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New York Monthly Herald. June 2006 Issue P. 40                                                                                      

PURELY NEW YORK: NEW YORK'S 10 BEST

10 BEST WEEKEND BRUNCHES

Sarabeth's

1.Sarabeth's , Upper West Side.. 2.Pastis , Meatpacking District . 3.Sylvia's , Harlem . 4.Brick Cafe , Astoria . 5.Clinton St. Baking Co. , Lower East Side . 6.Beso , Park Slope . 7.Jane , Soho . 8.Great Jones Cafe , East Village . 9.Kitchenette Uptown , Morningside Heights . 10.Hope & Union , Williamsburg.

10 BEST FIRST-DATE SPOTS

Biltmore Room

1.Koi , Bryant Park.. 2.Biltmore Room , CLOSED . 3.Five Points , East Village . 4.Frankie's 457 Court Street Spuntino , Carroll Gardens . 5.Bar Americain , Midtown West . 6.Suba , Lower East Side . 7.Craftbar , Flatiron . 8.Tia Pol , Chelsea . 9.Bette , Chelsea . 10.Freeman's , Lower East Side.

10 BEST ROMANTIC RESTAURANTS

Casa La Femme                                 Tavern on the Green

 

1.Casa La Femme , Midtown East. 2.Tavern on the Green , Central Park . 3.One if By Land , West Village . 4.River Cafe , DUMBO . 5.360 , Red Hook . 6.Cafe Gray , Time Warner Center . 7.Mas , West Village . 8.Landmarc , Tribeca . 9.Peasant , Nolita  10.La Lunchonette , Meatpacking District.

10 BEST CONVERSATION BARS

Floyd, NY

Blue Bar at the Algonquin             Chumley's

1.Total Wine Bar , Park Slope.. 2.Blue Bar at the Algonquin , Midtown . 3.Floyd NY , Brooklyn Heights . 4.Chumley's , West Village . 5.Hudson Library Bar , Midtown West . 6.Pink Pony , Lower East Side . 7.Turks and Frogs , West Village . 8.The Blue Mill Tavern , West Village . 9.Brandy Library , Tribeca . 10.Brooklyn Inn , Cobble Hill .

10 BEST COFFEEHOUSES

1.Gimme! Coffee Williamsburg. 2.Joe , West Village . 3.Gorilla Coffee , Park Slope . 4.Mudspot , East Village . 5.Full City Coffee , Lower East Side . 6.Esperanto , West Village . 7.Verb Cafe , Williamsburg . 8.Jack's Stir Brew , West Village . 9.S'Nice , West Village . 10.Ini Ani , Lower East Side .

10 BEST FAMILY-FRIENDS PLACES

1.Serendipity 3 , Upper East Side. 2.Carmine's , Times Square . 3.Peanut Butter & Co , West Village . 4.Chuck E. Cheese , Fort Greene . 5.Bubby's Brooklyn , Dumbo. 6.American Girl Cafe , Midtown . 7.Popover Cafe , Upper West Side . 8.Chat n Chew , Flatiron . 9.La Villa , Park Slope.  10.Annie's , Upper East Side.  Source: CityGuide.