(409 West 14th Street in New York, NY, United States)

Lotus restaurant/bar/club was one of the first to assay Manhattan’s now super-trendy Meatpacking dis...trict and it did it with style and brio. Before 11 pm, Lotus is a smart restaurant and bar peopled by diners and club-goers of the non-funky variety – you’ll see smart suits and toned flesh everywhere. The warm caramel and chocolate coloured décor is warmed up with pools of light and the overall theme is international Asian. The menu is Asian inspired, primarily Thai and Vietnamese but with inspirations from all over the East. Do try one of the Lotus signature cocktails, the Lotus Flower Martini or the Soju Lychee Martini. To eat, try a starter of Spicy Tuna Summer Roll, then sliced Vietnamese Pork Chop served with taro root puree and Asian pear-apple sauce, followed by homemade Banana-Coconut and Taro-Ricotta Donuts with warm chocolate dipping sauce. The fun wine list features smaller wineries and changes often. After midnight, the crowd makes its way to the upstairs lounge or downstairs club and stays and stays and stays.Booking Tip: Please try to make your New York booking at least 48 hours in advance. Please be aware a credit card is required to confirm your booking at Lotus and a 24 hour cancellation policy is in effect.Bookings can only be made up to a maximum of 1 month in advance.Dance through the night until dawn at Lotus nightclub, open 10pm - 4pm Tuesday to Sunday. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Tue - Sat 7pm - 11pmNight Club: Tue - Sat 10pm - 4am This restaurant has been used in numerous photo shoots as well a many films and television shows... [moreless]

(by Gordon Ramsay, 151 West 54th Street in New York, United States)

Please note Tablefinder.com only books for the New York City branch, and not for the London branch o...f Maze. Maze by Gordon Ramsay, formerly The London Bar, in midtown New York’s The London NYC Hotel is the brilliant brainchild of our own Gordon Ramsay, a place to enjoy exceptional cocktails and an adventurous dining experience. This is Manhattan styling at its best – designer David Collins uses greens and blues, leather, eastern-style murals and a noted lack of white table linens to create a space as relaxed as London, as smart as Manhattan. Open from breakfast til late, Maze New York offers tasting sized breakfast, tea and a la carte dishes, like carpaccio of tuna and swordfish with lime and cucumber marinade with soya dressing, or oven baked pork belly with Granny Smith apple, honey, lemon and thyme, or – in a tip of the hat to the US nursery palate -- peanut butter and cherry jam sandwich with salted nuts and cherry sorbet. Three to six plates make a meal, so you can really explore the bounds of the kitchen’s imagination. Sourcing, presentation and service are impeccable. The ambience is coolly casual. Drinks like the Brick Lane or the Pimms Pom honour Blighty in, um, spirits. Please note Tablefinder.com only books for the New York City branch, and not for the London branch of Maze.A credit card is required to confirm all bookings, if there is availability - this is simply to secure your booking, absolutely no money will be charged to the card except in the case of late cancellations. A fee of $120 per person will be charged for a cancellation within 48 hours or for a no show. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via Tablefinder. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 11am - 11pm [moreless]

(62 Thomas St., (bet. Church St. & W. B'way) in Manhattan, United States)

Megu reinvents the Japanese restaurant as theatre Megu is huge, although you wouldn't know it, intel...ligently divided as it is into lounges, sushi bar and dining areas. The downstairs dining room is utterly luxurious, with almost circular booths, a gargantuan temple bell and a slowly melting ice Buddha who is replaced each evening to melt again, like, um, life. The colours are deco-esque gold, white and red, and every detail is carried through to its ideal expression. You'll be greeted by graceful hosts, welcoming shouts and a feeling of awe at the loveliness of the place. The menu is huge too, even without the glossary and maps, so let the highly-trained staff guide you through the exquisitely-presented dishes. You might try premium Kobe steak 'Kagerou Yaki' with Hennessy flambe, or salmon toro tartare with salmon roe sauce and wasabi soy mousse. Be prepared, though: food of this complexity and delivery doesn't come without a price tag.Booking Tip: Please try to make your New York booking at least 48 hours in advance. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. A credit card is required for bookings of 6 people or more, absolutely no money will be charged to your card, this is just to secure the booking. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 11:30am - 2:15pm Sun - Wed 5:30pm - 10:30pm & Thu - Sat 5:30pm - 11:30pm [moreless]

(24 W. 55th St. in Manhattan, United States)

