Another place we have always enjoyed, is Pomaire on 46th in Restaurant Row. It is a Chilean restaura

We are taking my 70 yr old mother to NYC for her b-day. We love shopping, great food at reasonable prices (15-20 per entree or less) and fun and unusual things to see. We already have plans to hit the usual spots and am hoping to find some gems from you all.
Go now to broadwaybox.com to see which shows are discounting - and buy tickets in advance. You will have a better chance of tickets, find it easier to get seats together and won;t have to stand on line at TKTs to get them.
I had a good meal at Boulud Sud this week; they have a three course deal for $28. (Two of us opted to share 2 appetizers and one main course, instead, which brought the bill slightly higher, to $100 for two with glasses of wine, but food was delicious)
There are a load of great shows on Broadway right now, including Pippin, which I saw last night. Tony nominations just came out, so if you want to see a good show, I'd suggest buying tickets sooner rather than later. oahu apartment rentals Or if you just want to see "some" show and don't care which one, then you can certainly wait until you get here and buy tickets at TKTS. Broadway shows are typically around $140 give or take right now, and TKTS is 30% to 50% off (most older shows 50% but some newer shows less).
I just spent a weekend in NY, seeing three shows. Below is the link to my reviews of those three. Although you won't find discounts, I thought Matilda was brilliant. For reference, I am close to your mothers age. One of my favorite post show restaurants is always Joe Allen's on 46th. There is a bright vibe there, on occasion a celebrity and always really, really good food. It just feels very NY without costing a fortune.
Pippin was amazing, though sadly Patina Miller wasn't in the show last night (I have heard that her understudy Stephanie Pope went on with only an hour's notice and no rehearsal and did a marvelous job under the circumstances). But I just loved the whole production, and Andrea Martin got a standing ovation in the middle of the first act for her song. And I enjoyed oahu apartment rentals the circus oahu apartment rentals aspect; oahu apartment rentals there are some very gifted performers in the chorus. Truly an enjoyable experience, but it's a tough ticket now that it's been so widely praised.
I'm not sure what you consider oahu apartment rentals a "splurge", but in NYC, if you can eat for under $60 per person all-in, I consider that a fairly moderate meal at an upscale place. You can get a reservation with about a week's notice at any of these places, usually even on a Saturday night.
Take a look at The Modern Bar Room. If you order carefully and share everything (which is more fun), you can eat there for that much money, especially if you don't drink. The menu is "small" plates, which for me aren't all that small, and you can probably share about 5 of these and have a nice meal, but realize that you are going to be spending about $120 together for food alone (before tax, tip, and drinks). If you drink wine, it might be a bit more. But you may consider that scandalously expensive.
I also love ViceVersa on W. 51st (8/9), a modern Italian restaurant that has a $38 prix-fixe menu of 3 courses. Three-course menus for around $40 per person are fairly common and can save a lot of money. But they also sell appetizer oahu apartment rentals portions of all their pastas for around half-price, and if you get a real appetizer, one of those, and share a dessert, you can order off the regular menu for about the same price. For me, that's enough food. Their sister restaurant etcetera etcetera is just as good and has the same dinner special with somewhat different choices).
Marseilles, for instance, which is a wonderful French restaurant on W 44th St. (I ate there last night), has a great 3-course menu for $38 (this is a very good value since individually the same courses would cost over $50, and you get any dessert they offer).
I am also very fond of Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecote, which serves a steak frites with special sauce and fries along with a salad for a set price of, I believe, oahu apartment rentals $28.95. It's really good, but there are no other choices on the menu (literally). And they have cheap and good wine. It's on Lexington at 52nd Street.
Becco has their famous pasta special (an appetizer salad or antipasto and choice of all-you-can eat of 3 pastas) for $22.95. However, I don't find the pasts to be that good anymore. Ordering off the regular menu can actually give you quite a nice meal; the food here can be very good if you avoid the pasta special, but this restaurant oahu apartment rentals has become maddeningly busy now that Lidia Bastianich is famous. It's well known but no longer my favorite.
I respectfully disagree, NYT. I ate there just last Saturday night. I had the amazing meatloaf dinner -- best meatloaf on the planet with loads of delicious mashed potatoes and superb garlicy spinach -- $19. We always go post-show and usually have a giant omelette or salad, both of which are well under the OP's budget. In fact, there are only 5 or 6 entres on the menu that are over the $20 mark. Late at night, oahu apartment rentals I'm not inclined to eat a heavy steak or pork tenderloin. Often make a meal of two starters -- the soup and the wonderful beet salad.
