Jun 26 2009
Shh! Here’s a Sneak Peek at Restaurants Participating in Summer Restaurant Week (July 12-31) + How to Snag Reservations Before Everyone Else!
Summer Restaurant Week 2009 is almost upon us begging the question of whether Winter Restaurant Week ever really ended. This one will run for three weeks instead of two and takes place from July 12–31 (excluding Saturdays, but restaurants have the option to offer the program on Sundays). NYC & Company has been busy posting RW updates on Twitter, including this one from yesterday: “Follow @nycgo for an early booking link for NYC Restaurant Week, to be released June 29 — a day before reservations officially open. #nycrw.” Now, we hate to rain on NYC & Co.’s parade but we have created a list of the restaurants participating in Summer Restaurant Week 2009 just by visiting the NYCGO.com website and performing an extensive restaurant search. See, the thing is every restaurant’s individual page on NYCGO.com includes whether that restaurant is participating in Summer Restaurant Week. Not only that, most restaurant pages include a “make reservation” link which takes you directly to OpenTable. Armed with this info, ask yourself if you really need to (or really should) wait until June 29th to make your Restaurant Week resys. You will be safe if you make a reservation for Mon-Fri night (though a few restaurants are lunch-only). Anyways, you can always cancel your OpenTable reservation later. If you click on the restaurant’s name in the list that follows below, you will be directed to its OpenTable page where you can secure your Restaurant Week reservation. I just grabbed a 4-spot at The Modern for Friday, July 17th at 8:30pm. Some other stand-outs from the list include Convivio (may be lunch only), Craftbar, DBGB, Del Posto, Dovetail (may be just lunch), Gotham Bar & Grill, Pera, Morimoto, Mr. Chow (Tribeca), Telepan and The Oak Room at the Plaza. Notably absent from Summer Restaurant Week are Eleven Madison Park and Gramercy Tavern. Enough from us though, check out the list that follows and make your resys!
While the list that follows includes close to 200 restaurants, it is not the complete list of restaurants participating in Summer Restaurant Week 2009. You should check NYCGO.com beginning next Tuesday, June 30th for the comprehensive list and for further info regarding each restaurant.
A Voce – lunch only
Abboccato Ristorante – lunch/dinner/Sun dinner
Above Restaurant – lunch/dinner/ Sun lunch / Sun dinner
AJ Maxwell’s Steakhouse – lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Alfama – lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Alloro – menu (lunch/dinner/Sun dinner)
Alto – lunch only
Amalia
Amma Restaurant – lunch/dinner/Sun dinner
Angelo & Maxie’s – lunch/dinner/Sun dinner (call the restaurant to book)
Apiary — dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Aquavit – lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner in both the cafe and dining room
Artisanal – lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Asia de Cuba – lunch/dinner/Sun dinner
Aspen – dinner
Atlantic Grill – lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
August — lunch/dinner (call restaurant to book) / also participating in “The Real Deal” –complimentary glass of wine or dessert with the purchase of an entrée (when seated 5:30–7pm or after 9pm)
Bar Artisanal – lunch/dinner/Sun dinner
Bar Boulud – menu – lunch only
Bar Breton – lunch/dinner — also get 10% off w/ a coupon you can print here
Bar Stuzzichini – menu – lunch/dinner
BarBao – dinner
Barbetta – lunch/dinner
Barbounia – menu (lunch/dinner)
Barolo – lunch/dinner
Beacon – lunch/dinner/Sun dinner
Benoit – lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Ben Benson’s — lunch/dinner/Sun dinner
Bice — menu – dinner/Sun dinner
Bistro Milano – lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Black Duck – menu – dinner/Sun dinner
Blue Fin – lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Blue Smoke – lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Blue Water Grill – lunch/dinner
Bond 45
Bond St. – menu w/ wine and sake pairings
Brasserie – lunch/dinner/Sun dinner
Brasserie 8 1/2 – menu – lunch/dinner/Sun dinner
Brasserie Ruhlmann – dinner
Cafe Boulud – menu (lunch only)
Cafe Centro – menu – lunch/dinner
Cafe D’Alsace – menu – lunch/dinner/Sun dinner
Cafe des Artistes – dinner/Sun dinner
Cafe Fiorello — lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Cafe Grazie – menu – lunch/dinner
Calle Ocho – dinner
Capsouto Freres – menu — lunch/dinner/Sun dinner
Carlyle Restaurant – menu (lunch/dinner)
Center Cut – menu — dinner/Sun dinner
Centovini – menu – lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Central Park Boathouse – lunch
Centrico – menu – dinner/Sun dinner
Centro Vinoteca – lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Charlie Palmer’s Metrazur – lunch/dinner
Chez Josephine — menu – dinner/Sun dinner — also offering a complimentary glass of French wine with dinner or complimentary glass of Kir Royale with Sunday brunch; mention NYC & Company when making reservations; offer valid Tues.–Sun. only; valid through 10/2/2009
Chin Chin — lunch/dinner
China Grill – lunch/dinner/Sun dinner
Chinatown Brasserie – menu — lunch/dinner/Sun lunch/Sun dinner
Cipriani Wall Street
City Crab & Seafood Co. – complimentary glass of wine or dessert with the purchase of an entrée (when seated after 9pm)
Commodore Grill & Lounge (Hyatt G. Central)
DBGB Kitchen & Bar
Dos Caminos (all 3 locations)
Fig & Olive (all 3 locations) — menu (lunch/dinner Sun-Fri)
Frankie & Johnnie’s Steakhouse
Gallagher’s Steakhouse
i Trulli – menu (lunch/dinner)
La Fonda del Sol – menu (lunch only)
Locanda Verde
Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse – complimentary glass of wine or dessert with the purchase of an entrée (when seated after 9pm)
Mr. K’s – complimentary glass of wine or dessert with the purchase of an entrée (when seated after 9pm)
All of the Nino’s family of restaurants
Nobu
Periyali – complimentary glass of wine or dessert with the purchase of an entrée (when seated after 9pm)
Shelly’s Tradizionale
10 Downing Food & Wine
2 West (Ritz Carlton)
21 Club – menu (lunch/dinner) also participating in “The Real Deal” = Complimentary glass of wine or dessert with the purchase of an entrée (when seated after 9pm) through 6/30
5 Ninth – also participating in “The Real Deal” = Complimentary glass of wine or dessert with the purchase of an entrée (when seated after 9pm) through 6/30
540 Park Restaurant (Park Regency Hotel)
Is The Modern serving RW lunch as well?
The Modern is only serving Dinner in the Bar Room for Restaurant Week. Just spoke with a manager.
darn, now i’ve got to cancel my reservation.
Can you recommend a good restaurant for RW lunch? Thanks!
for lunch, i would say cafe boulud is definitely the way to go. dovetail is great, too, if upper west side is ok with you. asiate in time warner center’s mandarin orientel is a good option for the view.
Do all your recommendations participate in the RW Lunch? I wish they’d print their menu soon.
Thank you so much!
Porter House New York is participating and isn’t on your list.