2015/08/24

[紐約] 生活小事

公車電話
只要在手機上打入公車站牌上的號碼,
就會出現那班公車還要多久到站的訊息。

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開戶
如果待的時間比較久,
有個當地帳戶會方便很多。

因為美元不比台幣,
價格會有幾分幾角,
再加上支付小費的情況很多,
有時候在支付或找錢上拿一堆零錢很麻煩,
所以開個帳戶,
辦張debit card(現金卡)真的很實用。

美國在塑膠貨幣的使用上相當頻繁,
除了在China town和Flushing等華人營業的地方只收現金外,
幾乎便利商店、速食熱狗店、地鐵儲值、搭計程車都可以用卡片支付,
也不用搞得自己全身一堆零錢。

Metro Card地鐵卡
地鐵公車都可以使用。

Metro Card有效期一般多為一年

紐約的地鐵進站要刷卡,出站不用。
Metro Card如果要連刷,
中間有間隔時間限制,
大約18-20分鐘,
所以不太能兩人共用一張。

Metro Card購買時還有卡片費USD 1元,
所以用完之後卡片不要丟掉,
因為Unlimited Metro Card效期終止後,
就自動變成pay as you go了(加多少用多少)。

或者用它來續購Unlimited Metro Card,
就不用再多付卡片費USD 1元了。

所以,
回程要去機場,
在Jamaica轉搭air train時也會用到。
(回程搭地鐵到Sutphin Blvd時,
在出口如果看到有人跟你要用完的Metro Card,
他們會說那張你用不到了,
但其實就是用那張買air train的票,記得不要給

air train的額度和Metro Card的地鐵額度分開計算,
搭air train要USD 5元,
如果沒有Metro card,
你要花USD 6元(其中一元是卡片費)。
如果Metro card還在,
就只要加值USD 5元就可以搭air train了。

小費
美國用餐照當地習慣都要支付小費,
剛到的時候很不習慣,
光是付小費都要付到瘋掉了。

一般來說,
早餐、早午餐、午餐,小費是15~18%不等。
晚餐則為20%。

美國的服務生起薪低,
小費是他們主要的收入來源。

不過既然有小費制度,
就該要求應有的服務。
如果服務不佳,
例如水喝完了拖很久都沒來加,
小費就可以自行斟酌。

餐廳周
冬夏各有一次,夏天的在七八月,冬天的在二三月。

開始前的一周記得到i去詢問,
拿餐廳周手冊,
把要吃的哪幾間挑出來,
熱門的餐廳建議提前訂位。

有些餐廳會限制用餐最少要雙人,

如果只有一個人,
有些餐廳可能會訂不到,
不代表那個時段沒有位置,
而是沒有單人的位置。

在餐廳周去用餐前,
一定要上官網看清楚菜單,
有些餐廳在餐廳周,
是提供「比較便宜」的選擇,
而不見得完全照餐廳周定價,
真的要看清楚。

用餐

在紐約,
吃個路邊攤也是台幣一兩百,
我真的覺得那還不如去餐廳吃好了。

要去餐廳前,
不管餐廳熱不熱門,
如果可以在OpenTable上找到的餐廳,
就建議用OpenTable先訂位,
因為可以累積點數。

點數到達一定,

還能有現金回饋,
可以把現金回饋用在有加入的餐廳。

我就利用餐廳周狂訂了好多家,
然後拿了USD 20元的禮券去Ai Fiori吃大餐。

Seamless
是一款可以線上購買食物的app
會直接送達到你家
美國現在很多人都利用這種方式採買食物了

Pinkberry
糖果店

Sharpie
Sharpie類似奇異筆
也有出液體鉛筆(號稱24小時內都可以像鉛筆一樣擦掉)
還有訂製款
可以在筆上印自己的名字和一句話
去美國的時候可以考慮帶一組回來

大麻
基本上在美呼麻是違法的,
但店家可以販售呼麻的器具,
至於resource就要你自己去找了。



2015/07/13

[紐約] 2015年紐約餐廳周Restaurant Week

21 club
價位:$$$$
評論:非常推薦
Ranked among the top 30 most popular restaurants in New York City, '21' welcomes you with superb American cuisine, a Wine Spectator Grand Award–winning wine list and truly incomparable service in a convenient location just steps from Fifth Avenue. Delight family, friends and associates with cocktails, lunch, dinner or a private event at '21'.



