This is it: the no-limit, spare-no-expense uber-gourmet's list of the best restaurants in New York City. Getting a table may be difficult, but once you're there, you and your taste buds will be pampered in the best Big-Apple style. (Just don't have a heart attack when your server brings the bill.)
2 East 55th Street
(at Fifth Avenue)
Vino technopolis...
10 Columbus Circle
Time Warner Center.
Thomas Keller's urban foodie temple...
65 East 55th Street
Btwn Park and Madison aves
Scandinavian dream restaurant...
117 Perry Street
(cross-street Greenwich Street)
High-end American bistro...
85 10th Avenue
Luxurious Italian...
41 Madison Ave
(near 26th Street)
Modern Italian fare...
106 East 57th Street
Between Lexington and Park Avenues
Steak party!...
777 Seventh Avenue
Complex Italian...
10 Columbus Circle
Contemporary Italian...
340 West Broadway
Soho Manhattan
Soho brasserie...
270 Madison Ave.
Regional Italian with modern flair...
136 W. 55th
Btwn Sixth and Seventh Aves
Italian fiesta...
155 E 42nd Street
The masters of steak...
165 Duane Street
(Between Greenwich and Hudson streets)
Italian elegance...
290 Hudson St
Lavish yacht-like dining...
551 5th Avenue
Entrance on 45th Street
For prime cuts and fantastic filets...
155 West 58th Street
At the Essex House
Dining destination...
245 Park Avenue South
Japan and Latin American mix...
108 West 44th Street
(between Fifth and Sixth avenues)
Broadened horizons...
20 East 76th St.
Btwn Madison and Fifth Aves
French tradition...
