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scene: Downtown cool vibe serving uptown Italian classics in a modern, slightly industrial spacesip: Whatever you wantsavor: Meatballs; pizza; parpadelle with lobstersit: Date; group; by yourself at the bar to suck down a bowl of pasta and some fluffy Flatiron scene spend: $$$address: 36 East 20th Street (between Park and Broadway)phone number: (212) 777-8448website: www.trattoriailmulino.com
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scene: Small spot with tables along one wall; brightly lit yet cozy and simplesip: Sake to mesavor: Everything; sashimi; sweet corn fritters; SOUPsit: With a date that you are not afraid to slurp with; with your parents for a casual dinner in the hood or a friendspend: $$$address: 309 East 83rd Street #2phone number: (212) 737-5656website: www.itoen.com/donguri
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scene: JAPS, JAPS, and hipsters...sip: Sake (thank goodness there is no Maneschevitz wine)savor: lox bowl; matzoh ball ramen soup sit: With your Jewish Asian friends; with anyone who is up to try something a little different; with another couple if they like to share, naughty naughty...spend: $$address: 310 South Fourth Streetphone number: (718) 388-4012website: www.shalomjapannyc.com
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scene: Models and Bottles baby...this is meatpacking flash dash and cash- not too overdone or fancy, but its all about the vibesip: Custom cocktails, etc etc etcsavor: Quac; queso; S'mores empanada; the meat market on displaysit: With your girlfriends and your sugar daddy; with anyone who wants to celebrate their bday at a hot spot; with the underage and the underfedspend: $$$address: 409 West 14th Streetphone number: (646) 289-3930website: http://emmgrp.com/restaurants/la-cenita/
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scene: People in suits from work and date-nighters; a professional downtown crowdsip: mixology list; wine, you know the drillsavor: monkey bread; crab pasta; suckling pig; halibutsit: With a date; with a girl friend who likes to share food spend: $$$address: 430 Hudson Street (at Morton)phone number: (212) 960-3801website: www.pioranyc.com
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scene: Sophisticated mix of metals and wood; airy and well-lit, gets you excited to eatsip: Mixology list; winesavor: Foie gras; burger; short ribssit: With a date, with a group of couplesspend: $$$address: 160 N 12th Street (off of Berry)phone number: (718) 218-7500website: www.theelmnyc.com
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scene: Minimalist decor that is not severe sip: Summer in Avignon; shmancy cocktails, anything elsesavor: Scotch egg; burgersit: People who are not hard of hearing; with a date; with a group of couples who live on UESspend: $$address: 133 East 65th Street (between Park and Lex)phone number: (212) 249-2222website: www.theeastpolenyc.com
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scene: Luncheonette chic; whiter and cleaner than the old ones but bare enough to not be stageysip: Water, soda, whatever, from a bottle savor: Tuna melt; greek pizza; cold saladssit: With a co-worker; by yourselfspend: $address: 23 3rd Avenue (at about 9th street)phone number: (646) 823-9423
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scene: Tiny tiny tiny tiny space from spacesip: Specialty cocktails and glasses of white wine onlysavor: Defintely order all of the toasts; they are the yummiest items and not a million dollarssit: Anyone who doesn't mind very expensive meals and has an appreciation for the absurd; small groups are best for the small spacespend: $$$$address: 169 Thompson Streetphone number: (212) 254-3000website: www.zzsclambar.com
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scene: Casual, candle lit and cutesip: Nice cold beer from a tap or bottle; full bar and reasonably priced wines by the glasssavor: Rice balls, baked clams, pizza, spaghetti alls chitarra sit: On a date or with a girlfriend to catch up; with a large groupspend: $$address: 235 Mulberry Street (between Prince and Spring)phone number: (212)965-0500website: www.rubirosanyc.com
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