Michael’s restaurant in midtown Manhattan is a magnet for media major-leaguers and publishing master...s of the universe. Recent diners included actor Robin Williams, former President Bill Clinton, and White Stripes. Nice mix. They are mostly seated at one of the numbered booths in the front dining room. The windowed dining room at the rear is a lovely space that overlooks a charming garden – this room is popular for private events. It’s a bright, warm restaurant with impressive modern art. Michael’s restaurant is the New York outpost of an equally starry Santa Monica media mecca. The cuisine is, therefore, modern Californian with hints of French, Italian, Hispanic and Asian, with a menu that changes seasonally. Dishes include starter of grilled fresh jumbo quail with lemon potato gnocchi, parmesan tuile, blood orange and shallot marmalade, main course of seared hamachi with braised baby bok choy, seasonal mushrooms, mushroom beurre blanc and toasted pumpkin seed oil, and dessert of vacherin of banana and peanut butter with chocolate chantilly and peanut carmel sauce. Tasting menu available.Booking Tip: Please try to make your New York booking at least 48 hours in advance. Please be aware that Michael's Restaurant requires a credit card to confirm bookings for parties of 8 or more. Absolutely nothing will be charged to your card unless in the event of a late cancellation or no show. Late cancellations of less than 24 hours before the booking or no shows will be charged at $25 per diner. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 7:30am - 9:30am & 12pm - 2:30pm & 5:30pm - 10:30pm Sat 5:30pm - 10:30pm Sun: closed all day [moreless]

(230 E. 51st St., (bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves.) in Manhattan, United States)

If you are nostalgic for Paris -- and most everyone is, whether they've been there or not -- Montpar...nasse bar, cafe and restaurant in East Midtown should fulfill your yearning nicely. The awninged entry and the decor of the charming dining room couldn't be more Parisian. The walls are hung with French advertisements, the chairs and banquettes are regulation bistro accoutrements, the double table cloths, the ceiling fans, the wooden floor, and the way the whole place is suffused with the gold-tinged light of memory add up to a Left Bank ambience that transports you. The food, too, is classic French bistro cooking with a few modern additions. Try starter of country duck terrine with armagnac, baby greens and cornichons, main course of textbook coq au vin or award-winning steak frites, then finish with profiteroles. Wines are surprisingly international.Booking Tip: Please try to make your New York booking at least 48 hours in advance. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 12pm - 3pmBrunch:Sun 12pm - 3pmSun & Mon 5pm - 10:30pm, Tue - Sat 5pm - 12am [moreless]

(46 Gansevoort St. in Manhattan, United States)

Overlooking historic Gansevoort Market, Nero Italian restaurant is a terrific outpost of warmth and ...vitality in one of the hippest neighbourhoods on the planet, New York’s Meatpacking District. You can idle hours away under the scarlet awnings at one of the tables overlooking Greenwich Street. Or enjoy a meal in a rustic dining room with exposed brick walls, wooden tables and chairs, and an ambience than manages to be both pure Italian and pure West Village – no mean feat. Gino will see you to your table. The menu features strong dishes like carpaccio of filet mignon with marinated artichokes, shaved parmigiano, mache and arugula dressing, pasta course of crab meat spaghettini with saffron sauce and asparagus tips, main course of oven-roasted veal tenderloin with shallots, sage and potato tart, and dessert of dulce de leche cheesecake. Italians enjoy bitter amaro as an aperitif, but at Nero restaurant it seems to be just as popular taken with coffee. Private parties can enjoy a menu created just for them in the casual, laid-back atmosphere of Nero.Booking Tip: Please try to make your New York booking at least 48 hours in advance. Transport information: take the 1, 2, 3, A train to 14th Street. Please be aware there may be a time limit on your table for Thursday, Friday and Saturday bookings. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 12pm - 4pm Sun - Mon 4pm - 11pm & Tue - Thu 4pm - 12am & Fri - Sat 4pm - 1amBrunch: Sat & Sun 12pm - 4pm [moreless]

(18 Ninth Ave., (enter on 13th St, bet. Hudson St. & 9th Ave.) in Manhattan, United States)

Oh yes. Ono Japanese restaurant in the Meatpacking District’s fabulous Hotel Gansevoort is one fant...astic must-try restaurant. Luxuriously appointed with glass-bottomed sushi bar, secluded tatami nooks, softly-floating paper lanterns, dishy kimono-clad wait staff, and New York’s greatest indulgence: outdoor space. Ono’s garden is heated in the winter with private cabanas over a glass-topped floating pond. This is modern Japanese cooking for a new millennium, with starters like Ono parfait with uni, foie gras, tofu and flavoured agar-agar, and Ono creamy edamame alphabet soup poured over tofu carved to spell out ‘ONO’. The Robata skewers are a specialty here, both classic (salmon, chicken, kobe beef) and creative combos like duck and dried fig robata. The sushi is renowned, particularly the gunkan style/battleship sunnyside-up quail egg with white truffle oil. A sake sommelier will guide you through the vast sake menu. The stars come out to play frequently at Ono. Enjoy.Booking Tip: Please try to make your New York booking at least 48 hours in advance. Please be aware that this restaurant can only be booked up to a maximum of 1 month in advance. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 7am - 11am & 12pm - 3pmBrunch: Sat & Sun 11:30am - 3pmSun - Wed 5:30pm - 11:30pm & Thur - Sat 5:30pm - 12:30am [moreless]

