1. Casa Mono- Tapas- Stupendously tiny space- but they’ve got a sister wine bar nextdoor called Bar Jamon that permits you to sip on smashing Riojas while you wait. This is also a reasonably smart business method, so they never basically lose consumers to long waits. The food here at one of the expensive New York restaurants is actually based generally on Catalan style tapas, and not the north Pinxchos variety, and it’s more “done up” than you are everyday run of the mill tapas bar that serve tortillas ( Spanish omelets loaded in butter and potatoes ) and croquettes. They serve a mean razor clam dish, and boiled short rib. Though i am not enthusiastic on sweet bread ( that’d be brain… ) it’s extremely good from what I’ve heard. Dcor is straightforward, dark woods, and ambiance is dark and comfy. 2.

Sakagura- Japanese / Sake Bar a totally random location in the basement in midtown east, but if you’re looking for the best sauteed pork belly, authentic yet pleasant Japanese street food and sake served the way in which it should be ( not in a box, but iced in a traditional hollowed out glass server ) here is where you have to try. Listed one amongst the expensive New York restaurants,it is in the basement of an office building, but if you go round late Apr, early May, it is crammed with accurate cherry blossoms attached to each column. Wonderful! There’s no sushi there- only prepared cooked food, and no, you will not find any chicken teriyaki there either.