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UPPER EAST SIDE
WALKSEE  |   WANDERBUY  |   STOPTASTE
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The quiet and moneyed neighborhood of exclusive white glove apartment houses, mansions and brownstones between Fifth and Lexington Avenues is where wealthy and society-minded New York has entrenched itself since the late 1800s. Here, while museums cater to the art hungry and boutiques to the shopping-obsessed, smart restaurants feed ladies-who-lunch, well-attired fashionistas and the neighborhood's Euro-centric old-money-minded class.
WALKSEE
20th and 21st century art in a signature Marcel Breuer 1966 inverted pyramid design.
Floating on the border turf of Central Park the museum consumes the streetscape with its plaza and central stairway. The collections are vast and engaging.
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
88th St. at 5th Ave.
Non-Objective, Modern and Contemporary arts from the 19th century to the present. The museum building itself signaled a separation from the Modernist architecture of its time with architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic inverted spiral design.
NEUE GALERIE
1048 5th Ave at 86th St.
Museum for German and Austrian art.
JEWISH MUSEUM
92nd St. at 5th Ave.
Mansion in the French Gothic style with galleries dedicated to a cultural identity and the visual arts.
FRICK COLLECTION
1 East 70th St. at 5th Ave.
European fine and decorative arts on display in the 1914 former mansion of the industrialist Henry Clay Frick.
COOPER-HEWITT DESIGN MUSEUM
91st St. at 5th Ave.
Created with the mission of enhancing and fostering the understanding of historic and contemporary design in decorative arts.
NATIONAL ACADEMY
1083 5th Ave. at 89th St.
Art school and museum with focus on American art from the 19th century to the present.
CENTRAL PARK
Columbus Circle
A swath of green esconced in the City's concrete grid, Central Park was the first large scale park created in the United States and is one of the most superb public works projects of the 19th century. The park is a composition of winding paths throught w
WANDERBUY
Madison Avenue from 57th to 86th Streets is New York's core strip of prestige fashion retailers. Haute couture boutiques, jewelry shops and art galleries for those who dress to shop. Lexington Avenue has an interesting mix of similar, though not as glamorous shops and boutiques from 86th Street downtown to the pedestrian department store behemoth Bloomingdales at 59th street.
STOPTASTE
FRANCOIS CHOCOLATE BAR
714 Madison Ave
Francois Payard may have closed his well loved eponymous shop on Lexington Avenue but lucky for us he wants to keep busy in this small cafe serving his excellent pastries and cakes.
LADY M CONFECTIONS
41 East 78th St.
Pastry artisty in minimalist tea salon style.
MARIE BELLE
762 Madison Ave
Artisanal chocolate combinations of eclectic ingredients and artful design.
ORWASHER'S BAKERY
308 E. 78th St.
New owner from Tribeca Oven expands bread board to the west.
PAYARD PATISSERIE HAS CLOSED
1032 Lexington Ave. - Closed Sun.
One of the best of the city's authentic Patisserie has closed as of July 1, 2009. Adieu Payard, Adieu!
TUTTO SFOLGIA
135 E 92nd St
Alimentari means you'll get the best in Italian groceries, delicatessen and prepared foods. This is your exceptional one stop Italian grab-and-go breakfast, lunch and dinner. The real deal on artisanal pastry and breads to have along with your cafe.
VOSGE HAUT-CHOCOLAT
1100 Madison Ave.
Outpost of Chicago chocolatier that mixes the savory and sweet, spice and floral in crating its line of divergent chocolates.
  ACCADEMIA DI VINO
1081 Third Avenue
212-888-6333 		  Dinner
Late Night		   $$   Suggested  
  Comfy neighborhood Italian from pedigreed west sider Cesca has a big hits Italian menu that is satisfying if not forever memorable. Welcome reprieve from the flavorless local chow.
Lexington Avenue subway lines 4,5&6. 		 
MAPPETITE RESTAURANTS IN UPPER EAST SIDE
  NAME   MEALS   PRICE   RESERVATIONS  
 
  CAFÉ BOULUD
20 E 76th St
(212-772-2600)
Fine yet informal haute French dining cuisine. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$-$$$   Suggested  
 
  CAFÉ SABARSKY
1048 5th Ave, at the Neue Galerie.
(212-288-0665)
Old world Viennese standards in a grand room with Central Park views. 		  Breakfast
Lunch		   $$   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  DANIEL
60 E 65th St
(212-288-0033)
Warmly elegant haute French. 		  Dinner   $$$-$$$$   Required  
 
