Where To Dine During New York City's Summer Restaurant Week 2016

Chelsea Davis|

New York City is throwing its 2nd annual round of delicious fine-dining on a dime today! Summer Restaurant Week is happening now through August 19th and offers 380 restaurants to sample. Try some new places you've always wanted to check out, without going completely broke! These restaurants feature three-course prix-fixe dining deals for lunch ($29) and dinner ($42). Read on to find out which upscale restaurants are participating and what they have on the menu for this delicious event.

Ando (delivery)
Lunch (new items debuted weekly): Monday – Friday ($14)

  • Dan Dan Noodles – lo mein noodles, spicy pork, cucumber, pickled greens, and Sichuan chili sauce
  • Papaya & Daikon Salad - green papaya, pickled carrot + daikon, Korean chili, and sesame vinaigrette
  • LaCrox

New York Yankees Steakhouse

Lunch (w/ Rosé, Chateau de Lardiley/ extra $29 per bottle): Monday – Friday ($29)

Dinner (w/choice of Cabernet Sauvignon, J. Lohr 'Seven Oaks' or Sancerre, Pascal Jolivet/ extra $42 per bottle): Monday – Friday & Sunday ($42)

  • Steamed Mussels – white wine and shallots 
  • NYY Steak Sandwich – black bean hummus, chipotle aioli, and Oaxaca cheese      
  • Grilled Hanger Steak – fingerling potatoes and salsa verde
  • Dry-Aged Burger – Vermont white cheddar and hand-cut Idaho 

Scarpetta
Dinner: Monday – Friday & Sunday ($42)

  • Creamy Polenta – fricassee of truffled mushrooms
  • Branzino – clams, fennel, and shellfish brodetto
  • Organic Chicken – fregola, butternut squash, kale, and apricot mostarda

Vandal
Lunch: Monday – Friday ($29)

  • Thai Papaya Summer Roll – lemongrass peanut sauce, mint, thai basil, and lime
  • Blackened Shrimp Arepas – smoked chile, purple slaw, and chipotle cream
  • Street Fair Chicken Sandwich – broccoli rabe, pickled cherry peppers, sharp provolone, and herb jus

Beauty & Essex
Lunch: Monday – Friday ($29)

  • Tuna Poke Wonton Tacos – micro cilantro, radish, and wasabi kewpie
  • Spaghettini –  zucchini, lemon, parsley pesto, parmigiano, and sunny-side up egg
  • Pressed Jerk-Spiced Chicken – creamy polenta, blood orange gastrique

The Stanton Social
Lunch: Monday – Friday ($29)

  • Cobb Salad Bites – shaved green cabbage, bacon, blue cheese, quail egg, and avocado  
  • 'Mexican Street Corn' Ravioli – roasted poblano crema, jalapeño, cotija, and cilantro
  • Wasabi Pea Crusted Salmon – asian pesto and soba noodle-beet salad  

Kingside
Dinner: Monday – Sunday ($42)

  • Chilled Shrimp Toast – roasted peppers, olives, and labneh cheese
  • Housemade Chitarra – fresh tomato , summer squash, and ricotta
  • Brined + Roasted Chicken – corn, farro, and pickled peppers

Irvington
Lunch: Monday – Friday ($29)
Dinner: Monday – Sunday ($42)

  • Heirloom Tomato Salad – watermelon, avocado, stracciatella, and pistachio vinaigrette
  • Croquettes – rotisserie chicken, chorizo, and romesco
  • Crispy Muscovy Duck – rhubarb, bibb lettuce, and blueberry verjus

American Cut Tribeca
​Dinner: Monday – Friday ($42)

  • OG 1924 Caesar Salad – parmigiano reggiano, soft egg, and pullman crouton
  • Hanger – 9oz. pastrami spice, smoke
  • Dad's Planked Salmon – quinoa, pickled shiitakes, and forged greens

American Cut Midtown
Lunch: Monday – Friday ($29) 
Dinner: Monday – Friday & Sunday ($42)

  • Jim Brady Oysters – champagne, black truffle, and cruccola
  • Bacon, Schaller, & Weber – MF steak sauce, black onion
  • Bell & Evans Chicken – natural jus, chili

Vaucluse
Lunch: Monday – Friday ($29)

  • Poireaux Vinaigrette – grilled leeks, toasted almonds, and mustard seed vinaigrette
  • Filet De Poisson –  local bluefish, corn succotash
  • Pâté Au Ragoût – fresh rigatoni pasta, provencal lamb ragu

Ristorante Morini
Lunch: Monday – Friday ($29)

  • Quaglia – quail alla piastra, creamy farro, radish, and aged balsamico
  • Maccheroni – handmade pasta curls, chicken sausage, and broccoli rabe pesto
  • Pork Loin – slow roasted pork loin, summer peach marmalade, and pancetta

Osteria Morini
Lunch: Monday – Friday ($29)

  • Barbabietole e Spuma Di Mortadella Vinaigrette – roasted baby beets, mortadella mousse
  • Gnocchi Pomodoro – ricotta dumplings, pomodoro, basil, and parmigiano
  • Milanese Di Maiale – crispy pork cutlet, fregola salad, and vincotto

Ai Fiori
Lunch: Monday – Friday ($29)

  • Insalata – baby lolla rossa, sucrine, manchego cheese, crouton, and aged sherry
  • Tagliatelle – toasted semolina, mustard green pesto, sunflower seeds, and parmesan
  • Pollo Arrosto – pan-roasted chicken, summer beans, vidalia onions, and guanciale

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