Restaurants labeled "FR" have been used for faculty recruiting dinners.
| 212 724-8585 | Picholine | 35 W 64 | [sf] |
| 212 579-2300 | Ocean Grill | between 78th & 79th on Columbus | FR |
| 212 496-1550 | Baci | between 79th & 80th | FR |
| 212 579-8751 | Pasha | 70 W 71st between Columbus & Central Park West | Turkish; FR |
| 212 956-4600 | Gabriel's | West 60th St. | FR |
| 212 724-5588 | Docks | 2427 Broadway between 89th & 90th | FR |
| 212 724-5588 | Metisse | 239 W 105th St. (Between Amsterdam & Broadway) | French/Nouvelle Cuisine; FR |
| 212 873-5025 | Calle Ocho | 446 Columbus, between 81st and 82nd Streets | FR [sf] |
| 212 489-1515 | Le Bernardin | 155 W 51 | more $ [sf] |
| Vong | E 54 | superb Vietnamese/French food, reasonably quiet, $40-50pp [yy] | |
| Mesa Grill | 5th Ave & 15th Street | superb southwest food, but noisy, $40-50pp [yy] | |
| Tapika | W 56st Street, corner of 8th | very good southwest food, quiet and elegant, $40-50pp [yy] | |
| Sushisay | terrific Japanese, reasonable noise level depending on time, $40-50pp [yy] | ||
| Mercer Kitchen | Soho | excellent food and ambiance, $40-50pp [yy] | |
| Zoe | Soho | excellent food and ambiance, $40-50pp [yy] | |
| Sezz Medi | 122nd and Amsterdam | Pizza, mediterranean food |