By: Amy Rosner By: Amy Rosner | January 12, 2022 | Food & Drink,
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, AKA New York City Restaurant Week.
An opportunity to stuff our faces with Manhattan’s finest food? And at a more reasonable price? You don’t have to ask us twice.
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Running from January 18th through February 13th, your favorite restaurants are offering special prix-fixe menus available for a limited time.
2454 Broadway, Manhattan/Website
At Dagon, Chef Ari Bokovza utilized his Israeli heritage, and culinary prowess passed along from his Tunisian grandmother, to create this year's Restaurant Week menus. For the two-course lunch menu, priced at $29, dishes to highlight include appetizers such as Vegetable Soup and Flash Fried Cauliflower with shishito peppers, olives, oregano, and lemon-feta aioli, and entrees like the Dagon Schnitzel and Chef Ari's Tunisian take on the Tuna Sandwich. Dinner, which is three courses for $59, offers two entree selections - Plancha Roasted Chatham Cod with vegetable tagine, tabouleh, and fresh herb broth and the Dry Aged Beef Kebabs - as well as a selection of desserts such as Silan, Lemon Tart, Labneh Cheesecake, and Flourless Chocolate Cake.
540 Park Ave, Manhattan/Website
A quintessential Upper East Side dining experience awaits at Regency Bar & Grill. The Manhattan staple, ideally located on Park Avenue and 61st Street, will be serving a special restaurant week lunch and dinner menu for $29 for 2 courses and $59 for three courses respectively. Main dishes include the signature Chicken Paillard Salad or opt for a Stone Oven-Baked Flat Bread, Penne Arrabbiata or Braised 8-Hour Short Rib. For dinner, guests can start with a Healthy Organic Mixed Greens salad or more decadent Veal Meatballs. Main dishes include signature favorites including Halibut with quinoa, brown butter spinach, and preserved lemon. No matter if you choose lunch or dinner, enjoy dessert options such as a classic New York Cheesecake, fruit, or Jane’s Vanilla Ice cream.
201 W 79th St, Manhattan/Website
Upper West Side's French brasserie, is offering a two-course prix-fixe lunch, priced at $39. Starters include traditional dishes with fun spins such as Escargots with potato gnocchi, peas, and bacon lardons, Shrimp Provencale with green olives, tomato sauce, and Calabrian chili, as well as a Chickpea Salad. Entrees range from Courgettes Farcies and Cacio E Pepe with bucatini, uni butter, and breadcrumbs, to Chicken Milanese and Grilled Faroe Island Salmon.
129 W 52nd St, Manhattan/Website
In the mood for the flavors and scenery of the coast of Italy? Have lunch at the newly opened Osteria La Baia in Midtown. For $39 dollars, guests can enjoy a two-course meal; start by choosing Insalata Di Campo, Soup of the day, or Yellowtail Tuna Tartare (an additional $10). Entrée choices include Rigatoni Alla Norma, Truffle Gnocchi, or one of their signature pizzas like the seasonal Winter Squash With Sopressata and Hen of Woods Mushroom. Restaurant Week is the perfect time to try out this newly opened gem.
119 Essex St, Manhattan/Website
The hottest LES Italian-inspired wine bar will offer a three-course dinner menu ($39) and optional wine pairing with a flight of 3 wines ($25) for four full weeks! The menu will highlight the Italian-inspired cooking of chef/co-owner Matt Rojas (Eleven Madison Park, Char Sue, Rouge et Blanc) and feature a choice of 6 different signature French Bread Pizzas, along with Housemade Meatballs with Pasta or Wild Mushroom Ravioli. Appetizer choices include Burrata with Pea Pesto, Tuscan Panzanella Salad or Grilled Radicchio with gorgonzola dressing. For dessert, guests can choose Panna Cotta or gelato of the day.
239 E 5th St, Manhattan/Website
NYC’s premier Japanese wagyu destination will serve weekend lunch ($39) and nightly dinner menus ($59) with a “treasure box” of Japanese delicacies featuring fresh fish and wagyu. Served bento box style, the lunch box includes 6 items and the dinner box has 9 items – each with three different preparations of wagyu plus fish and vegetables. The lunch treasure box features Spicy Tuna sushi; Wagyu Kebab; Sashimi; Wagyu Roast Beef; Sanma Karaage; and Wagyu Omelet, while the dinner box will include Sashimi; Wagyu Roast Beef; Braised Wagyu; Shrimp; Octopus; Miso Cheese; Wagyu Omelet; Tuna Avocado Rice; and mushroom Nametake Tofu. Their $125 tasting menu, wagyu steak specials, and a sake pairing flight will also be available.
20 E 49th St, Manhattan/Website
Led by Michelin-starred Chef Antonio Salvatore, Casa Limone will be offering prix fixe menus for lunch and dinner until February 13th. With lunch offered at $29, the menu begins with a choice of Antipasti with options such as Misticanza, with baby arugula, mixed greens and lemon vinaigrette, Vellutata mushroom soup with crispy leeks with Crudo di Salmone and mains such as Fusilli al Pomodoro, Orata alla Grilla featuring grilled dorade with roasted vegetables and Brasato di Manzo. The dinner menu is available for $39 and includes the same options for the first and second course, with the addition of Torta al Cioccolato and Crostata di Ricotta for dessert. Suggested wine Italian wine pairings are also available.
Photography by: Chris Liverani