2 west
價位:$$$

A voce columbus

價位:$$$

A Voce Madison
價位:$$$

Abboccato Italian Kitchen
價位:$$$

Acme
價位:$$$

Ai Fiori

價位:$$$$
評論:可




All’onda
價位:$$$

Altesi Ristorante

價位:$$$

American Cut

價位:$$$$

The Americano
價位:$$$

Amma Restaurant

價位:$$$

Ammos Estiatorio – Grand Central

價位:$$$

Anassa Taverna

價位:$$$

Andanada

價位:$$$

Angus Club Steakhouse

價位:$$$$

Aretsky’s Patroon
價位:$$$

Arlington Club

價位:$$$$
評論:推薦



Armani / Ristorante

價位:$$$$

Artisanal Fromagerie & Bistro
價位:$$$

Asellina

價位:$$$

Asia de Cuba

價位:$$$

Atlantic Grill at Lincoln Center

價位:$$$

Atlantic Grill East Side

價位:$$$

Atrio Wine Bar I Restaurant

價位:$$$

Auden Bistro & Bar

價位:$$$$
評論:可
Auden Bistro & Bar, located in Midtown, features chef Mark Arnao's refined adaptations of traditional bistro cuisine. With pure flavors, and simple yet refined presentations, the menu emphasizes regionally sourced ingredients and sustainable seafood. An open-plan design by The Rockwell Group results in a striking space overlooking Sixth Avenue. The adjoining Auden Bar features legendary New York bartender Norman Bukofzer, who strikes the perfect balance of warmth, conversation and exceptional bar skills while pouring a wide assortment of local spirits and beers in addition to an extensive cocktail list.



Aureole – Liberty Room
價位:$$$$$

Avaton Estiatorio
價位:$$$

The Back Room at One57

價位:$$$

Bann

價位:$$$

Bar Boulud

價位:$$$$
評論:可
If you’ve ever wanted to break bread at an avant-garde cavernous wine cellar with your eccentric, well-off French friends, then Bar Boulud is what you’ve been waiting for. Long, intimate and ending a cozy tasting room, this is Daniel Boulud’s manifestation of brasserie fare done with standard and modern flourishes. The steak frites and coq au vin are popular dishes, and Boulud scores with a new preparation of one of his classics: pork belly.



Bar Eolo: Sicilian Kitchen & Wines
價位:$$$

Bar Italia

價位:$$$

Bar Primi
價位:$$$

Barbetta

價位:$$$$

Barbounia
價位:$$$

Barraca
價位:$$$

Beautique
價位:$$$$$
評論:推薦



Beauty & Essex
價位:$$$$

Bello Restaurant
價位:$$$

Ben & Jack’s Steakhouse on 5th
價位:$$$$
評論:推薦
Ben and Jack Sinanaj, long-time waiters at Peter Luger’s, have opened a classic steakhouse all their own. In addition to offering prime dry-aged porterhouse steaks, including their signature 44-ouncer, as well as other flavorful cuts of meat, the restaurant offers an array of fresh seafood, from fresh oysters to a hefty four-pound lobster. If you can manage to squeeze in dessert, try the hot-fudge sundae or the German apple strudel. An extensive wine list is available.



Benares – Midtown
價位:$$$

Benares – Tribeca

價位:$$$

Benchmark Restaurant
價位:$$$

Benoit Restaurant & Bar
價位:$$$$
評論:佳



Bill’s Food & Drink
價位:$$$$

Birreria

Bleecker Kitchen & Co.

價位:$$$

Blenheim

價位:$$$$

BLT Bar & Grill

價位:$$$$

Blue Fin
價位:$$$

Blue Smoke – Battery Park City
價位:$$$

Blue Smoke – Flatiron
價位:$$$

Blue Water Grill
價位:$$$

Bo’s Kitchen & Bar Room
價位:$$$

Bobby Van’s Grill-West 45th Street

價位:$$$

Bobby Van’s Grill – West 50th Street
價位:$$$$

Bobby Van’s Steakhouse & Grill- Broad street
價位:$$$$

Bobby Van’s Steakhouse – East 54th Street
價位:$$$$

Bocca Restaurant & Bar
價位:$$$

Bodega Negra at Dream Downtown
價位:$$$$

Boulud Sud
價位:$$$

Brasserie
價位:$$$

Brasserie 8 1/2

價位:$$$$
評論:非常推薦
Nestled in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s celebrated "Bellbottom" building on West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan, Brasserie 8? offers notable "nouvelle" French cuisine in a super-plush atmosphere. Accessed by a spectacular sweeping staircase, the restaurant is accented by original works by Henri Matisse and a one-of-a-kind glass sculpture by Fernand Leger.



