Marseille
Marseille features many of the popular dishes from its namesake city in the South of France, such as bouillabaisse and steak frites, as well as dishes with the flavors of North Africa, Italy and Greece, including tagines and pasta dishes. The menu changes, but if you have a chance to try the "crab monsieur," it might just make your eyes roll back in your head.
Marseille
630 Ninth Ave.
New York, NY
(212) 333-2323
Joe Allen
Joe Allen is a standby for the pre-theater crowd, known for good, hearty meals and excellent hamburgers. The menu also encompasses a variety of omelet and other egg dishes, and main courses including meatloaf, cassoulet and seafood gumbo.
Joe Allen
326 W. 46th St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 581-6464
joeallenrestaurant.com/NY_home.html
Pam Real Thai Food
Pam Real Thai Food was praised by "The New York Times" for its genuine Thai food, not sweetened or (too) de-spiced for the American palate. Entrees include dumplings, satays and spring rolls, while main courses range from a huge selection of curries to salted fish, crispy pork and glass noodle dishes. It also offers a good selection of soups and salads.
Pam Real Thai Food
404 W. 49th St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 333-7500
pamrealthaifood.com
Daisy May's BBQ USA
Daisy May's proclaims that it has been featured on Oprah Winfrey's show, and the Zagat guide named it best barbecue in New York for four years running. It even dispatches a street cart to 50th Street for those in a hurry. The menu, as you may expect, is full of meat: pulled pork, pulled chicken, beef brisket, pork and beef ribs. It also offers sides such as baked beans, creamed spinach, mashed potatoes and corn bread.
Daisy May's BBQ USA
623 11th Ave.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 977-1500
daisymaysbbq.com
Zen Palate
Zen Palate is a vegetarian restaurant seeking "to enlighten our customers through their sense of taste" with a menu rooted in the foods of Chinese Zen temples from 1,400 years ago. It also incorporates Indian, Malaysian, Mexican and Italian tastes. Many of the menu items are vegan; those that aren't are marked. In addition to staples such as spring rolls and noodle and rice dishes, it offers a spinach linguine salad, Tex-Mex moo shu, and the Zen burger and portobello burger.
Zen Palate
663 Ninth Ave.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 582-1669
zenpalate.com
About The Author
Denise Kelly is the copy editor for a small publisher in Paris, France. Before that she was a copy editor at daily newspapers, starting in graduate school. She has been writing professionally since 1996. She has a Master of Science in journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
