Ai Fiori

This Ligurian restaurant has delicious cocktails (the fiori d'arancia, made with Old Forester bourbon, is absolutely delightful) and equally fine food, made with the freshest, highest-quality ingredients and with some kind of pleasant surprise in every dish. And unlike most other New York restaurants, it has plenty of space between tables. It is expensive but worth the money. The room is large, so while reservations are recommended, this is one upscale restaurant where it's usually possible to reserve at short notice.

Address

on the 2nd floor of the Langham Place Hotel, 400 5th Av. between 36th and 37th Sts.

Getting there

By subway: to 34th St/Herald Sq

Hours

Breakfast daily 7-10:30AM (limited menu in bar/lounge only Sat Sun); lunch daily 11:45AM-2:30PM (limited menu in bar/lounge only Sat Sun); dinner Sun-Thu 5:30-9:30PM, Fri Sat 5-10:30PM; bar menu Sun-Thu 5:30-11:30PM, Fri Sat 5PM-midnight

Price

Around $125/person for dinner, including drinks, tax, and tip

Website

aifiorinyc.com (opens in a new tab)