Taking daughter to NYC for her high school graduation trip. Looking for recommendations for steakhouse for dinner.

Keens

Make res early

Already tried. Booked.

Any recommendations for something memorable? It will also be her 18th birthday

Il Cortile Italian on Mulberry Street. Authentic and excellent.

Depends a lot on your price range. What are you willing to pay for two people? And do you drink?

Budget is flexible just looking for memorable experience

That is kind of vague. Are you maxing out at $500? $1000? $1500?

Probably $100 per person

At that price, maybe Balthazar or Minetta Tavern or Momo***u Noodle Bar.

Cote is a nice experience

Strip House in Greenwich Village

If you're open to non steak house places, My wife and I were just there and I really enjoyed La Grande Boucherie. French restaurant with a very cool looking entrance and bar area. Food and cocktails were excellent. Walking distance to rockefeller, times square, broadway.

Doesn't need to be a steakhouse

Bocca di Bacco for italian

Quality Meats is close to Central Park and is very good.

We can share. My wife and daughter don't eat a lot. Lol

Big Bucks said:

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Il Cortile Italian on Mulberry Street. Authentic and excellent.

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We had dinner there last night. Having dinner at Monkey Bar in about 45 minutes.

So far, so good. Nas is at the table next to ours.

Aggie87 said:

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Quality Meats is close to Central Park and is very good.

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Second

Patrizia's of Williamsburg

My wife is from NY and I'd never been until about 10 years ago. Her family took me to Patrizia's and it was some of the best food and the best and fun atmosphere I'd ever been!

They play music in there and the entire restaurant gets into it and has a good time. https://maps.app.goo.gl/kvg6XBXrJCBsMcVdA

For the price… even scaling for NYC, I found Quality Meats pretty underwhelming for a steak house when I went in March.

That trip was with my 10th grade daughter. By far our favorite dinner there was Osteria Nonnino. I'm with the guy who said it above… I've been to a lot of steak houses in NY over the years. And if you are an infrequent visitor, I really don't know why you'd stop at one in the City when there's so much other top notch food you won't find pretty much anywhere else in the States.

Good advice. I think something that is unique and has a variety would be good. We are staying in midtown so some place walkable would be nice

We stayed in midtown and as mentioned before La Grande boucherie was right there for French. Bucatini for Italian. Both excellent.

Aggie87 said:

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Quality Meats is close to Central Park and is very good.

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Can also vouch for this one. If you're going to be in that area this is a good one. Definitely more modern steakhouse but food is great

I lived in NYC for 7 years and I never went to a steakhouse the entire time I lived there. There's so much good food there. Zero reason to go to a steakhouse, especially when you can go to a steakhouse anywhere.

lazuras_dc said:

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If you're open to non steak house places, My wife and I were just there and I really enjoyed La Grande Boucherie. French restaurant with a very cool looking entrance and bar area. Food and cocktails were excellent. Walking distance to rockefeller, times square, broadway.

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This right here.

This isn't a fancy rec but if she likes pizza, I'd make it a point to try and it up the best places and yall can kind of rank yalls own. It would make for a fun experience.

I guess unless you felt like a steak

Quality Meats or Quality Italian.

Wolfgang's on 33rd is amazing.

Joan Wilder said:

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Quality Meats or Quality Italian.

Wolfgang's on 33rd is amazing.

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