Restaurant Week Returns July 24 to August 20; Dozens of UWS Restaurants Participating

By Scott Etkin

Restaurant Week – or, more accurately, Restaurant Month – is back this year from July 24th to August 20th. The semiannual event, which runs in the summer and winter, gives diners the chance to visit hundreds of New York City’s best restaurants at a discount.

Restaurants participating in the program can offer 2-course lunches and 3-course dinners for $30, $40 or $60. It’s up to the restaurant to choose which meals to offer and at which price point. Saturdays are excluded from the program and Sundays are optional. Reservations can be made through the Restaurant Week website at the link starting July 6th.

Restaurant Week began 30 years ago as “a one-time culinary event” to welcome the 1992 Democratic National Convention, according to the website. But it has evolved into a longer, regular program in order to support the tourism and service industries in the city.

This summer, there are nearly 500 restaurants participating across the five boroughs. On the Upper West Side, there are more than two dozen participating, including everything from French and Italian, to Barbeque, Japanese, Malaysian, and more. Here’s the full list of restaurants in the neighborhood that are taking part:

5 Napkin Burger (Bistro)

Amelie (French)

Arte Cafe (Italian)

Au Jus (Barbecue)

Bar Boulud (French)

Bellini at Harry’s Table (Italian)

Boulud Sud (Mediterranean)

Carmine’s (Italian)

Celeste (Italian)

Cibo e Vino (Italian)

Dagon (Mediterranean)

Eléa (Greek)

Gyu-Kaku (Japanese BBQ)

Harry’s Table at Cipriani (Italian)

Jacob’s Pickles (Soul Food/Comfort)

Kissaki Sushi (Japanese)

La Sirene (French)

Le Monde (French)

Lincoln Ristorante (Italian)

Maison Pickle (New American)

Marlow Bistro (Mediterranean)

Momoya (Japanese)

Nice Matin (French)

Nougatine at Jean-Georges (New American)

Prohibition (New American)

Rosa Mexicano (Mexican)

Sarabeth’s (New American)

Shun Lee West (Chinese)

Tarallucci e Vino (Italian)

Tasca (Spanish)

The Consulate (French)

The Leopard at Des Artistes (Italian)

The Ribbon (New American)

Wau (Malaysian)