ICNY24, dining out

Handpicked dining options for your 2024 Connect planning. Subscribe to FOUND NY for more NYC recommendations and intel — restaurants, bars, shopping, culture, and much more. BONUS: use this link to upgrade to FOUND premium for a very special ICNY 2024 price.

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RESTAURANTS • The Nines

Inman lunch, Midtown & vicinity

• Zaytinya (Nomad, above), José Andrés at the Ritz Carlton Nomad 

• Ci Siamo (Hudson Yards), robust fare from famed restaurateur Danny Meyer

• Zou Zou’s (Hudson Yards), Mediterranean cooking in a lively environment  

• Estiatorio Milos (Hudson Yards), grand Greek restaurant 

• Le Rock (Rockefeller Center), acclaimed brasserie in epic setting 

• Oceana (Midtown East), suits and crab legs both in vogue

• Lobster Club (Midtown East), Carbone team does sushi and wagyu 

• PJ Clarke’s (Midtown East), for an all-time classic burger 

• The Grill (Midtown East), for a Mad Men-era fancy lunch 

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RESTAURANTS • The Nines

Power breakfasts for power brokers (and agents)

• Lodi (Rockefeller Center), inventive cooking in the Rock Center plaza 

• Michael’s (Midtown), original media power breakfast spot, since 1989 

• Casa Lever (Midtown), recently reopened following renovation

• Kolomon (NoMad), chef Markus Glocker serving European breakfast

• Cafe Chelsea (Chelsea), new breakfast favorite in a gorgeous new room 

• Balthazar (Soho), Keith McNally’s classic brasserie, since 1997 

• Raf’s (Noho), quieter, stylish, further downtown option for a great breakfast

• La Marchande (Wall Street), impressively large AM menu from chef John Fraser

• The Mark by Jean-Georges (Upper East Side), for Jean-Georges breakfast fix 

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RESTAURANTS • The Nines

Hot and new, like Brad’s suit

• Yingtao (Hell’s Kitchen), homestyle Chinese cooking elevated with modern techniques

• Naks (East Village), hands-on Filipino from a noted restaurant team 

• Hamburger America (Soho), for George Motz’s ridiculous onion smashburger

• Tolo (Lower East Side), Chinese cuisine with 300 wines from wine partner Parcelle 

• Acadia (Midtown), Simon Oren does Mediterranean/Levantine in bright new setting 

• Four Twenty Five (Midtown), Jean-Georges and Jonathan Benno team up at two-story stunner

• Café Boulud (Upper East Side, above), reborn French classic 

• Cecily (Greenpoint), seasonal cooking from Estela and Four Horseman alums 

• Radio Star (Greenpoint), vintage counter serving Middle Eastern cuisine 

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