Brasserie Cognac
價位:$$$

Brasserie Ruhlmann

價位:$$$$

Bread & Tulips
價位:$$$

Burke & Wills
價位:$$$

Butter Midtown

價位:$$$

BV’s Grill

價位:$$$$

Ca Va Brasserie
價位:$$$

Café Boulud

價位:$$$$
評論:推薦



Café Centro
價位:$$$

Café D’Alsace

價位:$$$

Caffe Storico
價位:$$$

Calle Ocho
價位:$$$

The Capital Grille Chrysler Center
價位:$$$$

The Capital Grille Time Life
價位:$$$$

The Capital Grille Wall Street
價位:$$$$

Caravaggio
價位:$$$$

Casa Lever
價位:$$$

Casa Mono & Bar Jamon

價位:$$$

Casa Nonn
價位:$$$

Catch NYC
價位:$$$

The Cecil

價位:$$

Charlie Palmer Steak

價位:$$$$$
評論:非常推薦
Rooted in the pursuit of the best-quality ingredients and a simple approach in the kitchen, Charlie Palmer Steak turns out perfectly prepared steaks, chops and modern seafood dishes. Chef Palmer and executive chef Matthew Zappoli strive to find and support as many small, artisan producers as possible, like the family-owned Snake River Farms that provides their stunningly tender American Wagyu. With steak options ranging from steakhouse staples like the bone-in NY strip and porterhouse to neo-traditional offerings like the Terres Major, Palmer and team juxtapose the classic with the new throughout their extensive menus.



Chefs Club by Food & Wine
價位:$$$$

Cherry

價位:$$$

Cherry Izakaya
價位:$$

Chez Josephine

價位:$$$

China Grill

價位:$$$$

Church & Dey
價位:$$$

Churrascaria Plataforma
價位:$$$$

Cipriani Colci
價位:$$$$

Cipriani Wall Street

價位:$$$$

Circo
價位:$$$

City Crab & Seafood Company
價位:$$$

City Hall Restaurant

價位:$$$

City Lobster & Steak

價位:$$$

City Mussels

價位:$$$

Clement

價位:$$$$

Co-Op Food & Drink

價位:$$$$

Costata
價位:$$$$$
評論:不推薦



Craftbar
價位:$$

Crema Restaurante
價位:$$

Crossroads american Kitchen and Bar
價位:$$

Darbar
價位:$$$

Darbar Grill
價位:$$$

David Burke at Bloomingdale’s

價位:$$$

David Burke Fishtail

價位:$$$$

David Burke Kitchen
價位:$$$

Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse

價位:$$$

DB Bistro Moderne
價位:$$$$
評論:佳
Famous for its over-the-top $35 foie-gras-and-short-rib burger, DB Bistro Moderne is Daniel Boulud’s attempt at casual dining. But since chef Boulud goes first class no matter what, this bistro dazzles with its sleek, contemporary decor and newfangled bistro dishes along the lines of escargot fricassee and crispy duck confit. Early weekday hours and brunch on weekends make it an attractive option for a Midtown breakfast.



