Summer Listings:
Here's a list of some of our favorite spots for dining al fresco in New York City. Downtown there's Gerard's lovely vine-hung backyard behind Le Jardin Bistro, the celebrity-watching and oysters-en-plein-air in front of Da Silvano's, and the ageless bistro atmo of Provence in Soho. Farther up, we like the manicured giardino within I Trulli, the jostling bustle on Blue Water Grill's balconies, and Chelsea Commons' classic courtyard. For hobnobbing uptown, you can't beat Aureole on the Upper East Side and Jean-Georges near Lincoln Center. In Brooklyn, the River Cafe will leave you with memories as indelible, and cliched, as prom night.
This is just a partial list. See the full Restaurant Guide as well.
($ Less than $10; $$ $10 - $25; $$$ $25 - $45; $$$$ $45+)
BELOW 14TH ST. (EAST)
Aunt B's
186 Ave. B (betw. 11th & 12th Sts.)
505-2071. AE. $-$$.
Bistrot Margot
26 Prince St. (betw. Elizabeth & Mott Sts.)
274-1027. AE. $$.
Cucina di Pesce
87 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.)
260-6800. Cash only. $-$$.
Emerald Planet
2 Great Jones St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.)
353-9727. All major. $.
I Coppi
432 E. 9th St. (betw. 1st Ave. & Ave. A)
254-2263. All major. $$$.
Jules
65 St. Marks Pl. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.)
477-5560. AE. $$$.
La Palapa
77 St. Marks Pl. (betw. 1st & 2nd Ave.)
777-2537. All major. $$.
Le Jardin Bistro
25 Cleveland Pl. (betw. Spring & Kenmare Sts.)
343-9599. All major. $$$.
M&R Bar/Restaurant
264 Elizabeth St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.)
226-0559. All major. $$.
Miracle Grill
112 1st Ave. (betw. 6th & 7th Sts.)
254-2353. All major. $$-$$$.
Mooza
191 Orchard St. (betw. Houston & Stanton Sts.)
982-4770. All major. $$-$$$.
Rialto
265 Elizabeth St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.)
334-7900. All major. $$$.
Sidewalk Cafe
94 Ave. A (6th St.)
253-8080. All major. $-$$.
Telephone Bar & Grill
149 2nd Ave. (betw. 9th & 10th Sts.)
529-5000. All major. $$.
Three of Cups
83 1st Ave. (5th St.)
388-0059. All major. $$.
Va Tutto!
23 Cleveland Pl. (betw. Spring & Kenmare Sts.)
941-0286. All major. $$.
Yaffa
97 St. Marks Pl. (betw. 1st Ave. & Ave. A)
677-9001. All major. $-$$.
BELOW 14TH ST. (WEST)
Bar Pitti
268 6th Ave. (betw. Houston & Bleecker Sts.)
982-3300. Cash only. $$-$$$.
Da Silvano
260 6th Ave. "(betw. Houston & Bleecker Sts.)
982-2343. All major. $$$.
Grove
314 Bleecker St. (Grove St.)
675-9463. All major. $$.
Gus' Place
149 Waverly Pl. (betw. Christopher St. & 6th Ave.)
645-8511. All major. $$$.
Home
20 Cornelia St. (betw. Bleecker & W. 4th Sts.)
243-9579. AE. $$$.
Layla
211 W. Broadway (Franklin St.)
431-0700. All major. $$$.
Le Pescadou
18 King St. (6th Ave.)
924-3434. All mjaor. $$$.
Les Deux Gamins
170 Waverly Pl. (Grove St.)
807-7357. AE. $$-$$$.
Odeon
145 W. Broadway (Thomas St.)
233-0507. All major. $$$.
Pão
322 Spring St. (Greenwich St.)
334-5464. All major. $$.
Provence
38 MacDougal St. (Prince St.)
475-7500. All major. $$$.
Sen Ya
174 Bleecker St. (betw. MacDougal & Sullivan Sts.)
228-1679. All major. $$.
Soho Steak
90 Thompson St. (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.)
226-0602. Cash only. $$-$$$.
14TH-34TH ST. (EAST)
Back Porch Restaurant and Bar
488 3rd Ave. (33rd St.)
685-3828. All major. $$.
