Whether you're working, shopping or taking a leisurely stroll around Madison Avenue in New York City, know where to go to enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner. Numerous restaurants near the bustling thoroughfare offer quick, deli-style meals, fresh salads, as well as fine-dining offerings inspired by Italian, French and Japanese cuisine.
Located near Madison Avenue on East 54th Street in midtown Manhattan, Bice Ristorante offers Northern Italian cuisine in an upscale dining atmosphere. The restaurant offers dinner appetizer selections such as tuna tartare, baked eggplant Parmesan, fried calamari and fried crab cakes. Bice's entree selections include rigatoni with tomatoes and eggplant, bow-tie pasta with asparagus and salmon in a creamy tomato sauce, spinach and veal-filled ravioli, four-cheese potato gnocchi and porcini mushroom, shrimp and cherry tomato fettuccine. Additional entree items include pan-seared lamb chops, braised veal shank, Milanese-style veal chops and grilled swordfish. Bice Ristorante also caters off-site events, and features a seasonal wine menu that features U.S., Italian and French selections.
Bice Ristorante
7 E. 54th St.
New York, NY 10022
212-688-1999
bicenewyork.com
Sushiden, on Manhattan's Upper East Side near Madison Avenue, offers a contemporary, upscale setting. The restaurant's menu includes miso soup with lobster, assorted sashimi platters, chicken teriyaki, Japanese-style roasted duck, assorted sushi-of-the-day platters and assorted seasonal vegetable and seafood tempura. Sushiden also hosts scheduled tasting menu dinners, and offers off-site catering. The restaurant delivers to local residences and businesses.
Sushiden
19 E. 49th St.
New York, NY 10017
212-758-2700
sushiden.com
Le Bernardin serves French cuisine in an elegant dining room near Madison Avenue in Midtown New York City. The restaurant offers lunch menu items such as charred octopus, sautéed codfish, pan-roasted duck breast, poached halibut and seared yellowtail kingfish. The restaurant's dinner menu selections include baked whole red snapper, roasted rack of lamb, buffalo mozzarella tortellini, and seared Nebraska Wagyu beef. Le Bernardin also presents a tasting menu that features warm lobster carpaccio, baked wild stripe bass and smoked yellowfin tuna. The restaurant also features a private dining room with a separate entrance and private restrooms.
Le Bernardin
155 W. 51st St.
New York, NY 10019
212-554-1515
le-bernardin.com
Located in Harlem, Island Salad restaurant offers a create-your-own salad option with your choice of lettuce, and toppings such as Mandarin oranges, chow mein noodles, mushrooms, dried cranberries, black olives and cheddar cheese. You can complete your salad with your choice of dressing such as Asian ginger-sesame, French and mango curry, and meats such as smoked ham, roast beef and turkey bacon. The casual restaurant also offers menu items such as Cuban sandwiches, vegetarian burritos and buffalo chicken wraps. Island Salad also serves organic teas and coffees, and prepares specialty beverages such as flavored sodas and caramel cider.
Island Salad
22 E. 125th St.
New York, NY 10035
212-860-3000
islandsalad.com
Established in 1937, the Carnegie Deli in midtown Manhattan near Madison Avenue features house-smoked and cured meats. The casual restaurant's breakfast menu includes corned beef or pastrami hash, french toast, thick-cut Virginia bacon served with eggs any style and cinnamon toast. The deli's lunch and dinner over-stuffed sandwich selections include salami-and-egg sandwiches, turkey burgers, beef tongue sandwiches and grilled knockwurst sandwiches. Carnegie's lunch and dinner plate selections include roasted half-chicken platters, beef pot roast, Hungarian goulash, and sautéed chicken livers served with cole slaw, boiled potatoes and fresh vegetables. The Carnegie Deli also delivers to certain Madison Avenue addresses.
The Carnegie Deli
854 7th Ave. at 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
212-757-2245
carnegiedeli.com
