NYC Eating

Coffee and Continental breakfast

Cafe Gitane - Italian and Frog petit dejeuner hang out

McNally Jackson - Self-consciously curated left wing books for all day browsing and chewing

Think Coffee - Crap coffee but good outdoor seating on Bowery

Joe - Thick black coffee on a bench in West Village

Brunch

The Standard Grill - Big sunglasses, models and fantastic food (ghetto chic)

Cafe Habana - Bad cuban food, great cuban music, waitresses that look fresh from Havana (ghetto chic)

Bubby's - Same as The Standard Grill but with babies. Arrive early or risk being run over by prams (preppy)

Bar Marche - Good food for crying over boys (preppy)

Public - Australian modern food (upscale-ish)

Lunch (all are good for taking parents, in-laws and clients)

Any michelin star restaurant with a prix fix menu (Nougatine, Bouley, Joel Rubichon etc)

Any Keith Mcnally restaurant (Balthazar, Pulino's, Mineta Tavern, Pastis etc)

Cipriani Downtown - Yuppy-st Tropez sort of place

Dinner

Momofoku - Ramen. If the queue is killing you, go round the corner to Leon (hipster casual)

Hecho en Dumbo - Modern Mexican, mean Mezcal cocktails. Don't expect to leave sober

EN Japanese Brasserie - (minimalist)

The Modern - Full on at the MOMA (parentally friendly)

Adour at the St Regis - Deliciously French (parentally friendly)

Wallse - Minimalist Austrian (parentally friendly)

Detox (Go alone with your dog)

Liquiteria - every juice on earth

Angelica's Kitchen - raw, vegan food for those who love their bodies more than life

Parentally friendly = somewhere your father feels comfortable. Well lit, tablecloths, space between the tables and waiters in closed shoes

Ghetto Chic = fashionably grungy. Kate Moss sort of hang outs

Minimalist = upscale but no table cloths

Preppy = pea coats, navy blue jeans and alice bands