.he 2009/12/28 New York City Restaurants PJKFONY.TXT JAK 08 *** I eat at these restaurants regularly. *** El Quixote 212-929-1855 Excellent Spanish Food 226 W 23 St. NY 10011 Reasonable, Comfortable Fish 212-727-2879 Excellent shellfish 280 Bleeker St. NY 10014 Very reasonable. Happy Hour! Ollies Noodle Shop Great Chinese soups Broadway around 84 St. 2009/12/28 Undergoing renovations a few weeks 46th St. west of 7th Ave. Polonia - Polish 212-254-9699 Fabulous tripe soup 110 First Ave. NY 10009 Very cheap and hearty breakfast Sharaku Japanese 212-598-0403 Excellent sushi, Great Prix Fixe 14 Stuyvesant St NY 10003 9th St 3rd Ave Very good value Tenzan Japanese 212-580-7300 Excellent sushi, large portions 285 Columbus Ave NY 10023 btw 73-74 St Very good value *** First time here was great. I will do it again soon. *** 7A 212-475-9001 Very good food. Attrative 109 Avenue A NY 10003 7th St. Open 24/7 www.7acafe.com *** I haven't been to these restaurants recently. Caveat emptor. *** Carmine's Robust, noisy Italian. Large Martinis Broadway btw 90-91 St. Best fried calamari in town and 46th St. west of 7th Ave. outstanding Linquini with white clam sauce Fraunces Tavern 212-968-1776 Moderately expensive. 54 Pearl St at Broad St Gabriel's 212-956-4600 Elegant Italian 11 West 60 St. NY 10023 btw Broadway & Columbus Ave Guido's 212-564-8074 Homey, simple Italian 511 9th Ave. NY btw 38-39 St. Gam Mee Ok 212-695-4113 Very Korean 43 West 32 St. Gene's 10011 212-675-2048 Excellent Continental, quiet 73 West 11th St Good fried calamari in town La Mirabelle 212-496-0458 Quiet, elegant French 102 West 86 St. NY 10024 btw Amsterdam and Columbus Oriental Garden 212-619-0085 Absolutely best seafood in Chinatown 14 Elizabeth St NY 10013 just south of Canal St. St. Regis Bar 212-753-4500 Great Place to Rendezvous 2 East 55 St NY 10022 at Fifth Ave Palm 212-687-2953 Very Expensive Lobster 837 Second Ave NY 10017 at 46th St