MODEM New York / LA Fall Winter 2012

10-4 RESTAURANTS Ph. +1 CHELSEA/MEATPACKING (WEST 9-34) BUDDAKAN - 75 9th Ave. btwn. 15th and 16th Sts (212) 989 6699 Modern Asian/bar - $$$$ CAFETERIA - 119 7th Avenue at 17th Street (212) 414 1717 American cuisine with a Southern flare/Modern décor/coffee & dessert/open 24/7 - $$ CAFÉ CLUNY - 284 W. 12th Street at W. 4th (212) 255 6900 French - American fare/Breakfast/lunch and dinner - $$ CO. - 230 9th Avenue at 24th Street - Pizza, creative - $$ ★ (212) 243 1105 DA UMBERTO - 107 West 17th St. near 6th Ave. - Italian - $$ (212) 989 0303 DELL’ANIMA - 38 8th Avenue. - Italian - scene - $$$ - ★ (212) 366 6633 DEL POSTO - 85 10th Ave. btwn. 15th and 16th Sts. (212) 497 8090 Italian/Mario Batali & Lidia Bastianich restaurant - $$$$ EATALY - 200 Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street (212) 229 2560 Italian Marketplace - Mario Batali - $ - $$$ EMPELLON - 230 West 4th Street ★ (212) 367 0999 Mexican nouveau, creative - former wd50 pastry chef - $$$ - ★ FEDORA - Frnt A, 239 West 4th Street (646) 449-9336 Canadian-American. Fun food. Chef used to work at the famous Le Pied de Cochon in Montreal - $$ - ★ HALF KING - 505 W. 23rd Street at Tenth Avenue (212) 462 4300 Irish-English pub style/Sebastian Junger’s - smoking ok - $$ GOTTINO - 52 Greenwich Avenue (212) 633 2590 Italian - perfect west village place for coffee and computer work, nice snacks - $$ - ★ HUDSON CLEARWATER - 447 Hudson Street (212) 989 3255 American nouveau - hidden door, reservations by email only. Scene. - $$$ - ★ LA BOTTEGA (at Maritime Hotel) - 88 9th Ave. btwn. 16th and 17th Sts. (212) 243 8400 Italian/Pizza/Lounge Scene - $$$ MATSURI - 369 W. 16th St. at 9th Ave. (212) 243 6400 Traditional Japanese style - $$$$ RECETTE - 328 West 12th Street (212) 414-3000 Creative French-delicious french “raciones” to share - $$$ - ★ TAKASHI (212) 414-2929 456 Hudson Street - Japanese BBQ - $$$ - ★ TANUKI TAVERN (212) 660 6766 18 9th Avenue at 13th St. - Sushi - $$ THE CITY BAKERY - 3 West 18th Street (212) 366 1414 Best cookies in NY, great healthy lunch corner - $$ - ★ THE GREEN TABLE - Chelsea Market (212) 741 6623 75 9th Ave. btwn. 15th & 16th Sts. - Organic snacks/wine bar - $ THE JOHN DORY OYSTER BAR - 1196 Broadway. At the Ace Hotel (212) 792 9000 Creative american, focus on seafood. Now table bookable in the kitchen as well - $$$ - ★ THE STANDARD GRILL - 848 Washington St. at 13th St. (212) 645 4100 Grill - scene at the Standard Hotel - $$$ - ★ TIA POL - 205 10th Avenue btwn. 22nd & 23rd Sts. (212) 675 8805 Spanish/Tapas/date crowd - $/$$