Should you be interested in venturing down to NYC:
Esca -- magnificent Italian restaurant focusing on seafood. The chef is a fisherman himself, so he treats his fish lightly but magnificently (never lots of breading or sauces). And the pasta is the best I've ever had in my life (the place is co-owned by Mario Batali, so the pasta is up to his level).
Rosa Mexicano -- the best margaritas -- pomegranate -- in the world. Plus the best guacamole, and authentic Mexican food that's probably like nothing you've ever eaten before.
Union Square Cafe -- I've only eaten here once (the other two are longtime favorites and money sinks, at various times), but I *still* salivate thinking about the food. The best salmon I've ever had, and their wine list is the best I've ever chosen from.
Tabla -- Indian fusion restaurant, f-ing incredible. I've only eaten at the Bread Bar downstairs (less fancy food), but I wish I could conveniently eat there more often. It turned me (a decades-long hater of cilantro, thinking it tastes like soap) into a fan of cilantro -- because they know what to do with it! Not everything has cilantro, though, if you're not a fan. And the drinks ... ah, the drinks....
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Esca -- magnificent Italian restaurant focusing on seafood. The chef is a fisherman himself, so he treats his fish lightly but magnificently (never lots of breading or sauces). And the pasta is the best I've ever had in my life (the place is co-owned by Mario Batali, so the pasta is up to his level).
Rosa Mexicano -- the best margaritas -- pomegranate -- in the world. Plus the best guacamole, and authentic Mexican food that's probably like nothing you've ever eaten before.
Union Square Cafe -- I've only eaten here once (the other two are longtime favorites and money sinks, at various times), but I *still* salivate thinking about the food. The best salmon I've ever had, and their wine list is the best I've ever chosen from.
Tabla -- Indian fusion restaurant, f-ing incredible. I've only eaten at the Bread Bar downstairs (less fancy food), but I wish I could conveniently eat there more often. It turned me (a decades-long hater of cilantro, thinking it tastes like soap) into a fan of cilantro -- because they know what to do with it! Not everything has cilantro, though, if you're not a fan. And the drinks ... ah, the drinks....