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(
www.sparkssteakhouse.com
;
210 E 46th St btwn Second & Third Aves, Midtown East; mains $40;
noon-midnight Mon-Fri, 5-11:30pm Sat; S, 4/5/6, 7 to Grand Central-42nd St)
Get an
honest-to-goodness New York steakhouse experience at this classic joint, a former mob
hangout that's been around for nearly 50 years and still packs 'em in for a juicy carnivor-
ous feed.
Taboon
MEDITERRANEAN$$$
$$$
( 212-713-0271; 773 Tenth Ave; mains $25-32; 5-11pm Mon-Sat, 11am-10pm Sun; C/E to
50th St)
A white-domed oven grabs the eye as you enter this airy, stone-floored and
brick-walled eatery. The food is a fusion from both sides of the Mediterranean: shrimp in
shredded pastry, haloumi salad, lamb kabobs and various grilled-fish dishes.
Upper West Side
Gray's Papaya
HOT DOGS$
( 212-799-0243; 2090 Broadway at 72nd St; hot dog $2; 24hr; A/B/C, 1/2/3 to 72nd St)
It doesn't get more New York than bellying up to this classic stand-up joint in the wake
of a beer bender. The lights are bright, the color palette is 1970s and the hot dogs are un-
pretentiously good.
Barney Greengrass
DELI$$$
(
www.barneygreengrass.com
; 541 Amsterdam Ave at 86th St; mains $9-18, bagel with cream cheese
$5; 8:30am-4pm Tue-Fri, to 5pm Sat & Sun; ; 1 to 86th St)
Old-school Upper West-
siders and pilgrims from other neighborhoods crowd this century-old 'sturgeon king' on
weekends. It serves a long list of traditional if pricey Jewish delicacies, from bagels and
lox to sturgeon scrambled with eggs and onions.
Josie's Restaurant
HEALTH FOOD$$$
( 212-769-1212; 300 Amsterdam Ave; mains $14-22; 11:30am-10pm Mon-Fri, 4-10:30pm Sat &
Sun; ; 1/2/3 to 72nd St)
Organic fare (with its provenance listed on the menu) that
satisfies vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters alike has kept Josie's around for more than
a decade.
