{"id":307477,"date":"2026-07-28T10:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/307477\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:40:15","slug":"new-york-restaurants-september-2026-where-to-go-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/307477\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Restaurants September 2026: Where To Go\u2014Or Not"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edible enlightenment from our eatery experts and colleagues Monie Begley, Richard Nalley and Randall Lane<\/a>, as well as brothers Bob, Kip and Tim.<\/p>\n

Marcel945 Madison Ave., at 75th St. (Tel.: 212-951-0099) <\/p>\n

There\u2019s one thing this recently opened restaurant on the subterranean level at Sotheby\u2019s is: confusing. Is this a posh new eatery, though the food is fairly unmemorable? Is this a gallery, as all the artwork on the walls is for sale? Is this an upmarket housewares depot, as all the tableware is for sale? This eatery is a partnership of the design firm of Roman and Williams and Sotheby\u2019s\u2014neither known for its culinary experience. The restaurant takes the first name of Marcel Breuer, the iconic architect who designed the building in which it is housed. The setting is fairly stunning; dining here is elegant and appealing. However, service is spotty, with dirty dishes sitting on the table for well over 15 minutes after the main course. The fare isn\u2019t noteworthy or unique, except for the onion soup with its madcap, enormous puff pastry lid. The salade de homard has skimpy pieces of lobster tossed on greens with some green beans, and the steak filet is awfully small, though perfectly cooked. All sides are $22, which brings us to the cost: Lunch for two came to nearly $500, inclu\u00adding one drink each\u2014a glass of champagne (not Cristal) and a glass of Chablis. There are many other places to go that aren\u2019t trying to sell everything!<\/p>\n

Alice <\/a>126 West 13th St. (Tel.: 212-691-4886) <\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t Arlo Guthrie\u2019s Alice\u2019s Restaurant, where you can get anything you want; \u201cAlice\u201d is an Italian term for anchovy. This sexy Village hideaway serves a killer linguine vongole, a perfect branzino and a mean pistachio and passion fruit mousse. It\u2019s certain that many of the diners are drawn in by Alice\u2019s famous \u201cdate night\u201d allure\u2014everybody looking good in its cove-lit, fern-laden, low-ceilinged rooms.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Sojourn Social1708 Second Ave., between 88th & 89th streets (Tel.: 212-537-7750) <\/p>\n

This slightly smaller version of Sammy Musovic\u2019s now-closed Sojourn is packed nightly and has a clever menu of American, French, Italian and Mexican specialties. Begin with crispy calamari fritti, the duck rillette croquettes served with a mustard aioli or a mezze trio of dips with pita bread and fresh vegetables. Follow with a seasonal spring pea salad. A rich lamb bolognese is served on a generous mound of pappardelle with ricotta. The Long Island duck is deliciously prepared and served with Swiss chard whipped potatoes. The chef\u2019s special burger of Angus beef is a juicy delight on a brioche bun with all the fixins. The zeppoli with vanilla cr\u00e8me Anglaise makes for a perfect finish to your meal.<\/p>\n

Bistro Vend\u00f4me405 East 58th St., between First & York avenues (Tel.: 212-935-9100)<\/p>\n

This quaint European bistro offers a menu that would do any similarly modest establishment in Paris proud. The mussels Proven\u00e7ale and the steak tartar are absolutely first-rate. The desserts are divine, especially the fluffy floating island, the perfect profiteroles, the crusty cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e and the Trou Normand, a yummy apple sorbet slathered in Calvados. Fun signature cocktails, good service and the fine fare make it easy to understand why this is a neighborhood favorite.<\/p>\n

Wainwright\u2019s Tavern1278 Third Ave., between 73rd & 74th streets (Tel.: 646-449-0753)<\/p>\n

This is a delightful and welcome new neighborhood hang. The fare is traditional and scrumptious. Begin with the luscious gazpacho\u2014a great way to kick off juicy baby back ribs\u2014the zingy duck liver terrine or the summer crab cake with corn succotash and basil aioli. Next up is the perfectly prepared steak au poivre, with fries, of course. For fish lovers both a pan-seared salmon and trout almondine are on offer. The half-chicken is simply roasted and served with a mound of mashed potatoes. Leave room for either the sticky toffee pudding or the plate of profiteroles\u2014or both.<\/p>\n

Bungalow24 First Ave., between 1st & 2nd streets (Contact: info@bungalowny.com) <\/p>\n

Vikas Khanna might be the most famous Indian chef in the world, and Bungalow feels like a visit to one of his television sets. He greets diners at the glamorous bar, indulges patrons\u2019 selfie requests and then takes them on an Indian food tour. Don\u2019t miss out on the lamb chops\u2014they live up to the hype.<\/p>\n

Pavin 861663 First Ave., between 86th & 87th streets (Tel.: 646-368-1666) <\/p>\n

A small, family-owned restaurant that prides itself on unhurried Italian meals of impressive creativity. Begin with a trio of polpette\u2014meatballs in a delicious housemade rag\u00f9 (best split among diners). The pastas are featured and not to be missed. Pici alla carbonara is a creamy-sauced pasta sprinkled with crispy guanciale and Pecorino Romano. A must is the risotto di zucchine, a perfectly cooked risotto with zucchini covered in a rich gorgonzola fondue. For protein don\u2019t miss the pollo al tartufo, a simply executed chicken breast in a truffle sauce. The classic tiramisu is the perfect sweet ending. The staff is gracious and proud to offer wine pairing with each of the offerings. A visit here is a joy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Edible enlightenment from our eatery experts and colleagues Monie Begley, Richard Nalley and Randall Lane, as well as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307478,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[116313,116312,9,5449,116311,11,10,50209,29180],"class_list":["post-307477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-fact-and-comment","tag-fact-and-comment-restaurant-review","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city-restaurants","tag-new-york-eateries","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-restaurants","tag-steve-forbes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307477","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=307477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}