Union Square Cafe

21 East 16th Street

Dress: A mix of jeans and jackets

Prices: Expensive

Reservations: A must for the dining room; open season at the bar

Close to: W Hotel in Union Square

Momofuku Ssäm

207 Second Avenue

Dress: Casual

Prices: Moderate

Reservations: None

Close to: W Hotel in Union Square

CraftSteak

85 10th Avenue

Dress: Casual cool

Prices: Expensive

Reservations: Recommended; none for the bar

Close to: The Maritime Hotel, Hotel Gansevoort, Soho House

The Grand Central Oyster Bar

Grand Central Station

Dress: Anything

Prices: Moderate to expensive

Reservations: Easy to get

Close to: The Grand Hyatt, the New York Barclay, the Roosevelt Hotel; convenient to all Midtown hotels

The Modern

9 West 53rd Street

(Past the museum and museum tower entrances)

Dress: Fashionable

Prices: Moderate to expensive

Reservations: None

Close to: Convenient to all Midtown hotels, including the Ritz-Carlton New York

Nello

696 Madison Avenue (at 62nd Street)

Dress: Buttoned-down

Prices: Expensive to very expensive

Reservations: Accepted; bar is first come, first served

Close to: Plaza Athénée, Four Seasons, and other Midtown hotels

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