{"id":206264,"date":"2026-04-22T18:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/206264\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:16:09","slug":"da-toscano-catch-nyc-reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/206264\/","title":{"rendered":"Da Toscano &#038; Catch NYC Reviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MUST-BOOK: DA TOSCANO<\/p>\n<p>A must-try for its seamless blend of downtown cool and Midtown polish, da Toscano\u2019s uptown debut at the Iroquois Hotel delivers Italian dining at its most transportive. Helmed by chef Michael Toscano, the beloved New York institution pairs signature standouts\u2014think octopus carpaccio, lamb neck agnolotti and veal chop Parmigiana\u2014with an inviting new aperitivo destination at Lantern\u2019s Keep. 49 W. 44 St., <a href=\"http:\/\/datoscano.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">datoscano.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WORTH A SHOT: CATCH NYC<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-[6px]\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/33-2637377465-69e0b32a8fdda.jpg\" width=\"469\" height=\"485\" alt=\"Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t miss the iconic tuna pizza, still as irresistible as ever. PHOTO COURTESY OF CATCH\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Fifteen years in, Catch isn\u2019t just back\u2014it\u2019s reborn. Expect pristine seafood flown in from Tokyo, caviar-laced bites, citrusy lobster pasta and precision-driven crudos layered with bold flavor. Standouts from sister hotspot The Corner Store\u2014like its cult-favorite hand-cut fries\u2014make an appearance, adding a craveable, downtown edge. Indulgent yet refined, it\u2019s a relaunch that hits every note. 21 9th Ave., <a href=\"http:\/\/catchrestaurants.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">catchrestaurants.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SKIP IT: AMERICAN BAR<\/p>\n<p>Unless you\u2019re hoping to run into everyone you know\u2014accompanied by a steady strobe of influencer camera flashes\u2014American Bar is hardly the place for a discreet dinner. The hotspot serves undeniably delicious fare, but these days the real main course seems to be the scene. Between tables angled toward the best lighting, phones poised above plates and the occasional impromptu photo shoot, dinner can feel more like a content creation session. To be fair, the chic interiors and buzzy crowd practically beg for a cameo on Instagram\u2014so it\u2019s no surprise the influencer set has claimed it as their own. 33 Greenwich Ave., <a href=\"http:\/\/americanbarnyc.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">americanbarnyc.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MUST-BOOK: DA TOSCANO A must-try for its seamless blend of downtown cool and Midtown polish, da Toscano\u2019s uptown&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206265,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[9963,289,75,84,83,9,24,63,821,1108],"class_list":{"0":"post-206264","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-dining","9":"tag-food-drink","10":"tag-manhattan","11":"tag-manhattan-headlines","12":"tag-manhattan-news","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-city","15":"tag-nyc","16":"tag-restaurants","17":"tag-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}