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Da Rosina Ristorante Italiano Homemade Pasta Our Specialty Pre & Post Theatre Dinner $30 Pre-Theatre Lunch $22 - www.darosina.com 342 W. 46th St.(Bet 8th-9th Ave) - (212) 977-7373 Marseille French-Mediterranean ** NY Times Brunch | Lunch | Pre-Theatre | Post Theatre 630 Ninth Avenue at 44th NYC 212.333.2323 Great Fun | Great Food | Great Bar PERSHING SQUARE (212) 286 9600 42nd St @ Park Ave (opposite Grand Central) OCEANA One Of The Theater District's Greatest Hits. Pre and Post Theater Prix Fixe Dining Michelen * OceanRestaurant.com 212.759.5941 WEST 49TH ST BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES Authentic Mexican Cuisine 303 West 48th Street (At 8th Avenue) MEXICAN RESTAURANT SOMBRERO www.sombrerorestaurant.com Free glass of house wine with this Ad 212-586-4853 NIZZA OPEN 11 AM - 2 AM WINE, PIZZA, PASTA, ENTREES & DESSERTS 630 9TH AVE BET 44TH & 45TH STS 212-956-1800 ON THE TOWN: DINING, DRINKS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT VICTOR'S CAFÉ - SPANISH/CUBAN 236 W. 52nd St. Longest running Cuban show on B'way, celebrating 49 years. Fun casual atmosphere. Authentic Cuban cuisine. Black bean soup, paella, plantain-encrusted snapper. Best mojitos & sangria. Skylight rooms, full menu and tapas at Cuba Lounge & Bar. Prix fixe: L $29/ D $43/ Sat.-Sun. Brunch. After-theatre menu. Live Music. Discount parking. 212-586-7714. YUM YUM BANGKOK-THAI 650 9th Ave. (Bet 45th and 46th St) 212-262-7244 YUM YUM TOO-THAI (Cor. of 46th St and 9th Ave. ) Open late ! Everyday until 12:45am Fri. and Sat. until 2am. Full Bar ! Happy Hour all day at the Bar 212-247-7999 YUM YUM 3-THAI Thai food and Noodle Bar at 46th st and 9th ave. 212-956-9415 3 Best Thai Food Recommended by Thai Government, Time Out & City Search. PARK AVENUE PERSHING SQUARE-AMERICAN 42nd @ Park Ave. (Across from Grand Central). Serving wonderful classic American cuisine at moderate prices in a historic setting. Open daily 7-11. B, L, D, PT, AT, Sat. & Sun. Brunch, Bar menu. CC. 212-286-9600. MIDTOWN SOUTH EL QUIJOTE-SPANISH 226 W. 23rd. From the heart of Spain. (We are the Lobster King.)Fresh daily from our fishing fleet, #1 Paella, Natural Veal and Chops, Prime Steaks 22-40 oz. L, 11:30am to 3:00pm. D, 3:00 to 12:00; Fri. & Sat. till 1am. Private Party Rooms. 212-929-1855. [[image caption]]PAELLA EL QUIJOTE[[/image caption]] 50 04/14 CELEBRITY CHOICE by Ellis Nassour ADAM JACOBS (Aladdin in Disney's Aladdin) chooses LA MASSERIA RISTORANTE 235 West 48th Street, between Broadway and Eight Avenue Adam's dish pick: costoletta divitello alla milanese (thinly pounded breaded veal chop with arugula and tomato salad) The name translates as "farmhouse," and for ten years Pino Coladonato (executive chef), Peppe Iuele, and Enzo Ruggiero's Michelin-rated La Masseria has been vastly popular. Pino says, "Masseria is Puglia-inspired peasant cooking - simple, fresh, flavorful, everything homemade. Whatever the land or sea offers." Peppe adds. "Anything we won't eat, we don't serve!" [[image caption]]MESCLUN WITH WARM GOAT CHEESE[[/image caption]] A popular salad is mesclun with string beans and warm goat cheese (pictured). An antipasti must is fresh mozzarella with stuffing that changes daily. Pasta standouts are scialatielli (short cut thick fettuccine, eggplant, smoked mozzarella, tomato sauce); and potato gnocchi with radicchio in taleggio cheese sauce. A Pino specialty is terra mare del Tavoliere (grilled baby octopus, cuttlefish, and broccoli rabe with fava bean pureé). Entrées include veal chop Milanese, aged prime rib eye, grilled salmon, and Mediterranean branzino. In addition there are 15 daily specials. A must dessert is ricotta cheesecake. Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 2006. Enjoy Enzo's favorite martini: Italian Kiss (Absolut citron vodka, limoncello, lime juice). Essentials: Open 7 days. patio dining. Post performance, 10% off food weeknights with Playbill presentation. Validated $18 parking (6 pm-midnight), Icon, 235 W. 48th St. Concierge Choice Award: Best Pre-Theatre Restaurant. New York Times recommended/Zagat rated. Reservations: 212-582-2111, lamasserianyc.com, and opentable.com. CASSIE LEVY (Fantine in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables) chooses OSTERIA AL DOGE 142 West 44th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue Cassie's dish picks: carpaccio di tonno (poppy seed crusted yellowfin tuna in a thyme-lime dressing), and pan roasted Italian branzino with roasted garlic and Manila clams Osteria al Doge, celebrating 20 years in Times Square, exudes a charming ambience with tables of starched white and checkered linen. This Michelin-rated, Zagat-recommended restaurant prides itself on its Venetian-inspired dishes with imported fresh ingredients. Start off with some hot soups like lentil, cauliflower, or carrot (a must). Pizza highlights include the napoletana (mozzarella, anchovies, black olives, capers) and thin-crust pizza caprese salad. Homemade pasta standouts are bigoli all'anatra (duck ragu), gnocchi alla bava (ricotta, cream, Parmesan, and fontina cheese), and tortelloni filled with salmon and goat cheese. Risottos of the day include seafood and a saffron and sweet italian sausage ragu. Seasonal entrées are braised lamb shank and a grilled vegetable plate [eggplant, endive, asparagus, onion, yellow/red pepper, green/yellow zucchini]. Besides antique posters and prints, the walls are full of ceramic platters of creatures del mare, [[image caption]]LINGUINE AL FRUTTI DIMARE[[/image caption]] whetting appetites for signature seafood dishes such as brodetto dipesce (mixed seafood, shell fish, herb, and tomato white wine broth), pan-roasted Italian branzino, dentice (red snapper), and grilled Atlantic salmon. Essentials: Open 7 days. Weekend prix fixe brunch, 11am-3pm, includes cocktail, wine, or juice. Private dining. Reservations: (recommended) 212-944-3643, osteria-doge.com, and opentable.com . PLAYBILL.COM 51