DBGB Kitchen and Bar
價位:$$$

Delmonico’s Kitchen
價位:$$$$

Delmonico’s Restaurant

價位:$$$$

Docks Oyster Bar
價位:$$$

Dos Caminos Meatpacking District

價位:$$$

Dos Caminos Park Avenue
價位:$$$

Dos Caminos Soho

價位:$$$

Dos Caminos Third Avenue
價位:$$$

The Dutch
價位:$$$

E&E Grill House
價位:$$$

East & West
價位:$$$

Ed’s Chowder House
價位:$$$

El Toro Blanco
價位:$$$

El Vez
價位:$$$

Elan
價位:$$$

Empellon Cocina
價位:$$$

Empellon Taqueria
價位:$$$

Empire Steak House – West 54th Street
價位:$$$$

En Japanese Brasserie
價位:$$$

Esca
價位:$$$$

Essex

價位:$$$

Estiatorio Milos

價位:$$$$

Etcetera etcetera
價位:$$$

Felice 15 Gold Street

價位:$$$

Felice 83
價位:$$$

Felidia
價位:$$$$

Fig & Olive – Downtown

價位:$$$

Fig & Olive – Midtown
價位:$$$

Fig & Olive – Uptown
價位:$$$

Fino Ristorante Italiano
價位:$$$

FishTag
價位:$$$

Fogo de Chao Churrascaria Brazilian steakhouse

價位:$$$$

Fonda
價位:$$

The Fourth Restaurant
價位:$$$

Frankie & Johnnie’s Stekhouse 37th street
價位:$$$

Fung Tu
價位:$$$

Gabriel’s Bar & Restaurant

價位:$$$$

Gaby Brasserie Francaise
價位:$$$

Gallaghers steakhouse

價位:$$$$

The Gander

價位:$$$

Gaonnuri

價位:$$$$

Giorgio’s of Gramercy
價位:$$$

Giovanni Rana Pastificio & Cucina
價位:$$$

Glass House Tavern
價位:$$$

The Gorbals Brooklyn
價位:$$

Gotham Bar & Grill

價位:$$$$

Gran Morsi
價位:$$$

Grape & Vine
價位:$$$

Grotta azzurra Restaurant
價位:$$$

Hakkasan New York

價位:$$$$

HanGawi

價位:$$$

Harlow

價位:$$$$

Haru Amsterdam Avenue
價位:$$$

Haru Gramercy Park
價位:$$$

Haru Third avenue
價位:$$$

Hatsuhana Sushi Restaurant
價位:$$$

Haveli
價位:$$$

I Trulli Ristorante / Enoteca
價位:$$$

II Buco Alimentari & Vineria
價位:$$$

II Cantinori Restaurant

價位:$$$

II Mulino New York – downtown
價位:$$$$$

II Mulino New York – Uptown

價位:$$$$$

II Mulino Prime

價位:$$$$

II Mulino Trattoria
價位:$$$

Ilili Restaurant

價位:$$$

Inakaya New York
價位:$$$

Indochine
價位:$$$

Isabella’s
價位:$$$

Jojo
價位:$$$$



Junoon

價位:$$$$

Kefi
價位:$$$

Kellari Taverna
價位:$$$

Ken & Cook
價位:$$$

Kin shop
價位:$$$

Koi Soho
價位:$$$$

Kristalbelli

價位:$$$$

L’Ecole, the restaurant of the international culinary center
價位:$$$

La fonda del sol
價位:$$$

La loteria
價位:$$$

La masseria
價位:$$$

Lafayette
價位:$$$

The lambs club bar

價位:$$$$

Lavo restaurant

價位:$$$

Le cirque
價位:$$$$$
評論:非常推薦
As luxurious as ever, for almost 40 years Le Cirque has been synonymous with high-glamour dining in New York. Owner Sirio Maccioni's hospitality is legendary, the formal service remains impeccable and the gilded, gold-flecked decor is the perfect setting for rich, classic French presentations like foie gras ravioli or frogs' legs fricassee. For an extra-special experience, dine at the chef's table in the famed Le Cirque kitchen, which includes a 6-course chef's tasting menu for 4–8 people. The restaurant now also offers cooking classes.



Le colonial
價位:$$$

Le perigord
價位:$$$

Le philosophe
價位:$$$

Left bank
價位:$$$$

The leopard at des artistes

價位:$$$$

Les halles
價位:$$$

Les halles – downtown

價位:$$$

Lexington brass

價位:$$$

The library at the public

價位:$$$

Lido

價位:$$$

Limani
價位:$$$$

Lincoln center Kitchen

價位:$$$

Lincoln Ristorante

價位:$$$$

The lion
價位:$$$$

Little Park

價位:$$$

Lupa Osteria Romana

價位:$$$

Lure Fishbar
價位:$$

Macelleria

價位:$$$$

Macondo west
價位:$$$$

Maloney & Porcelli
價位:$$$$

Manzo Ristorante
價位:$$$$

Mark Joseph steakhouse
價位:$$$$

Marseille
價位:$$$

Masseria dei vini
價位:$$$

Match 65 Brasserie

價位:$$$

Maya
價位:$$$

Maze by Gordon Ramsay

價位:$$$$
評論:不推薦



Mercer kitchen
價位:$$$

Mezzogiorno Restaurant

價位:$$$

Michael Jordan’s the steakhouse NYC

價位:$$$$
評論:推薦
Situated on the north and west balconies of Grand Central Terminal's main concourse, this popular steakhouse ranks among the top in New York. The design harkens back to the glory days of luxury train travel, and features a classic steakhouse menu and an eclectic selection of wines, spirits and beers. The restaurant features two private dining rooms for seven and 14, a wine salon that accommodates 16 for seated dinners or 60 for cocktail parties, and a semi-private area that seats 40 for lunch or dinner. The main dining room can seat 160 for lunch or dinner, and when combined with the bar it can accommodate up to 400. The iconic bar is a gathering place for commuters, travelers and New Yorkers.



