Broadway runs the entire length of Manhattan, starting at Bowling Green near the island's southern tip and running northward into the Bronx and Westchester County beyond the city limits. Along its route, the Great White Way, as it's also known, passes through Times Square and the Theater District in mid-Manhattan. Restaurants of every size and culinary persuasion can be found on or near Broadway.
This two-level kosher restaurant can seat up to 350 diners. Abigael's is the brainchild of Jeff Nathan, an award-winning chef and cookbook author. Although everything served at the restaurant is prepared strictly according to Jewish dietary law, the menu reflects multiple culinary influences and offers a wide assortment of dishes. Sample dinner entrees include orecchiette caponata, pecan salmon, macadamia-crusted chicken, Thai sea bass, roast duck, blackened rib steak and skirt steak San Pedro.
Abigael's on Broadway
1407 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
212-575-1407
abigaels.com
Located on West 44th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, this Italian restaurant specializes in the cuisine of Venice, a regional variation not seen that widely in the United States. Entrees include grilled salmon and calamari; Brodetto alla Veneta, a seafood stew that's been braised with tomatoes, Pinot Grigio and garlic; grilled chicken breast with seven herbs; veal scaloppini served with a sauce of Pinot Grigio, parsley and capers; and black Angus shell steak, marinated with rosemary, and served with spinach, roasted garlic potatoes and wild mushrooms.
Osteria al Doge
142 W. 44th St.
New York, NY 10036
212-944-3643
osteria-doge.com
This longtime favorite serves a wide array of Asian cuisine, including Hong Kong-style dim sum, sushi, sashimi and other popular dishes. Located near the northern end of Times Square, this sprawling restaurant seats up to 300 diners. In addition to its extensive selection of dim sum, sushi and sashimi, Ruby Foo's offers a variety of other pan-Asian entrees, including wasabi wonton-crusted salmon; grilled Kobe beef burger; pad Thai with shrimp, chicken, peanuts and cilantro; kung pao chicken; and Buddha's vegetable feast.
Ruby Foo's Times Square
1626 Broadway (at 49th Street)
New York, NY 10019
212-489-5600
brguestrestaurants.com
Housed within a converted bank vault, this restaurant is on lower Broadway at Cedar Street, close to the city's Financial District. Trinity Place's menu offers a wide diversity of cuisines, including such entrees as papardelle pasta served with braised Berkshire pork, fennel, olives and hedgehog mushrooms in a red wine-tomato sauce; a burger of Kobe beef; bouillabaisse; ahi tuna and soba noodle salad; and Hungarian beef goulash.
Trinity Place Bar & Restaurant
115 Broadway
New York, NY 10006
212-964-0939
trinityplacenyc.com
If you've got a hankering for some down-home barbecue, then Virgil's is the place for you. To bring the genuine article to New York City diners, restaurateur Artie Cutler installed two massive Southern Pride smokers, each of which can hold up to 1,400 pounds of meat. The restaurant opened in 1994 and offers a wide selection of traditional barbecue favorites, including ribs, chicken, pulled pork and beef brisket. Over the years, Virgil's menu has expanded to embrace other cuisines, including Cajun, Tex-Mex, Creole and soul food.
Virgil's Real Barbecue
152 W. 44th St.
New York, NY 10036
212-921-9494
virgilsbbq.com
