New
York Restaurants
With it's cosmopolitan population, New York offers numerous gastronomic
experiences. The food offered will suit all budgets. The area known as Hell's
Kitchen, along Eighth Avenue, between 59th and 34th streets, there are a
multitude of ethnic restaurants. In SoHo, the restaurants tend to be quite
trendy and serve unusual, healthy cuisine, while in Chinatown you can experience
some authentic Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese cooking.
Have a meal down at the South Street Seaport. This 19th-century seaport has been
reconditioned and is the location of many fine stores and restaurants, including
the famous 'Sloppy Louie's' Seafood restaurant. You can take a harbour cruise on
a paddle boat or view tugboats, fishing boats and schooners. The Fulton Fish
Market is also an exciting place to visit in the early hours of the morning and
has been in operation since 1821.
Long Island is New York's newest wine-producing region, has been experiencing
explosive growth since the first winery was established in the late 1970s. Now
there are nearly 20 others. Long Island is the only wine region in the state
with ocean frontage, giving it the longest grape growing season in New York.
Here wine lovers will find robust merlots, full-bodied chardonnays and other
great European classics, both red and white.
