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The NYTimes had an article yesterday about restaurants expanding their hours in order to pick up some extra business in this sluggish economy. More importantly for cheap eaters, though, they pointed out that many high-end eateries are also offering reduced prix-fix menus to attract more customers.
Bar Blanc, (Greenwich Village, more info) where entries can run from $22 to $29, is offering a $38 prix-fix meal on Sundays. And Apiary (East Village, more info), where the appetizers can be as much as $14 and the entrees $28, will also be serving a $35 prix-fix Sunday menu.
Here are a few other restaurants where you can score some great food on prix-fix menus:
Artisanal Bistro (Murray Hill) Offers a $35 prix-fixe menu between 5-6 p.m. Regularly their entries can be as much as $37. The food is pretty good - wouldn't say amazing - I had the wild mushroom risotto. You may also consider just going for the cheese; they offer three cheeses with wine pairings for $27.
Abbocatto (Midtown) Offers a $36 prix-fixe menu until 6:45 p.m., after 10 p.m. and all day Sunday. Also, for $15 more they will pair wines with each course. Regularly, their entrees can be as much as $34. We had the tagliatelle and the free range chicken; both were good.
I Coppi (East Village) Offers a $20 two-course brunch prix-fix menu, which also includes a mimosa, OJ or coffee. The menu includes everything from french toast, to pizza with an egg on it.
Maroons(Chelsea) Offers a $15 prix-fix brunch menu that comes with a choice of mimosa, bloody mary, screwdriver, Maroons madness or OJ, coffee or tea. The menu choices range from your tradition eggs, bacon and home fries, to fried catfish with white corn grits. In the middle are some delicious pancakes and brioche french toast. (You may also want to order the red velvet cake for an extra dessert! .. okay maybe that's not in the budget. Just go for the cake!)
Obviously, this only scratches the surface of prix-fix menus that are out there. If you can ignore the tourists and venture to midtown, there are quite a few really good restaurants that offer them near Broadway.
It's hard to be in New York, near all this amazing food, when a lot of it is not accessible budget wise. I guess if there is one up side to a struggling economy, sampling some renowned chefs food just got that much easier.
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