Restaurants near Mckinley Playground

35 restaurants available nearby

1. Giano

4.9

Exceptional(1536)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • East Village

Booked 14 times today

Please call us if you are running later than 10 minutes after your reservation time. We may contact you about this reservation, so please ensure your email and phone number are up to date.Please know that we have a grace period (15 min) .All of our outdoor seating have heaters for your dining comfort but we ask that you dress accordingly for a New York winter.This is the story of Paolo and Matteo, two guys from Milano who had an idea. Let's take the heart of our tradition and fuse it with the exciting innovations happening in Italian cooking, they said. Inspired by the Roman deity Janus who looked to the future as well as the past, Giano respects tradition and embraces the future. We like to think of our little corner in the east village as quite special, and hope you will too

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2. Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya

4.7

Exceptional(1035)

Price: Moderate

• Japanese • Lower East Side

Booked 22 times today

Vast Japanese menu of sushi & small plates plus sake & cocktails in the trendy Sixty LES Hotel. Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya is a Japanese-style tavern, a traditional Sushi Bar and a fine dining experience, all about melding a fun drinking environment with delicious food offerings. The menu provides something for everyone - vegetarians, sushi lovers and meat lovers alike. We serve everything from small plate items like yakitori by the piece, to family-style platters like filet mignon with lobster platter. Expert Sushi Chefs behind the Sushi Bar create made-to-order fresh sashimi, sushi and signature rolls. All this to accompany hand crafted Japanese beers, sochu style cocktails and an extensive sake and wine list.

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3. Risotteria Melotti

4.7

Exceptional(689)

Price: Expensive

• Italian • East Village

Booked 20 times today

We have a 10 min grace period.Please call us if you are running later than 10 minutes.Your table will be reserved for 1hour and 30 minutes.For a group of 5 and more please send an email to nyc@risotteriamelotti.com.Find the real Italian atmosphere in a cozy restaurant, where to eat only rice based Specialties and Risotto!A unique gluten free experience, 100% made in Italy.The first Risotteria Melotti was opened in Isola della Scala, in the region of VERONA, in 2002. The idea of opening a Risotteria in New York came in order to make this typical and traditional italian dish known and cooked by us, with the rice we produce and with the typical old style techniques used in Isola della Scala.

4. Lil' Frankie's

4.7

Exceptional(806)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • East Village

Booked 39 times today

Italy's neighorhood pizzeria's are known as really casual places to hang out, meet friends, eat, drink and talk. Lil' Frankie's is just that. We offer real Neapolitan pizza, made exactly as it's made in Naples, fresh handmade pastas cooked to order, a wine and grappa list that rivals any in the city, and friendly (never pushy) service - all in a setting designed to make you feel at home. Our brick, wood burning, oven was handcrafted by a 3rd generation Neapolitan oven builder, brick by brick. It features real lava from Vesuvio and through a unique double dome design, recycles heat to reach near 900 degrees.

5. Pineapple Club

4.4

Awesome(589)

Price: Expensive

• Contemporary American • East Village

Booked 12 times today

Be transported to a tropical paradise located in the heart of the East Village. #1 Espresso Martini in NYC 2 years running, our frozen piña colada and pineapple chili margaritas are fan favorites. Lush tropical vibes, pink couches, pineapples everywhere! Famous for our contemporary tiki cocktails created by mixologist Nazar Hrab, and our New-American / Tropical menu from Chef Timothy Silva. Also known for our Y2K brunch - think oyster shooters, Banana Bread French toast, pork belly hash, pineapple mimosas, and plenty of Britney and Backstreet Boys bumping throughout.On Friday & Saturday, the kitchen closes at 11:00pmPineapple Club is also known for its seamless events program, with 140 seats and 4 different rooms to choose from. Creating the perfect vibe for any occasion, custom to your specifications, with effortless ease. For reservations larger than 10 guests, please visit www.pineappleclub.com/eventsHope to see you soon, cheers!

6. Lavagna - NYC

4.8

Exceptional(1862)

Price: Expensive

• Italian • East Village

Booked 19 times today

Lavagna opened its doors on February 1st 1999.The restaurant offers casual Italian trattoria fare at moderate prices. The vibe is candlelit, cozy, with an old wood burning oven, exposed brick walls, a pressed tin ceiling and a small wine bar where one can dine also. A wall of French doors swing open in the warmer weather to a seasonal sidewalk cafe of 20 seats.The kitchen concept is to create dishes traditionally Italian, emphasizing fresh, seasonal ingredients and product of the highest quality.The menu highlights include homemade pastas, a wood oven roasted fish for two, roast pork chop, baby rack of lamb and of course the rigatoni with sweet and spicy sausage that has become a classic over the years.The wine list has been a yearly recipient of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 2002 and it focuses on hard to find wines from regional Italy along with other international selections.

7. Pylos

4.7

Exceptional(1341)

Price: Expensive

• Greek • East Village

Booked 2 times today

PYLOS honors the breadth of traditional Greek cuisine by bringing fresh, wholesome cooking from all regions of Greece to an elegant, contemporary and comfortable setting in the East Village. Our NameAmong the ruins of ancient Greece were items such as clay pots that revealed many clues to daily Hellenic life. PYLOS (pronounced Pee-'los) - the root word that includes things of clay - celebrates these prosaic artifacts we now recognize as great art. *Pylos Restaurant now offers outdoor dining that is covered and heated.

8. Supper Restaurant

4.8

Exceptional(633)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • East Village

Booked 10 times today

Supper is The Third restaurant from the Frank crew. Here Frank has taken his favorite classic dishes from all over the north of italy and coupled them with a space that reeks Old East Village charm. Wine wine and more Italian Wines than any other east village restaurant. Think lots of brick and stone low lighting and a handinstalled Florentine wood ceiling pictured in the last supper. Old Venetian glass hanging chandeliers and it's all just a setting for a whirling swirling kitchen center stage. Yeah...Veal Milanese (proper), Bolognese out the... You guessed it. OUT DA BUTT. Beef short ribs BAROLO, yup. Freshest salads and MOZZ, SPECK, FALL PARM SALAD, BURRATA, spag limone!!! Yeah... Spag cacio pepe, Bagna Caoda, Osso buco, BOLLITO MISTO, Risotto Amarone, Arista di maiale, Dad's SUNDAY MARINARA SAUCE, chunky and ripped with fresh ricotta cheese.

9. Dirty French NYC

4.4

Awesome(1349)

Price: Very Expensive

• French • Lower East Side

Booked 6 times today

Dirty French NY is a bistro experience created by Major Food Group, located in the Ludlow Hotel on Manhattan’s storied Lower East Side. The menu takes its culinary cues from the timeless dishes of classic French tradition and gives them an exciting, “dirty” twist using modern techniques and bold, thrilling flavors. In the same way the dishes “come alive” with flavor, the restaurant itself swells with energy as the hours lead into late night, featuring some of New York’s greatest playlists and a staff equally as vibey.For any questions regarding an existing or future reservation, please email reservations@dirtyfrench.com

10. Nudibranch

4.8

Exceptional(38)

Price: Moderate

• Korean • East Village

Booked 10 times today

Nudibranch is a Korean- Spanish restaurant with thoughtful small plates, juicy wines in a modern chic space in the East Village.plus cocktails and porrons.

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35 restaurants available nearby

1. Giano

2. Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya

3. Risotteria Melotti

4. Lil' Frankie's

5. Pineapple Club

6. Lavagna - NYC

7. Pylos

8. Supper Restaurant

9. Dirty French NYC

10. Nudibranch

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