Blockhead's Burritos
499 3rd Ave. (betw. 33rd & 34th Sts.), 213-3332
1563 2nd Ave. (betw. 81st & 82nd Sts.), 879-1999
954 2nd Ave. (betw. 50th & 51st Sts.), 750-2020
Worldwide Plaza
(50th St. betw. 8th & 9th Aves.) 307-7070
All major. $.
Heartland Brewery
35 Union Sq. W. (betw. 16th & 17th Sts.)
645-3400. All major. $$.
I Trulli
122 E. 27th St. (betw. Lexington Ave. & Park Ave. S.)
481-7372. All major. $$$.
Johnny Fox's
316 3rd Ave. (betw. 23rd & 24th Sts.)
673-5149. All major. $-$$.
Verbena
54 Irving Pl. (betw. 17th & 18th Sts.)
260-5454. All major. $$$-$$$$.
14TH-34TH ST. (WEST)
Blue Water Grill
31 Union Sq. W. (16th St.)
675-9500. All major. $$$.
Bondi
7 W. 20th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.)
691-8136. All major. $$.
Bottino
246 10th Ave. (betw. 24th & 25th Sts.)
206-6766. All major. $$.
Chelsea Brewing Co.
Chelsea Piers, Pier 59 (11th Ave. & 18th St.)
336-6440. All major. $$.
Chelsea Commons
242 10th Ave. (24th St.)
929-9424. All major. $$.
Chelsea Grill
135 8th Ave. (betw. 16th & 17th Sts.)
242-5336. All major. $$.
East of Eighth
254 W. 23rd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.)
352-0075. All major. $$.
Merchants
112 7th Ave. (betw. 16th & 17th Sts.)
366-7267. All major. $$.
ABOVE 34TH ST. (EAST)
Aureole
34 E. 61st St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.)
319-1660. All major. $$$$.
Cafe Centro
200 Park Ave. (MetLife Bldg., 45th St. & Vanderbilt Ave.)
818-1222. All major. $$$.
Marichu
342 E. 46th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.)
370-1866. All major. $$.
Mica Bar
252 E. 51st St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.)
888-2453. All major. $-$$.
Ocean's Eleven Pizza
961 2nd Ave. (51st St.)
752-2143. All major. $$.
S & T Bar/Restaurant
587 3rd Ave. (betw. 38th & 39th Sts.)
661-3181. All major. $-$$.
Zucchero e Pomodori
1431 2nd Ave. (betw. 74th & 75th Sts.)
585-2100. All major. $$$.
ABOVE 34TH ST. (WEST)
The Boathouse
72nd St. (5th Ave., in Central Park)
517-2233. All major. $$.
Bryant Park Grill
25 W. 40th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves., in Bryant Park)
840-6500. All major. $$$.
Isabella's
359 Columbus Ave. (77th St.)
724-2100. All major. $$.
Jean-Georges
1 Central Park W. (Columbus Circle)
299-3900. All major. $$$$.
Niko's Mediterranean Grill & Bistro
2161 Broadway (76th St.)
873-7000. All major. $$.
Puttanesca
859 9th Ave. (56th St.)
581-4177. AE. $$.
Rudy's Bar & Grill
627 9th Ave. (betw. 44th & 45th Sts.)
Cash only. $.
The West End
2911 Broadway (betw. 113th & 114th Sts.)
662-8830. All major. $$.
BRIDGE AND TUNNEL
Bohemian Hall and Park
29-19 24th Ave. (betw. 29th & 31st Sts.), Queens
718-274-4925. Cash only. $.
The Gate
321 5th Ave. (3rd St.), Brooklyn
718-768-4329. All major. $-$$.
L Cafe
189 Bedford Ave. (betw. N. 6th & N. 7th Sts.)
Brooklyn, 718-388-6792. All major. $-$$.
Olive Vine Cafe
131 6th Ave. (betw. Sterling & Park Pls.), Brooklyn
718-636-4333. Cash only. $-$$.
River Cafe
1 Water St. (Brooklyn Bridge) Brooklyn
718-522-5200. All major. $$$$.
Teddy's
96 Berry St. (N. 8th St.), Brooklyn
718-384-9787. V, MC. $-$$.
Yabby
265 Bedford Ave. (betw. Grand & N. 1st St.), Brooklyn
718-384-1664. Cash only. $.