choices, choices!

Pat's co-worker Tasleem sent us an amazingly long list of her favorite New York restaurants, which I am pasting below so it will always be at my (and your) fingertips. This will also guide me as I start a wedding registry on http://www.foodieregistry.com/. I just heard about this and it's brilliant: we have too much stuff already in our little apartment, and we love eating out...so why not register for what we really need and want, which is restaurant gift certificates! Tasleem's list:

1. 3 Cups (east village cozy, low key, great pizza)
2. ABC Kitchen (very cool new Jean Georges)
3. Alta *tapas
4. Annisa
5. Apiary (contemp American - lower east side)
6. Babo
7. Babouche
8. Bao 111 *excellent Vietnamese, inexpensive, cute restaurant with character (east village)
9. Bar Blanc (west vill, trendy and good for small groups)
10. Bianca *cheap, excellent, must try Italian - one of my favorites off bleeker st
11. BLT Steak great meal - perfect for client dinner
12. Blue Hill (lovely and for foodies)
13. Blue Ribbon Bakery *fantastic brunch, west village
14. Blue Ribbon Brasserie (SOHO)
15. Blue Ribbon Sushi
16. Bond Street *beautiful restaurant, intimate but high end but delicious Japanese and cuban food
17. Brio (UES near bloomingdales - reasonable and yummy Italian)
18. Bukhara *Indian
19. Cafe Cluny (brunch)
20. Cafe Mogador *one of my favorites in the city - very reasonable French bistro, Moroccan food
21. Cafe Noir *wonderful, French/Moroccan in soho
22. Cesca - upper west side, delicious and an elegant restaurant!
23. Chennai *Indian, very affordable and best Indian vegetarian place I know
24. Commerce
25. Cook shop
26. Crispo *Italian, excellent value and food - midtown west side
27. DBGB (Daniel Boulud)
28. Del Posto
29. Dell'anima
30. Devi (great Indian good - Union Square)
31. Downing St
32. Elephant * great Thai but loud - east village
33. EN Japanese Brasserie (tribeca, Japanese - airy and lofty - very cool and yummy)
34. Ethos (greek by the UN)
35. Falai *unusual but high end Italian - small, east village
36. Fig and Olive *west village, trendy but good food and nice bar (again nice to bring people from out of town)
37. Fish (rustic, new England vibe - west village)
38. Frankie Spuntinos
39. Freemans *great brunch - understated but cheap and delicious!!
40. Gascogne
41. Geisha (60's and park - cool, trendy but great place for dinner - Japanese)
42. Gentleman Farmer (french, lower east side)
43. Gradisca
44. Holy Basil *excellent Thai, east village
45. I tre merli (west village location)
46. Il Buco
47. Il Mulino (expensive but SO good and generous portions)
48. Inoteca *excellent and unusual tapas, east village
49. Italianissimo Ristorante (on 84th between 1st and 2nd)
50. Jack's Luxury Oyster Bar (LES - cute and yummy)
51. Jo Jo (romantic, French, UES)
52. Jubilee (amazing and simple french food near the UN)
53. Juliet (more of a dinner club atmosphere - not good if you don't like a scene - the food is ok but the combo is nice)
54. Junoon
55. Kenmare
56. Kings Carriage House *upper east side - townhouse restaurant with superb brunch and high tea
57. La Caravelle
58. La Cote Basque
59. L'artusi (perfect place to bring family and friends - so good)
60. Le Bilbouquet *a European high brow scene but great French food - celebs often eat here but it's very small (not hard to get a table but might be a wait)
61. Le Colonial * great Vietnamese food, beautiful restaurant
62. Le Grenouille
63. Le Pere Pinard *excellent French food, east village
64. Le Refuge (UES - romantic or great ambience for a meal with family visiting - French food)
65. Le Tableau
66. L'ecole
67. Les Enfants Terrible *tiny, rustic, superb French food in the lower east side
68. Lombardi's (expensive but really good pizza)
69. L'Orange Bleu *French, Moroccan - lively and fun - good food
70. Lupa
71. Lyon
72. Macondo (LES, tapas - very cool)
73. Marea (expensive Italian but VERY good - central park south)
74. Max *great Italian in east village
75. Mercadito (East or West Vill)
76. Minetta Tavern (best black label burger!)
77. Momofuku Sambar
78. One *trendy but good food
79. Pane e Vino *nothing high brow but simple, affordable Italian near bloomingdales
80. Paradou *trendy but great French food (meatpacking)
81. Park Avenue (seasons)
82. Pasita (Venezuelan pizza west village)
83. Pearl Oyster Bar (best lobster roll ever)
84. Phillipe *high end Chinese - delicious - same chef as mr
85. Po *excellent Italian - intimate and elegant but very reasonable - great food
86. Raoul's *excellent French food in soho
87. Rayuela (lower east side - tapas)
88. Red Cat
89. Resto (brunch)
90. Savoy (soho/French and cute, romantic for dinner)
91. Setai - Sho Shaun Hergatt
92. Sofrito *latin food, very good - east village
93. Sparks
94. Stanton Social *trendy but good tapas - must make reservations far in advance - good for guests from out of town
95. STK *more of a scene but decent food and good NYC atmosphere when you have people in town
96. Strip House *favorite steakhouse in nyc - union square
97. Supper *inexpensive great food, east village
98. Table d'Hote (tiny, rustic - 92nd and mad - delicious/intimate - feels like you are in a cute town in france)
99. Tamarind Tea room (small cozy Indian sandwiches and soups - so cute in the winter time)
100. The Food Hall (Todd English restaurant at the Plaza Hotel - informal stations with different types of food - sit where you want but still has menus/waiters) - love it!!
101. The Smith (brunch)
102. Travertine
103. Tribeca Grill *perfect for client dinner and close to the office
104. Union Square Cafe (Italian)
105. Yuca Bar (casual, east village, so good/tapas)
106. Zucco