Otium, a restaurant that dispenses with the formalities of dining in favor of focusing on the food and warm service, is run by Timothy Hollingsworth, former chef de cuisine at French Laundry in the Napa Valley.

This kosher burger joint doesn't shy away from indulgent toppings. Cover yours with a thick spread of guacamole, or a breakfast-themed trio of kosher bacon, eggs and potato. The restaurant also offers lamb burgers and salads for more health-conscious diners.

Cleopatra's Needle, named after the famed monument in New York's Central Park, is the world-renowned Upper West Side Jazz nightspot known for serving up food, drinks and hot live jazz to the New York jazz community.

If you like your restaurants with a schmear of character and history, look no further than the 100-year-old Barney Greengrass. Known affectionately as “The Sturgeon King,” this appetizing Jewish deli (which moved from its original Harlem location to its current spot in 1929) is a go-to for generations of New Yorkers.

Prohibition is an upscale restaurant and bar where one can come with a date and have an intimate dinner, or enjoy a bottle of wine with friends while listening to live music. The decor is based on the Prohibition-Era style of the twenties and early thirties.

Manhattan’s favorite juice bar known for its cold-pressed organic juices and vegan superfoods.

Opened in 1992, this original location is a cross between a Parisian boulangerie and a cozy Midwestern kitchen. Offerings include Amy’s signature Semolina with Golden Raisins and Fennel, the Picholine Green Olive, and other 100 percent organic breads.

Owner Jim Lahey’s passion for art led him from the medium of sculpture to bread when he originally started this bakery in Soho. Moving to Hell’s Kitchen in 2000, the bakery's remarkable bread is now showcased at over 340 of New York’s finest restaurants and markets.

Attracting all manner of soldiers in the theater industry, from chorus members to producers, this dining establishment provides brunch, lunch, dinner, dessert and wine menus to satisfy all patrons. Specialties include the buttermilk fried chicken and the steak-house-quality fillets.

This stylish coffeeshop features baristas in skinny black ties pulling Stumptown shots from a sleek La Marzocco Strada espresso machine. Pastries (croissants, Danishes, scones) and house-made panini are available for nibbling.