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MIDTOWN EAST
WALKSEE  |   WANDERBUY  |   STOPTASTE
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The expanse of buildings lining Park Avenue as it rolls uptown from Grand Central Station to 57th Street epitomizes the evolution of 20th Century architecture from grand Beaux-Arts to the glass sky-scraper of the International Style. Do not expect small and charming lure in this business district where daytime workers move along fast food lines and heavy hitting restaurants host power lunchers. At nighttime a handful of restaurants among the city's fine dining totems thrive in otherwise lifeless streets.
WALKSEE
Eighteen acre complex anchored by the U.N. General Assembly Hall and the Secretariat, a 1959 International Style skyscraper from plans by architect Le Corbusier.
Mies van der Rohe's 1958 bronze and glass curtain walled tower set upon an expansive open plaza defines the International Style of architecture.
1913 Beaux Arts behemoth that features a vaulted ceiling depicting the signs of the zodiac.
New York City's tallest building in a defining Art Deco design from 1931.
Art Deco design incorporating elements of automobile imagery and a building spire that has been an icon of the city skyline since 1930.
LEVER HOUSE
390 Park Ave
Completed in 1952, the Lever House signaled a shift in office building design to the architectural modernism of the International Style. It was the first construction on Park Avenue in the shift to glass office towers of simple rectilinear formations and broad repetitive expanses of windows that formed gridded facades.
CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
652 Lexington Ave. at 55th St.
A standard in Moorish inspired forms, this 1872 structure reflects Spanish architectural heritage of the Sephardic Jews.
CITIGROUP BUILDING
53rd St. at Lexington Ave.
1978 office tower is recognized in the skyline for its signature angle-topped light emanating glass roof. Its an example of failed function as an attempt to harvest of solar energy.
WANDERBUY
Unless you stick to the high 40's to 58th Street on Fifth Avenue, this is not the area to take a stroll and shop. Though Madison Avenue is famed for shopping, boutiques and shop are concentrated above 57th Street, the informal dividing line between Midtown East and the Upper East Side.
STOPTASTE
CHOCOLAT MICHEL CLUIZEL
584 Fifth Ave
Frenchman serves handmade chocolate in fine-tuned concoctions and bars.
GRAND CENTRAL MARKET
450 Lexington Ave.
In the tradition of the European Food Hall some of the city's well known food purveyors have set up shop along this link to Grand Central Station.
MAPPETITE RESTAURANTS IN MIDTOWN EAST
  NAME   MEALS   PRICE   RESERVATIONS  
 
  ALTO
11 E 53rd S.
212-308-1099
Serious Italian cooking with a refined French edge. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$$   Suggested  
 
  AQUAVIT
65 E. 55th St.
212-307-7311
Scandinavian classics reinvented in cafe and dining room menus. 		  Brunch
Lunch
Dinner		   $$$   Suggested  
 
  ARTISANAL
2 Park Ave. (at 32nd St.)
(212-725-8585)
Billed as a "Bistro-Fromagerie" Classic French bistro plates compement one of the city's top cheese menus. 		  Brunch
Lunch
Dinner		   $$   Suggested  
 
  BISTRO VENDOME
405 E 58th St
212-935-9100
Bistro 		    none    
 
  BLT STEAK
106 E. 57th St.
(212-752-7470)
A French fused American steakhouse. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$$   Suggested  
 
  BRASSERIE
100 E. 53rd St.
(212-751-4840)
Sleekly styled space for Frenchified American. 		  Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner		   $$   Suggested  
 
  CONVIVIO (FORMERLY L'IMPERO
45 Tudor City Place
212-599-5045
Charmed spot of Tudor City for robust regional Italian plates. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$-$$$   Suggested  
 
  FOUR SEASONS
99 E. 52nd St.
(212-754-9494)
The American cuisine standard in 1959 landmark dining room interiors by Philip Johnson. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$$$   Required  
 
  JIANNETTO'S PIZZA TRUCK
50 E. 47th St. (Btwn. Park & Madison)
(917-287-7241)
The classic rectangular thin-crusted pie served roadside. 		  Lunch   $    
 
  LE RELAIS DE VENISE - L'ENTRECOTE
590 Lexington Avenue
212-758-3989
Branch from Parisian "steak-frites" house lands stateside. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  LEVER HOUSE
390 Park Ave.
(212-888-2700)
New American anchored in landmark skyscraper. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$$$   Required  
 
  MONKEY BAR
60 East 54th St
212-308-2950
All about who you know at this venerable watering hole restored to its glam days with a classic (and pricey) menu. 		  Dinner
Late Night		   $$$   Required  
 
  OYSTER BAR
89 E. 42nd St.
(212-490-6650)
Counter seating for raw bar classics. 		  Lunch   $$   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  PAMPANO
209 E. 49th St.
(212-751-4545)
For upscale Nuevo Mexican seafood-driven menu. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$$   Suggested  
 
  PAMPANO TAQUERIA
805 3rd Ave.
(212-751-5257)
Tacos, quesadillas and tortas don't get better. 		  Lunch   $   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  PJ CLARKES
915 3rd Ave.
(212-317-1616)
Burgers and upscale bar menu in historic setting. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $-$$   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  SUSHI YASUDA
204 E. 43rd St.
(212-972-1001)
Zen setting for Japanese cuisine. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$$   Suggested  
 
  THE MORGAN DINING ROOM
225 Madison Ave.
(212-683-2130)
The Morgan Library, home to masterpieces of the written word, hosts a culinary worthy stop. 		  Lunch   $$$   Suggested  
 
  THE PRIME BURGER
5 E. 51st St.
(212-759-4729)
A remnant of 1950s coffee shop classics. 		  Breakfast
Lunch		   $   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  WOLFGANG'S
4 Park Ave.
(212-889-3369)
Hefty steakhouse menu classics set in an architectual gem. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$$-$$$$   Suggested