New York City’s Winter Restaurant Week kicked off on Tuesday, January 21, and runs through Sunday, February 9, 2025. Whether you love or hate the event, it arrives at a perfect time—when dining costs are soaring, and food prices continue to rise. With 602 restaurants participating, we’ve sifted through the options to highlight the most intriguing, best-value deals in town. Before heading out, keep these rules in mind: Saturdays are often excluded, and Sundays may or may not be included. Dinners range from $30, $45, or $60, while lunches generally cost $30 or $45.

1. Nougatine at Jean-Georges

For a taste of luxury at a more accessible price, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s fine-dining classic offers a three-course lunch or dinner for $60.

• Appetizers: Fluke sashimi, salad, or cream of tomato soup
• Mains: Flounder with ravioli & paprika butter or roasted chicken with Brussels sprouts & wild rice
• Desserts: Chocolate cake, pavlova, or pineapple upside-down cake

📍 1 Central Park W (at Broadway), New York, NY 10023
📞 (212) 299-3900

2. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Barbecue can be pricey, so Restaurant Week is the perfect time to visit this Harlem staple with special $30 lunch and $45 dinner menus.

📍 700 W 125th St (at 12th Ave), New York, NY 10027
📞 (212) 694-1777

3. Sempre Oggi

This neighborhood Italian gem is offering a three-course meal for $45 all week long.

• Appetizers: Beets & stracciatella, chicken liver mousse, fried calamari, little gem salad
• Mains: Seafood brodetto, braised beef over polenta, spinach cannelloni, rigatoni all’Amatriciana
• Desserts: Biscotti, gelato, tiramisu, crostata

📍 164 W. 75th Street, New York, NY

4. Cafe Boulud

Daniel Boulud’s celebrated restaurant offers a $45 weekday lunch and a $55 weekday dinner featuring French classics.

• Starters: Chicory salad, terrine, potato & leek velouté
• Mains: Veal blanquette, blackened cod, cauliflower & raisin fettuccini
• Desserts: Tart, eclair, molten lava chocolate cake

📍 100 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10065
📞 (212)-772-2600

5. Passerine

For elevated Indian cuisine, visit this Flatiron newcomer from Chef Chetan Shetty (formerly of Michelin-starred Rania in D.C.). Enjoy a three-course meal for $60 from Tuesday to Friday and on Sundays.

📍 36 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10003

6. Le B.

This West Village favorite is serving a $60 three-course menu with dishes that change daily.

• Appetizers: Salad “Chinoise” or sea trout
• Mains: Lamb chops, burger, or salmon
• Desserts: Madeleines or chocolate mint sorbet

📍 283 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

7. Acru

This Australian-inspired tasting menu restaurant is offering its usual $95 dinner for only $60.

• Mains: Golden tilefish, dairy cow meat pie
• Dessert: Golden Gaytime ice cream bar

📍 79 Macdougal Street, New York, NY 10012

8. Lure Fishbar

Head to this Soho seafood favorite for a $45 lunch or $60 dinner.

• Dishes Include: Nori-crusted tuna with garlic-fried rice, miso-glazed salmon, warm chocolate cake
• Extras: $25 optional wine pairings

📍 142 Mercer St (at Prince St), New York, NY 10012
📞 (212) 431-7676

9. Kru

Thai fine dining from Ohm Suansilphong offers a $30 weekend lunch and a $45 dinner, featuring dishes from Thailand, Australia, and Bangkok’s Nahm.

📍 190 N 14th St (btwn Berry St & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY 11249

10. London Lennie’s

A Queens institution for 65 years, this seafood spot has a $45 dinner special with seasonal fish, shrimp pasta, and pork shank osso buco.

📍 6388 Woodhaven Blvd (at Fleet Ct.), Rego Park, NY 11374
📞 (718) 894-8084

11. Le Crocodile

Enjoy a $45 lunch at this Williamsburg brasserie inside the Wythe Hotel, with duck confit and half-chicken with fries.

📍 80 Wythe Ave (at N 11th St), Brooklyn, NY 11249
📞 (718) 460-8004

12. Frenchette

Tribeca’s French favorite is offering a $45 lunch and a $60 dinner, with entrees like duck sausage and quarter-chicken.

📍 241 W Broadway (at N Moore St), New York, NY 10013
📞 (212) 334-3883

13. Manhatta

Dine high above the Financial District with $60 lunch and Sunday brunch specials featuring hamachi crudo, wagyu, and olive oil cake.

📍 28 Liberty St, 60th Floor, New York, NY 10005

With so many options across NYC, Winter Restaurant Week 2025 is the perfect opportunity to try high-end dining for a fraction of the price. Whether you’re in the mood for Thai, French, seafood, or barbecue, there’s something for everyone.

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