RESTAURANTS - LETTER N IN NEW YORK CITY

Serves traditional Japanese favorites and is noted for exquisite presentation as well as the distinctive Kaiseki cuisine.

There is Chinese Mondays, Thai Thursdays, French Saturdays but the regular American menu serves calamari, crab cakes, meat loaf, arugula, goat cheese, beet salad, seared scallops over wilted spinach and an excellent chocolate bourbon peacan pie.

Vietnamese restaurant in TriBeca serves fresh and inspired cuisine; tranquil and modern decor

Cheap, quick, classic American food; hot dogs, hamburgers, fries and more

Cuban restaurant serving oversized portions of affordable flavorful cuban cuisine.

The kitchen produces bold flavors with its mix of spring rolls, crab cakes, tuna tartare, pastas and panini and meat loaf.

and the Far East cuisine, cool and comfortable atmosphere.

Irresistible upscale Irish pub where aristocrates mingle over hearty meat and potato dishes. Lively, happy scene.

Saturday Brunch.

Wonderful sushi and sashimi each with its own individually prepared sauce. Deliciously prepared seafood. Helpful staff.

Upper Westside restaurant offering an array of Mediterranean seafood served in two distinct spaces separated by a raw bar

Chicken fingers, crab-jalapeno poppers and gourmet pizzas are some of the staples the kitchen serves.

Intensely flavorful Chinese and Vietnamese food Serving over twenty-five different soups and main courses.

Don't let the outside scare you, inside is some of the best Chinese food in NYC

Very cramped tables but fantastic affordable food. Well worth a try.

Some of the best Southeast Asian cooking in the city for cheap-eats prices.

Vietnamese Restaurant offering over 100 traditional Vietnamese dishes. Fantastic Vietnamese drinks.

Exciting, new foods featuring an enticing mix of flavors from around the globe. Bright, gazebolike like dining room and handsome bar.

More than 100 items on the menu.

Great Bar crowd.

Named for the morning paper in Nice, the dishes here are inspired by the French-Mediterranean flavors of the Riviera.

Perfect for those dim sum get togethers.

Macho menu offering choice cuts of beef cooked to perfection. Wonderful hearty side dishes. A newcomer worthy of the steak-house circuit.

Upper West Side original restaurant in cozy neighborhood offering nice choice of wood-fired Mediterranean fare

Good pizza and excellent Italian dishes, and the cannoli ranks among the best in the city.

The wine list, containing 350 varieties, is impressive. A jacket and tie are required and reservations are recommended. Wheelchair access is available.

Old world Italian eats mixed with new world hipster cool in Upper East Side. If you're lucky you might even bump into the occasional celebrity.

Located in Nicole Farhi's store.

West Side Greek taverna providing an endless array of tasty traditional Greek cuisine. Huge portions at bargain prices.

Northern Italian cuisine and entertainment in East Side; traditional favorites, piano player

Start with the sweet-potato pancakes covered in spicy applesauce, greens and chive sour cream, follow up with the cat-fish blackened, dusted with cornmeal or crusted in crushed pecans, or the rib-eye steak au poivre and you can't go wrong with the varieties of creme brulee, dark-chocolate souffle and apple cobbler.

Nippon has been an icon of Japanese cuisine in the US for over 30 years with its serene setup and authentic cuisine.

Enjoy the wonderful views of Central Park while dining on some of NYC's best Indian cuisine. Open late, perfect for night owls.

Perfect in the art of sushi. No reservations.

Asian restaurant offering supreme new age Japanese cuisine. An excellent dining experience. Reservations required.

Charming Northern Italian restaurantlocated near Carnegie Hall, offering delightful, but not terribly expensive dishes in intimate surroundings

Latin-inspired dishes, such as Chilean salmon with yucca and a tower of tender braised short ribs...accompanied by live music on Wednesday and Saturday nights. - TONY 100

NoHo standby provides burgers and other decent American fare, plus some Asian-influenced choices

New innovative Italian cusine served in a spacious dining room with tree lined veranda window opening to the street. Houston has never seemed so Mediterranian.

Excellent New Orleans Cajun, offers all the classic dishes but due to poor service quality take-out is recommended

branch of the Singapore noodle shop in Chelsea offering an exhaustive, affordable menu of Japanese and Thai dishes; lime-green-and-electric-blue color design

Attractive elegant surroundings. Breakfast served until 3 PM

Located in lobby of the Washington Square Hotel, offers new American cuisine and reasonable prices in cozy ambiance conducive to conversation.

Owner Matthew Paratore's goal is to serve elegant meals in a place where it's easy for people to decompress. TimeOut New York 2005 Guide

American restaurant with a country menu and atmosphere, serving at affordable prices

Murray Hill hang out with Northern Italian eats and the atmosphere a family living room, though there is nothing homey about the food. For a full menu and list of special events give the web site a quick look ( it can be a bit slow).

Possible the least heralded and most overlooked restaurant in town.

Continental and Brazilian cuisine in an intimate setting.

Beautiful intimate dinning room.

Rustic Neapolitan fare in the West Village: wood-fired brick-oven pizzas, baked pastas and piadine (pressed sandwiches)