Jill Conner and Barbara Peters have written a very handy guide to eating at the best restaurants … without a reservation … @ the bar: NYC Bar Dining Guide is a pocket guide to 30 of NYC’s best restaurants that offer bar dining … and at many restaurants, the menu is less expensive when eating at the bar …
@ the bar: NYC Bar Dining Guide is an excellent guide for anyone looking for a great place to enjoy fine dining … Recommended … see sample pages at their web site bardiningguide.com
good restaurants for fine dining at the bar include Davidburke & Donatella … a great bar to dine and enjoy the atmosphere … (web site), 133 East 61st Street, bewteen Park and Lexington, 212-813-2121 [MenuPages | Openlist | NYT | Gayot | Citysearch]
Also, Circus, a fine Brazilian bistro on 61st Street between Park & Lexington Avenues, especially in the evening … (previous reviews: A Guy In New York, Forbes (TWIR, September 30, 2005)) … web site, 132 East 61st Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues, 212-223-2566 [MenuPages | NY Metro | NYT | Citysearch]