RESTAURANTS - LETTER U-Z IN NEW YORK CITY

Scandinavian restaurant in East Midtown featuring traditional specialties and Swedish farmhouse decor

Enjoy lobsters, shrimp calamari and clams in this longtime NYC favorite.

Counter service with disposable plates, cutlery and communal benches. But excellent wholesome Mexican cuisine. Cheap and huge portions. Very popular with the Silicon Alley crowd.

Upbeat unpretentious taverna near theater district serves ample, good classic Greek food at good prices.

Petersburg, you'll recongnize the dill-laden and sour-cream-daubed standards at Uncle Vanya Cafe. - TONY 100

Superb service, great wines by the glass and an elegant soothing decor. A great place for serious food lovers. (NYT * * */$$$$ 2001, ZAGAT 27/$58 2001)

Comfortable dining room. Relaxed atmosphere.

- New York Magazine Bargain Gourmet 2002

Med-American cuisine using organic ingredients and organic beer & wine in East Village; sidewalk seating in nice weather

Casual, second-floor eatery, 35-seat space, which features an open kitchen and small sushi bar

Newly established Japanese restaurant with 19 years' experience serving the best sushi in town. Our menu includes traditional sushi, combination dinners, appetizers, and more. We have a full bar serving beer, wine, and liquor.

Small Turkish restaurant in Upper East Side offering upscale food and personal attention

Rustic charming Upper East Side restaurant & wine bar serving Italian fare with an international wine list; intimate setting and backyard garden

Enjoy the intimate moonlit garden during the summer months.

Midtown Italian comfortable restaurant serving traditional dishes, weekday prix-fixe and pre-theater menu available

Rustic Italian restaurant in NoLita area serves reliable pastas and ordinary menu in warm atmosphere

Oriental based menu.(United Kosher Supervision).

Flatiron restaurant serves Japanese fare with Brazilizn accent; hanging lamps and bamboo decor

Specialty pastry, cookies, cakes, wedding cakes since 1894.

Meatpacking District Italian restaurant with underground lounge and ample outdoor seating.

Extensive wine list. Intimate dining room.

Garment District cafeteria serving real homestyle cooking, mixture of American and Italian cuisines

This popular club is cozy and classy.

Tasty, filling, and inexpensive Eastern European (Ukranian) fare available 24 hours a day.

Entrees like saffron-spinach risotto and veal scallopini in lemon sauce and lasagna can e paired with any of about 100 Italian wines. - TONY 100

Flatiron trattoria features Northern Italian cuisine: homemade tortellini and other fresh pastas

East Side comfortable cucina serving home-cooked Italian dishes and family atmosphere

This tiny New York coffee shop is famous for its turkey, roasted right before your eyes and carved steaming-hot to order. Have it in sandwiches, chef salads, or with gravy and cranberry sauce. The service is fast, but space is scarce, so expect a wait.

Smart decor. Great food and wonderful drinks.

Modern Hells Kitchen Northern Italian restaurant offering upscale food in relaxing ambiance, perfect for pre-theater stop

Come for good Cuban classics, strong coffee and nightly entertainment.

Affordable TriBeCa Vietnamese restaurant offers traditional dishes in stylish environs; open kitchen in back and bar up front.

Tiny restaurant serving great traditional Vietnamese cuisine. Very affordable.

It's hard to find, but this cheap, grungy Chinatown dive is the real thing, serving authentic and tasty Vietnamese dishes.

Old-world Greenwich Village charm, traditional Northern Italian menu with nightly specialities, backyard garden available for parties.

Relaxed atmoshere with a outdoor dining area for around 100 people. KDG

Pan-Asian crossroads surrounded by Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand...the cusine is a cultural blend, with dishes tasting like familiar Thai curries or Chinese stir-fried noodles. TimeOut New York 2002

Dining room illuminated by a massive skylight adds an open ambience to the dining room.

Small attractive garden.

Close to paradise serving good tapas with well crafted martinis, 18 varieties of bottled beer.

Specialities include cornbread, potato salad, barbecued chicken and pork, baked beans etc. Large portions are served at inexpensive prices. Click here to see a picture

Village Italian restaurant offering traditional old-fashioned menu; comfortable back garden in good weather plus

Located in a romantic brownstone with working fireplaces. Wheelchair access is available.

Volare virgins or weekly regulars, everyone gets treated the same and you can't ask for more than that when the service is this friendly. - CitySearch

Temple-like dining room.

New travel-theme restaurant with Latin American, Asian and South American cuisine

A 30-foot-high screen surronds vue's oval shaped room; the screen projects footage of a rain forest or waves crashing on a beach.

Hawaiian-themed Waikiki Wally's offers a Polynesian and Asian-inspired menu plus a whole roasted pig for private luaus.

Perfect for out-of-town guests or a romantic dinner. Valet parking. Piano music in the lounge. Wheelchair access.

The view alone makes this East River barge a "nautical nirvana", but add fantastic food and you have a great dining experience.

The menu is equipoise and meticulous in flavor.

Lively congenial Theater District restaurant serving excellent continental cuisine. Comfortable dining room.

Little sister to the original "Westville" restaurant and perhaps a slight improvement with more tables and a bar, yet it has the same charm with the chalkboard menu, superb turkey burgers and plenty of vegetarian delights

Featuring a variety of Asian cuisines, this eatery has a pleasant staff and good food at cheap prices.

This branch of the pan-Asian eatery in Chelsea features an awe-inspiring selection of teas and tea paraphenalia.

- New York Magazine

Attentive service and romantic aura.

This complex of stores has 16 different restaurants within it of varying price ranges and cuisines. They are Cosi Sandwich Bar, Au Bon Pain, Au Mandarin, California Burrito Co., Coco Marina, Columbus Bakery, Custard Beach, Donald Sacks, Hudson River Club, Johnney's Fish Grill, Edward Moran, Foxhounds, Grill Room, Mrs. Beasley's and the Pasqua Coffee Bar. For specific information and hours for each of these restaurants, please look up their specific alphabetical listing.

MEAT- Midtown kosher steakhouse with deli additions on the menu. Good tasty food. Nice wine list. (Glatt Kosher, under supervision of OK).

Murray Hill steakhouse serving superb beef delivered on a silver trolley and carved tableside

Garment district authentic Korean restaurant offers to cook your own meal on individual table-barbecue

Take-out available.

Fantastic low budget menu. Rated Best by NY Mag 4/20/00.

Fashionable SoHo Koreans restaurant offering the option to cook your own BBQ, upscale decor

All stuffed with mock meats, vegetables and spices. Each bursting with flavour.

The first of its kind in New York, Wrapp City is the trail blazer of Manhattan's wrap joints. - CitySearch