You can do a lot better than Becco in the theater district.....that palae is popular with the AYCE crowd, but that pastas are nothing close to what you might find at a better restaurant. even in that area.
If pasta is your thing....during my recent trip, I had lunch at Masseria on 48th near 8th Ave. It was outstanding. While a complete, multi-course Italian dinner could be pricey, oahu apartment rentals a huge bowl of pasta was well under $15. All the pasta is handmade. For my lunch the feature was simple fettuccini topped with fresh mozzarella, tiny tomatoes, fresh basil and a load of morel mushrooms......and not those tiny little specks of mushroom oahu apartment rentals that a lot of restaurants like to sprinkle on. This bowl had at least a dozen morels split in half. What a Springtime treat! I have never seen this restaurant mentioned in guides, but it is a standout in my book.
Another place we have always enjoyed, is Pomaire on 46th in Restaurant Row. It is a Chilean restaurant. The prix fix dinner is a real bargain at $25. The Chilean wines are wonderful and the owner is always there and welcoming. It is tiny and all the way at the end of RR -- nearer to 9th Ave.
However.....it appears that Pomaire may be out of business. I didn't go there on this trip. Their web address takes one to a page for La Pulperia - a new Argentine restaurant that opened in February 2013 at the old Pomaire address. Let me know if anyone has tried the new place. oahu apartment rentals I will miss Pomaire. Wonder if it moved or is gone for ever.
We love Pomaire oahu apartment rentals and did not like Becco at all, huge plates of pasta thrown at you and not very good either. Agree with ekscrunchy's comments. Look at B. Smith on W. 46th too for delicious updated soul food.
You can do a lot better than Becco in the theater district.....that palae is popular with the AYCE crowd, but that pastas are nothing oahu apartment rentals close to what you might find at a better restaurant. even in that area.
My favorite pre-theater restaurant is the West Bank Cafe. I learned about it here years ago and have recommended it often. Several posters have commented on their trip reports oahu apartment rentals that they enjoyed it as much as I do. What I like best about it (well, after the good food and excellent service) is that it's steps away from the theaters but not in the craziness of Times Square. I recently oahu apartment rentals learned that it's also a favorite of a friend who grew up on the UWS.
A good museum option is the Frick. It has an amazing collection but is a small museum and one doesn't feel overwhelmed. It is a great choice for anyone with mobility issues or who doesn't want to walk a lot -
My other favorite musuem - but very different in type - is the Lower East Side Tenement museum. Virtually no walking because the gift shop/visitor center is across the street from the tenement building. Powerful experience -
One of my favorite oahu apartment rentals peaceful locations is the 91st Street Flower Garden at Riverside Park. There's a bus stop very close by. It's a lovely spot along a lovely stroll by the river. Plenty of benches nearby. Great people and dog watching - folks walking/running along the river, nannies with their charges, dog walkers, everyday folks. Love the little Hippo playground nearby. You could walk a few blocks and eat at one of the nice restaurants on the Upper West Side. This would give you a nice, quiet getaway location from the busyness of the Times Square area (which I absolutely love also)
Another fan here of broadwaybox.com . Regarding Broadway shows, oahu apartment rentals a friend of mine (78 y/o) just returned from NYC where she goes twice a year for 1-2 weeks at a time to watch as many Broadway shows as she has time for. She really LOVED these two new shows: Kinky Boots (music by Cyndi Lauper, this show has the 13 nominations, the most for any show) and Nance (where Nathan Lane plays a burlesque star for which he got a Tony nomination). I'm not sure if your mom enjoys oahu apartment rentals this particular musical genre though.
Regarding theater-area restaurants, we looked at what Fodorites had recommended here on the forums and have enjoyed dinners at Vice Versa, Marseilles, La Silhouette, and Pomaire. Also loved the lunch we had at The Modern oahu apartment rentals Bar Room at MOMA when we needed a museum break. Try opentable.com oahu apartment rentals to make your reservations.
Maybe your mom would like to go on a food tour. We've been to two of these: the Village food tour and the Chelsea/Meatpacking Food tour (this includes a walk on the High Line - a real highlight of the tour). I highly recommend either oahu apartment rentals of these tours. www.foodsofny.com
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