Babbo. Batali’s best, and one of the two or three best I’ve ever experienced.

Serendipity for lunch, because even though it is a shadow of what it was, nothing beats a frozen hot chocoloate.

Becco for pre-theater dinner, because you can’t beat the electricity in the room, the sheer quantity of pasta, and the amazing Caesar Salad (with the best dessert sampler platter deal in the City, to boot)

Have fun