cool dinner to show parents

these are all great. thank you. one thing i neglected to mention. my Dad is extra-sensitive to noise. Are any of these places a little more quiet than others? He wants to be able to "chat with his kids." sorry I didn't that in the original post...thanks.

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cool dinner to show parents

Having a quasi-family reunion with my parents and two sisters (parents 60, sisters late 20s) in NYC this week. They are from Virginia and are used to eating at upscale mid-town type restaurants when they visit (Per Se, Le Bernardin, and they love Aquavit). We are eating at Del Posto on Friday but I wanted to take them somewhere a little different on Thursday. I was hoping to bring them down to the West Village, East Village, or LES for a fun, cool NYC meal. Does anyone have any suggestions? Food can be really well done standard fare or something slightly "adventurous" (along the lines of Momofoku) I am looking for the price point of places like August, Tia Pol, inoteca, and Market Table.

Any Thoughts?

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Del Posto
85 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Le Bernardin
155 W. 51st St., New York, NY 10019

Tia Pol
205 10th Ave, New York, NY 10011

Market Table
54 Carmine Street, New York, NY 10014

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coming back to NYC after 4 years -- need restaurant recs

My boyfriend and I are visiting NYC for Memorial Day Weekend. We used to live in the West Village, but moved to Cali in 2006. Restaurants we used to love: August, Bellavitae, Casa Mono, Inoteca, Morandi, Cookshop, Market Table.

We are looking for some new places to try that would be fun, moderately priced, and delicious. Any recs would be helpful, preferably below midtown. Thanks!

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Casa Mono
52 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003

Market Table
54 Carmine Street, New York, NY 10014

Morandi
211 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10014

Bellavitae
24 Minetta Lane, New York, NY 10012

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koreatown best

My girlfriend's family is in town for a few days and they really want to get into some korean food. They're adventurous people and willing to try anything. They prefer to go into koreatown for the meal. Moderate prices are encouraged. Any thoughts? Feel free to pass on any previous threads on the subject. Thanks.

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burger club

that's a very solid idea. good name for the group going as well. also thought of san francisco saloon and 26 beach (though in Marina del Rey) as options.

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burger club

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restaurants near franklin village...

looking for a great date spot near franklin village. good food, not stuffy. ideally, two people for a 100 bucks, including drinks.

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