A dear friend, who used to live in Manhattan, sent me some "splurge-on-yourself" funds. So the evening restaurant when I arrive will be
Bocca Restaurant at 39 East 19th Street. It has very consistent high ranking reviews. About 10 minutes walk from the hotel.
- Appetizer (sounds like a whole meal ...)
- Polipo brasato con insalata di cannellini e soppressata (Olive oil braised portuguese wild octopus with cannellini beans and soppressata) 15.95
- Entree
- Salmone in padella con insalata tiepida di carciofi e emulsione di aragosta (Pan roasted organic Scottish salmon filet over a warm artichoke salad and a lobster emulsion} 22.95
Their whole menu all looked good, but those two items kept my attention.
I have also been looking at
Boqueria. About 10 minutes walk from the hotel.
- Txipirones $12
- Baby squid a la plancha, arugula, olive, crispy radish, garbanzos
- Coles de Bruselas y Chorizo $10
- Pan roasted Brussels sprouts, house made chorizo
- Paella Valenciana $29
- Bomba rice, prawns, mussels, clams, cockles, chorizo, chicken
There were fancier restaurants around, but after going on line I found that of the 43 3-5 star restaurants within 1/2 mile of the hotel, none had room. That was going to be for 6 days from now. No room in 43 restaurants..... New York, New York. Now, if I only knew the right people!
A dear friend, who used to live in Manhattan, sent me some "splurge-on-yourself" funds. So the evening restaurant when I arrive will be Bocca Restaurant at 39 East 19th Street. It has very consistent high ranking reviews. About 10 minutes walk from the hotel. 
