{"id":299828,"date":"2026-07-19T03:38:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/299828\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T03:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:38:24","slug":"diva-nyc-influencer-goes-viral-for-ditching-first-date-over-lame-restaurant-doubles-down-on-high-standards-amid-online-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/299828\/","title":{"rendered":"Diva NYC influencer goes viral for ditching first date over \u2018lame restaurant\u2019 \u2014 doubles down on high standards amid online hate"},"content":{"rendered":"

She’s got no reservations.<\/p>\n

A picky Manhattan diva went viral for ditching a first date over a “lame” dinner spot \u2014 and doubled down on her high-society standards this week, telling The Post that the wave of online hate has sent a fresh stampede of hungry suitors to her inbox.<\/p>\n

“It’s just the bum men sitting in their basement that can’t afford a nice restaurant that are commenting, so like, I’m good,” Savannah\u00a0Pagnozzi said.<\/p>\n

\"Savannah<\/p>\n

Savannah Pagnozzi went viral for her post about not settling for NYC men who pick “lame restaurants” for first dates. Helayne Seidman for the NY Post<\/p>\n

“And I’ve been getting a bunch of DMs from guys <\/a>being like, ‘I would love to take you out,’ and they choose an amazing spot. Honestly, a lot of men find it super attractive that as a woman, I’m like ‘No, these are my standards.'”<\/p>\n

Pagnozzi, 29, who lives in Hudson Yards, explained in her Instagram post that she’s looking for a potential partner who chooses a spot with white tablecloths in the “three-dollar-signs” category, meaning the average cost of an entree there is $31 to $60.<\/p>\n

Go deeper with Yahoo Scout<\/p>\n

“The restaurant you pick says a lot about you and I take my restaurant game<\/a> very seriously. So if we’re not compatible on the restaurant\u00a0you choose, we’re not going to be compatible on a lot of other things,” she said in the clip.<\/p>\n

The post racked up over 230,000 views and countless comments from men, such as, “That’s why you’re still single,” “I wouldn’t waste my fav restaurant on you” and “The guy here dodged a bullet.”<\/p>\n

“The audacity! She deserves McDonald’s,” another said, while someone else added, “U madam, are Chili’s material.”<\/p>\n

Pagnozzi, an influencer and comedian, matched with the man she ultimately canceled on \u2014 a 38-year-old who works in finance \u2014 on Luxy, the high-end dating app designed for affluent singles.<\/p>\n

“There were things before even the restaurant situation that weren’t up to what I feel solid communication and planning is. And so then when the restaurant got thrown in there, I’m like, ‘OK, no. We’re not doing this.'”<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The influencer and comedian has been flooded with DMs from men wanting to take her out to high-end restaurants. Helayne Seidman for the NY Post<\/p>\n

She declined to name the eatery he selected, but did hint that it was a run-of-the-mill place on the Lower East Side on par with the casual restaurant chain The Smith.<\/p>\n

“Just very chill, like I could show up in jeans, and I don’t want to be showing up to a date<\/a> like that,” she explained.<\/p>\n

“Dating is supposed to be fun \u2026 go somewhere vibey, make it sexy, make it exciting. It’s not supposed to be this interview process that it somehow got turned into.<\/p>\n

\"In<\/p>\n

In her now-viral post, Pagnozzi explained that she’s searching for a man who chooses a date spot with white tablecloths. Olga \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

“And if I wouldn’t go there to kick it with my girlfriends on a night we’re going out and getting drinks, why would I go there with a man and lower my value of life?”<\/p>\n

The Arizona native, who moved to the Big Apple in November, said she is dating to find a husband, so will not waste her time with subpar standards.<\/p>\n

“Dating in New York is competitive, so if you’re not gonna be up there slaying it, then step aside,” she said.<\/p>\n

And after that viral video, Pagnozzi might be finding Mr. Right Restaurant.<\/p>\n

She said she’s been pleasantly surprised by the men who have reached out, and the high-end Manhattan restaurants they’ve suggested.<\/p>\n

“They always choose really good ones, like Avra, Beefbar and Mamo. I have definitely accepted some offers for sure. I’m ready to find my husband.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"She’s got no reservations. A picky Manhattan diva went viral for ditching a first date over a “lame”…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299829,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[67458,9,56,63,65,64,1302,100174,113896],"class_list":["post-299828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-helayne-seidman","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-restaurant","tag-savannah-pagnozzi","tag-white-tablecloths"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299828","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=299828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}