I've been in NYC for the past 3 months and when I'm not working until 2am, I've found time to head to some pretty solid places with the team.
The nicest/most ostentatious place I've been to thus far is,
http://www.thomaskeller.com/new-york...e/todays-menus
I think the chef here is featured on that Netflix series, Chef's Table.
The ambience is as obnoxious as the prices. We were lucky enough to get a last minute reservation 2 days before - place is typically booked out several weeks in advance unless you're someone important in NYC or a box-legend on P99.
The menu changes regularly, but I had some kind of lamb that was so good, you'd blow a load that could easily strip the paint right off the walls.
Another place I tried was,
https://www.bluehillfarm.com/dine/new-york
This was like the poor-man's Per Se. Also good but the portions were smaller?
Hit a couple of the name steak houses,
Peter Luger in Brooklyn -
https://peterluger.com/
Quality Meats in Midtown -
http://www.qualitymeatsnyc.com/home.cfm
Quality meats is near the lawyer's office so we ate there often. Between the two, I don't know if I'd vote Luger's as the clear winner - I feel like I'm biased because everyone tells me that Luger's is the best, but I really couldn't tell which was the greater of the two.
Aureole was a dinner tasting event with a French inspired menu. Of the Prix-fixe places, this was last place.
http://www.charliepalmer.com/aureole-new-york/
Went to this Korean BBQ place a couple times, it's in the Gramercy/Flatiron area ( I think they have two locations ),
http://www.barnjoo.com/bar-and-restaurant/
The service here was shit - had to order two drinks at a time because by the time they came around again you'd have been finished with your first waiting for a second.
I've been trying to get Detoxx and Tasslehof to come meet up with me in the city but Detoxx is a hunchback recluse and Tasslehof is always busy with one of his 6 girlfriends. Also waiting for RyanTwin20 to come meet up - he keeps flaking on me.