’s always great when going out to dinner in New York City if you enjoy the food and feel really delighted for the entire “restaurant” experience. The other evening was one of those nights. I met a friend at Amali which is located at 115 E. 60th Street and the whole “experience” was great. Amali’s…

Via Quadronno off Madison

The other evening I met a girlfriend for dinner and we wound up choosing Via Quadronno which is located just off Central Park at Madison Avenue and 73rd Street. This Italian restaurant is best known for their cappuccino and panini sandwiches however they have an extensive enough menu which is enough to impress both tourists…

David Burke Tavern

It was a nice night in the beginning of October and my girlfriend and I decided to meet for dinner at David Burke Tavern which is located at 135 East 62nd Street between Lexington and Park. Until I started posting this article I didn’t realize how famous David Burke. Here is what I read: “Fueled…