Adrienne's Pizzabar at 54 Stone Street in the Financial District serves thin-crust pizza and Italian fare on one of downtown Manhattan's most charming cobblestoned pedestrian streets. The outdoor seating fills quickly during warm weather, while a second location in West Palm Beach extends the concept to Florida. The bar and full Italian menu make it more than a simple pizza joint, drawing both the FiDi lunch crowd and evening diners.

Chris Cannon, Jane Epstein and Vicente Wolf'have opened Alto, the team's most ambitious restaurant project to date at 11 East 53rd Street (between Madison and Fifth Avenue) in the heart of midtown Manhattan. The restaurant's name is both a reference to Alta Cucina (the term for highly refined Italian cuisine) and to Northern Italy, from which Alto draws considerable inspiration for its menu.

Annisa at 13 Barrow Street in the West Village is an intimate, upscale Contemporary American restaurant that has been in operation since June 2000. Chef Anita Lo was named one of ten 'Best New Chefs in America' by Food and Wine magazine and 'Best New Restaurant Chef' by the Village Voice. The seasonally changing menu reflects multicultural influences grounded in French technique. The 90-bottle wine list, originally created by Master Sommelier Roger Dagorn, features many sought-after selections w.....

Balthazar serves traditional bistro meals from breakfast through late-night supper. Opened by Keith McNally in the spring of 1997, Balthazar offers a French menu prepared by chefs de cuisine Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson. Diners can also choose from an extensive wine list, a raw seafood bar, and breads and pastries from Balthazar bakery. Balthazar is renowned for its exceptional design. The building was converted from a leather wholesaler's warehouse to an airy space that can accommodate over 200 pe.....

Barolo Restaurant and Garden brings to you the flavors and the food of the beautiful wine region of Barolo in northern Italy. The restaurant is located in the historic landmark district of Soho, which has become the center of the art world, and a fashionable locale for entertainment and fine dining.

A legend of Greenwich Village, The Bitter End on Bleecker Street holds a claim as the oldest rock and roll club in New York City, having opened its doors in 1961. Its exposed brick back wall has become one of the most recognisable backdrops in American music, framing a tiny stage that has hosted an extraordinary roll-call of performers across more than six decades at the heart of the city's folk, rock and singer-songwriter scenes. The room itself is famously intimate, seating only a couple of h.....

A pioneer in New York's growing barbecue scene, Blue Smoke & Jazz Standard bring authentic pit barbecue and soulful live jazz to The Big Apple. The restaurant offers a selection of the best regional barbecue from across the country served with warm hospitality in a bustling atmosphere. Downstairs at Jazz Standard, guests can enjoy some of the best live music in NYC while feasting on Blue Smoke's mouthwatering cuisine.

Bobby Van's Grill at 25 Broad Street brings the steakhouse group's prime beef and American grill menu to the Financial District. The downtown location serves the Wall Street business lunch and dinner crowd with the same quality cuts and professional service found at the midtown locations, alongside lighter options for a quicker meal.

When it opened in May 1883 after fourteen years of work, the Brooklyn Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world and the first to be built with steel-wire cables, a span so ambitious that it earned the nickname the eighth wonder of the world. It crosses the East River to join Manhattan and Brooklyn, and its pair of Gothic-arched granite towers remains one of the most recognisable images of New York. The bridge nearly broke the family that built it. The designer, John A. Roebling, die.....

Cantilevered out over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade is a 1,826-foot pedestrian walkway whose chief attraction is the view: an unbroken panorama of Lower Manhattan, the harbour, the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge spread out across the East River. It is owned by the city's transport department as part of the highway structure rather than designated as a park, though the parks department maintains it. Its existence is the product of a planning fight in t.....