Heading to New York City for the first time next weekend. Looking for any suggestions for dinner spots with a good atmosphere in the Chelsea/West Village area.
This isn't what you really asked for but in case you're inclined: my wife and I went a couple of years ago and we didn't have tons of ideas so we kinda did the Food Network chef restaurant thing. Mario Batali's Babbo wasn't great. But we had a great lunch at Bobby Flay's Bar American and a really good brunch at his Mesa Grill. Fran Tarkenton sat next to us.