With a sly wink, Upstairs at '21' targets diners seeking pure, retro luxury—and a little guilt with their pleasure.

Brasserie 8 1/2 is restaurant dining at its most Fellini-esque: a subterranean stage where the scene, not the food, is the main attraction.

At Cru, the only thing more impressive than the 65,000-bottle wine collection is the food.

The Mermaid Inn is an elegant East Village bistro swimming with fresh, unfussy seafood.

Kittichai brings a taste of Bangkok, with a dash of international fusion, to Soho.

Way up in Washington Heights, Republi’K is striving to bring haute cuisine with an elegant Latino flair to the city’s farthest reaches.

Leave it to a high-end seafood purveyor to come up with a restaurant that takes fish in surprising directions -- and reminds us just how close we are to the shore.

At Per Se, Thomas Keller makes his triumphant return to New York. The atmosphere may be sedate, but the food is anything but.