  E.A.T.
1064 Madison Ave.
(212-772-0022)
Bakery and upmarket American comfort foods. 		  Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner		   $$-$$$   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  FLEX MUSSELS
174 E 82nd St
212-717-7772
Mussels via Prince Edward Island. 		  Dinner   $$-$$$   Suggested  
 
  FRED'S
660 Madison Ave.
(212-833-2200)
Tuscan American luncheon scene. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$   Suggested  
 
  GARDENIA
797 Madison Ave.
(212-628-8763)
Coffee shop is a local fixture for diner standards. 		  Breakfast
Lunch		   $-$$   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  KAI
822 Madison Ave.
(212-988-7277)
Contemporary Japanese. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$-$$$   Suggested  
 
  LA GOULUE HAS CLOSED
746 Madison Ave.
(212-988-8169)
The French bistro that was a longstanding Euro-centric neighborhood spot has CLOSED. 		  Brunch
Lunch
Dinner		   $$   Suggested  
 
  LE BILBOQUET
25 E. 63rd St.
212-751-3036
Charmed spot is a neighborhood for stalwart for classic Parisian plates, often with a nouvelle twist. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   none    
 
  LE CAPRICE
795 Fifth Ave
212-940-8195
London import brings the a smooth fine dine Stateside. 		  Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner		   $$$-$$$$   Required  
 
  LE CAPRICE NEW YORK
795 5th Ave
212.940.8195
A glam dine by way of the its stalwart London sibling a menu of memorable contemporary fare. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$$-$$$$   Suggested  
 
  MARIELLA PIZZA
965 Lexington Ave
212-249-0796
Not your come-out-of-your way pizza stop but the Sicilian slice is a step above the standard fare at by-the-slice pizzeria. 		  Lunch   $   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  MIA DONA
206 East 68th St
212-750-8170
Hearty Italian with a bit of a Greek accent. 		  Brunch
Lunch
Dinner		   $$   Suggested  
 
  NECTAR COFFEE SHOP
1090 Madison Ave.
(212-772-0916)
Greek diner standards. 		  Breakfast
Lunch		   $   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  PARK AVENUE (SEASON)
100 E. 63rd St.
212-644-1900
Sesaonality is taken seriouly with a quarterly changing menu and time-of-year decor. Eater beware, while plausible, not a choice MAPPETITE destination. 		  Brunch
Lunch
Dinner		   $$$-$$$$   Suggested  
 
  PAYARD HAS CLOSED
1032 Lexington Ave.
(212-717-5252)
This Parisian patisserie in NYC has closed. 		  Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner		   $-$$   Suggested  
 
  PERSEPHONE
115 E. 60th St
212-339-8363
Were not energized to try another uptown Greek, but this one hails from the flatiron pedigree of Periyali. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$$   Suggested  
 
  PHILIPPE NEW YORK
33 E. 60th St
212-644-8885
Chinese takes on a polished sugary edge. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$$   Suggested  
 
  SARABETH'S
1295 Madison Ave
(212-410-7335)
Baker turns out great plates in country cosmopolitan style. 		  Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch		   $$-$$$   Suggested  
 
  SERAFINA
29 E. 61st St.
(212-702-9898)
Solid draw for Northern Italian and pizzeria. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$   Suggested  
 
  SFOGLIA
1402 Lexington Ave.
(212-831-1402)
Husband and wife team turn out well-executed Italian plates. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $$-$$$   Suggested  
 
  SMOKIN' Q
206 E. 63rd St
212-355-7000
Unexceptional environs for better than average themed BBQ fare. 		  Lunch
Dinner		   $-$$    
 
  SPIGOLO
1561 2nd Ave
212-744-1100
A perfect mom & pop Italian for well executed modern tinged plates. 		  Dinner   $$   Suggested  
 
  TERRAMARE
22 E. 65th St.
212-717-5020
Italian play on sandwiches, salads and bakes is solid alternative in over-priced limited alternative hood. 		  Breakfast
Lunch		   $-$$   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  VIA QUADRONNO
25 E. 73rd St.
(212-650-9880)
The paninotecca and ristorante local favorite. 		  Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner		   $$   Walk-Ins Only  
 
  YURA & COMPANY
1292 Madison Ave.
(212-860-1707)
Gourmet prepared foods to go. 		  Breakfast
Lunch		   $   Walk-Ins Only  
 
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