New York's Best Proposal Spot 2008

One of this hemisphere’s most magnificent vistas.

Reviews:

• “Wondeful”
• “pretty view!”
• “Overpriced”
• “Most overrated experience I’ve ever had”
• “wonderful views”

Tips: Fantasizing about getting married at the top of the Empire State Building? You can do it. Every Valentine’s Day, a select group of couples get hitched here. Check the website for details.

Empire State Building

Strolling under the wisteria-covered bowers is one of the great joys of a New York City spring.

Reviews:

• “GORGEOUS!!!!”
• “Just Gorgeous!”
• “Lotta Green for a Little Green”
• “Brooklyn’s Secret Garden”

Tips: Get free admission before noon on Saturdays. Tuesdays are free year-round, and weekdays are free from late-November through February.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Deal-makers and trip-takers feel equally at home at the New American queen bee of Danny Meyer’s food empire.

Reviews:

• “Not fine dining”
• “Incredible service, good food. Great date spot or special occassion group dining”
• “Great service, so-so food”
• “Loved it”
• “great service, tiny meal”

Tips: In addition to 36 wines available by the glass, cocktails stand out: Try the Mandarina, which balances the bitterness of Campari with refreshing orange flavor, or the pleasantly sweet Cherry Blossom.

Eleven Madison Park

A largely commercial complex that provides year-round art, greenery and entertainment.

Reviews:

• “i prefer the nbc studio tour”
• “Today Show/Top of the Rock/NBC tour”
• “Ice Skating”
• “NBC Studio Tour too short”
• “Rockefeller Center Tour”

Tips: The famous skating rink is open from early October to early April every year.

Rockefeller Center

Revered old-line French favorite dishes out elegant seafood with class and consistency.

Reviews:

• “Fantasmic… A Combination of Fantastic and Orgazmic (citysearch doesn’t let me spell that word)”
• “Top seafood restaurant in the USA. Go at least once in your lifetime.”
• “Expected more…”
• “Ehhh, I’ve had better.”
• “Wonderful but expensive”

Tips: In addition to a $40 dollar lunch, there are two tasting menus: a $135 “Le Bernardin” menu ($140 with wine pairings) and an eight course “chef’s” menu for $180 ($320 with wine parings).

Le Bernardin

Proof that refined French dining in an intimate room doesn’t have to mean putting on airs.

Reviews:

• “Miniscule portions”
• “Uptight Joke- Silly Food- Crazy Prices”
• “Wonderful food, wonderful service”
• “Avoid”
• “Good dinner and wines with nice ambience”

Tips: A three-course prix-fixe menu is served at lunch for just $25.

Fleur de Sel

Stuffy yet unaffected: full of readers and writers enjoying the hard stuff.

Reviews:

• “The food is good but the overall experience is not worth the high price.”
• “Best Bar on the Block”
• “HORRIBLE”
• “Great Place”
• “Sleek and subtle”

Tips: Snag an armchair for drinks in the elegant lobby, where a bell on each table signals your waiter.

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