Michael’s Restaurant
價位:$$$$

Mint Restaurant
價位:$$$

Minton’s
價位:$$$$$
評論:非常不推薦



Miss Lily’s
價位:$$$

Miss Lily’s 7A

價位:$$$

Molyvos Restaurant

價位:$$$

Monkey bar

價位:$$$$

Montebello Restaurant
價位:$$$

The Morgan dining Room
價位:$$

Morimoto NY

價位:$$$

Morrell Wine Bar & Café
價位:$$$

Morton’s Grille
價位:$$$

Morton’s The Steakhouse – Manhattan
價位:$$$$

Morton’s The Steakhouse – World Trade center
價位:$$$$

Mr. chow New York – 57th street

價位:$$$$

Mr. Chow New York – Tribeca
價位:$$$$$

Mr. K’s

價位:$$$

Murray’s cheese bar

價位:$$$

Naples 45
價位:$$

Narcissa

價位:$$$$

The National bar & Dining Rooms
價位:$$$

Natsumi

價位:$$$

Nice Matin

價位:$$$

Nick & Stef’s steakhouse

價位:$$$$

Nino’s Restaurant
價位:$$$

Nino’s Tuscany Steakhouse
價位:$$$

Nobu New York

價位:$$$$

Nobu Next Door
價位:$$$

North Square Restaurant & Lounge
價位:$$$

Nougatine at Jean-georges

價位:$$$$

NYY Steak – Manhattan
價位:$$$$$
評論:非常推薦



Obao Hell’s Kitchen
價位:$$$

Obica Mozzarella Bar Pizza e Cucina

價位:$$$

Ocean Grill

價位:$$$

Orsay Restaurant
價位:$$$$

Orso Restaurant

價位:$$$

The Palm Court

價位:$$$$

Pampano
價位:$$$

Paramount bar & Grill

價位:$$$

Park avenue summer

價位:$$$$

Parlor stek & Fish

價位:$$$$

The Peacock

價位:$$$$

Pera Mediterranean Brasserie

價位:$$$

Pera Soho

價位:$$$

Perilla

價位:$$$$

Periyali

價位:$$$

Perry Street

價位:$$$

Pershing square

價位:$$$

Pete’s Tavern

價位:$$

Petrossian

價位:$$$$

Pigalle
價位:$$

Po
價位:$$$

Porter House New York

價位:$$$$

Raymi
價位:$$$

The Red Cat
價位:$$$

Red Rooster Harlem
價位:$$$

The Regency bar & Grill
價位:$$$

Remi restaurant

價位:$$$$

Restaurant Nippon

價位:$$$

Resto

價位:$$$

Ristorante Morini

價位:$$$$

Riverpark
價位:$$$

Rock center Café

價位:$$$$

Rocking Hourse café

價位:$$

Root & Bone
價位:$$$

Rosa Mexicano at First avenue

價位:$$$

Rosa Mexicano at Lincoln center
價位:$$$

Rosa Mexicano at Union square
價位:$$$

Rossini’s Restaurant
價位:$$$

Ruby Foo’s Times square
價位:$$$

The Russian Tea Room
價位:$$$

Ruth’s Chris Steak House
價位:$$$$
評論:可



Sant Ambroeus West Village
價位:$$$$

Sant ambroeus Soho
價位:$$$

Sarabeth’s Central Park South

價位:$$$

Sarabeth’s Park Avenue South
價位:$$$

Sarabeth’s Tribeca

價位:$$$

Sarabeth’s Upper East Side

價位:$$$

Sarabeth’s Upper West Side

價位:$$$

Saul

價位:$$$

Savore Ristorante

價位:$$$

Sazon

價位:$$$

Scaletta Ristorante

價位:$$$

Scarpetta

價位:$$$

The Sea Grill

價位:$$$$

Shun Lee Palace

價位:$$$

Shun Lee West

價位:$$$$

Sirio Ristorante

價位:$$$$

Smith & Wollensky
價位:$$$$$
評論:非常不推薦



Smoke Jazz & Supper Club
價位:$$$

Smorgas Chef
價位:$$$

Soba Nippon
價位:$$$

Socarrat Paella Bar- Chelsea
價位:$$$

Socarrat Paella Bar-East
價位:$$$

Socarrat Paella Bar-Nolita
價位:$$$

Sofrito on the Hudson
價位:$$$

Southgate bar & Restaurant
價位:$$$

Spasso
價位:$$$

Spice Market

價位:$$$

The stanton Social
價位:$$$$

State grill and Bar

價位:$$$

Stella 34 trattoria

價位:$$$

STK Midtown

價位:$$$$

Strip House Midtown

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This restaurant within the Iroquois New York hotel combines upscale ambiance, creative seasonal menus and acclaimed service. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, the well-regarded restaurant has only 18 tables, providing an intimate setting for the flavorful French cuisine prepared here. At the venue's lounge, skilled mixologists serve unique cocktails and expertly chosen wine selections from a Wine Spectator Award Winning list.



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