Pants at a Glance
- scene: Blink and you are in Paris
- sip: Any crafted cocktail, wine, etc...
- savor: Cheese soufflé; crab salad; burger, uni spaghetti
- sit: With a date you want to impress; with another fun couple; with a girl friend for some quality time over wine and fries
- spend: $$$
- address: 5 Beekman Street
- phone number: 212-375-0010
- website: http://www.thompsonhotels.com/hotels/the-beekman
Pants at a Glance
- scene: Dark wood and neon and pops of color throughout make the space very cool; more explicitly hip than their other spots
- sip: Whatever you want, si vous plait
- savor: Grilled oysters; tuna tartare; black bass en papillote; mushrooms
- sit: On a date for major coolness points as long as you don't order like a wimp; with a few couples; with your foodie friend
- spend: $$$
- address: 180 Ludlow Street (Between Houston and Stanton)
- phone number: (212) 254-3000
- website: dirtyfrench.com
Pants at a Glance
- scene: White tiles, red banquettes and a beautifully lit (and stocked bar)...Welcome to the Left Bank
- sip: Rosè, wine, anything
- savor: Beet salad; burger; fries
- sit: With a girlfriend for some wine and whining; with your lover
- spend: $$
- address: 282 Bowery (at Houston)
- phone number: (212) 226-3055
- website: www.cherchemidiny.com
Pants at a Glance
- scene: Rustic French country charm- lots of couples, warm candlelight
- sip: Vin
- savor: Chicken Chicken Chicken
- sit: With your lovah; with another couple, with a friend from out of town staying in midtown
- spend: $$
- address: 1008 Second Avenue (between 53rd and 54th)
- phone number: 212-759-7086
- website: www.lamangeore.com
Pants at a Glance
- scene: Aims to be like a spot on the Rivieria, but the references are more literal than they should be; large open room with a small bar
- sip: Rose by the quartino
- savor: Soup de poisson; trofie with tuna; croque monsieur
- sit: With anyone really- a large group of ladies for lunch; on a double date; with parents
- spend: $$$
- address: 461 West 23rd Street
- phone number: (212) 255-7400
- website: www.lapromenadenyc.com
