NYC Restaurant Week – 2009 | Islandwoo.com

NYC Restaurant Week 2009

Summer: July 12-31
Winter: January 18 – March 20.

At over 250 NYC Restaurants. Reservations now open. Enjoy 3-course lunch for $24.07 and dinner for $35.

Islandwoo’s Top 5 Picks for NYC Restaurant Week
1. Dovetail (New American) – 103 W 77th St: Book
2. Nougatine at Jean Georges (French) – 1 Central Park West / 60th St: Call (212) 299-3900
3. Eleven Madison Park (French) – 11 Madison Ave / 24th St: Book
4. Morimoto (Japanese) – 88 10th Ave / 15th St: Book
5. A Voce (Italian) – 41 Madison Ave / 26th St: Book

History
NYC Restaurant Week, New York City’s original celebration of dining, dates back to 1992, when it was developed as a one-time culinary program to welcome the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to the City. Though created with an eye toward delegates and other DNC attendees, the program also found a strong following with residents eager for the chance to eat at some of the City’s top restaurants for a fraction of the usual cost—$19.92 for three courses—and who didn’t want NYC Restaurant Week to be a one-time-only event.

Since 1992, the success of NYC Restaurant Week has only grown. It has expanded to include both lunch and dinner offerings—three-course, prix-fixe meals for $24.07 and $35 respectively—and extended to two weeks each in the summer and winter. And this year for the first time ever, many of the participating restaurants are adding Sundays to program which has been historically weekdays only.

Today, NYC Restaurant Week stands apart as one of the City’s most exciting and anticipated events. More than 250 restaurants participate—a cross-section of the NYC culinary scene that encompasses a diverse range of cuisines and includes some of its most time-honored restaurants and buzz-worthy newcomers. Through its evolution, however, the driving force behind the program remains the same: to give visitors and residents the opportunity to experience the quality, variety and hospitality that embody the NYC dining experience.