(130 E 57th St, 2nd fl, (bet. Lexington & Park Aves.) in Manhattan, United States)

Opia restaurant is a very welcome addition to New York’s east 50’s, a secluded, comfortable French o...asis in the big city. The upstairs bar, lounges and dining room range from truly chic comfort to slightly funkier Moroccan hideaway to intimate and subdued dining room. The bar and lounge is the largest area of the restaurant, so you’ll definitely want to schedule relaxation time there. The ambience is markedly friendly and buzzing. The arched windows and high ceilings create a splendid sense of space in the crowded old city, and it is a delight. The menu is French in the style we like best these days, inflected with the flavours of all the Mediterranean. Try starter of beef carpaccio with arugula, shaved parmesan and truffle oil, main course of crispy salmon with edamame puree, roasted shallots and watercress, and dessert of classic apple tart with vanilla ice cream. The wine list is thoughtful and offers much choice among the affordables with almost irresistible temptation among the reserve list. Tasting menu available.Booking Tip: Please try to make your New York booking at least 48 hours in advance. Cancellations must be made no later than 3 hours before the booking time. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 11am & 11:30am - 3pm & 5:30pm - 11pm Brunch: Sat - Sun 11:30am - 4pm Lounge: Mon - Sun 3pm - 1am [moreless]

(8 Little W. 12th Street in Manhattan, United States)

Paradou restaurant is a little slice of Provencal paradise with an authentic Gallic heart set in the... throbbingly trendy Meatpacking district. The bijou front room is kitted out in tables made from French wine crates, a type of peasant-chic that takes passion to carry off, and it works just fine. The real surprise is the heavenly garden at the back, canvas-walled in winter, open and breezy in summer. The menu features things that go amazingly well with the all-French wine list, like plates of charcuterie, and starter of foie gras en torchon with pistachio and tangerine zest, main course of Paradou’s own cassoulet, and dessert of caramelized apple and calvados crepe. Speaking of the wine list, it features both well-known bottles and rarer imports like smoky red Sancerre that usually don’t travel beyond the Continent. Finish with one of the Paradou-only French chocolates – another little slice of paradise for your tongue. Groups can reserve Paradou’s garden for themselves, a bucolic treat.Booking Tip: Please try to make your New York booking at least 48 hours in advance. Nearby subway stops are A, C, E at 14th Street. Please be aware that this restaurant serves beer and wine only and does not carry spirits. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 6pm - 11pm Sat & Sun 12pm - 2pm [moreless]

(35 W. 64th St., (bet. B'way & CPW) in Manhattan, United States)

This is where moneyed, cultured New York goes to dine near Lincoln Center. They love the hushed Old... World ambience, the high ceilings, French country antiques, dazzling chandeliers and the tapestries, and the service of a sort that would be provided by indulgent, loyal family retainers, if only one could get the staff. The menu, under chef/owner Terrance Brennan, is highly-skilled, slightly Mediterraneanified French. Dishes include sea urchin panna cotta starter, horseradish-encrusted tournedos of salmon main course, or more complex mains like poached day-boat halibut with cauliflower mousseline, pistachio gremolata and black truffle dressing. The thing is, almost no one bothers with dessert because of the truly astonishing cheese carte. There is a master fromager on site, Max McCalman, and he chooses fifty varieties from across the planet and keeps them at the absolute peak of perfection. There is even a cheese menu that suggests complementary ports and wines. In fact, you could skip the earlier courses and just enjoy this bit of culinary mastery on its own. Booking Tip: Please try to make your New York booking at least 48 hours in advance. This restaurant requires a credit card to reserve a table of 5 covers or more, if there is availability - this is simply to secure your booking, absolutely no money will be charged to the card except in the case of late cancellations. Late cancellations (after 12noon on the reservation day) and no-shows will incur a charge of $75.00 (US) per person. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Thu 5pm - 10pm Fri - Sat 5pm - 11:45pm Sun 5pm - 9pm [moreless]