14 Trendy Restaurants You Can Get Into - New York - The Infatuation

"Let’s say you need to plan an impromptu dinner with a few out-of-towners who expect every NYC restaurant to be as majestic as the Chrysler Building. Try 53. It’s big and flashy, and it’s in Midtown, so your tourist friends can easily jet off to the Neil Diamond musical once you’re done eating. The food is “contemporary Asian,” and, with its great Hainanese chicken and sambal-covered skate, the menu covers a lot of ground. Be sure to eat some truffle soup dumplings while you take in the three-story space with rotating art installations. " - Bryan Kim, Neha Talreja, Kenny Yang