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Update – NYC Summer Restaurant Week dates were just announced and it will run July 12-31, 2009 (excludes Saturdays)
Reservations can start to be made June 30th. Do it early as it fills up quickly. Here are some top choices for NYC Summer Restaurant Week 2009. All participating restaurants.

This is a great opportunity to experience world renowned dining at a fraction of the cost. Go for it!

New York City’s marketing, tourism and partnership organization, said NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2009 will run from Jan. 18-23 and Jan. 25-30. For added value, Sundays have been added to the dining program for the first time and prices for the program remain unchanged with three-course prix-fixe lunches for $24.07 and three-course prix-fixe dinners for $35.00 (excluding beverage, tax and gratuity). This is the city’s largest Restaurant Week ever with more than 250 participating restaurants, and more than 100 participating restaurants offering pre-fixe menus on Sunday, Jan. 18 and Sunday, Jan. 25. Reservations open to the public on Jan. 5, 2009 and will be available at www.nycgo.com. “NYC Restaurant Week continues to bring together New York City’s best restaurants to offer fine dining at an unbeatable price,” said NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta. “With an expansion to include pre-fixe menus on Sundays, we now offer New Yorkers and visitors even greater value at more than 250 restaurants.”

Now in its 18th year, NYC Restaurant Week brings together some of the City’s most celebrated dining establishments — including Café de Artistes, Gramercy Tavern, and La Goulue — with some of the City’s most contemporary and sought-after hot-spots- including Bar Boulud, Apiary, and Nobu. Notable newcomers this year include Lever House Restaurant, The Palm Tribeca, Union Prime, Fishtail by David Burke, Dovetail, and Country. NYC Restaurant Week Founding Sponsor American Express and NYC & Company have partnered to support City Harvest. American Express and NYC & Company will donate $.25 per transaction when diners pay with any American Express Card at participating restaurants during NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2009, up to $10,000. This partnership helps City Harvest reach its goal to rescue 20 million pounds of excess food from the food industry and deliver it to more than 600 community food programs throughout the five boroughs using a fleet of 16 trucks and volunteers on foot. For more information, a complete list of participating restaurants and a selection of this year’s prix-fixe menus, call 311 or on Jan. 5 visit www.nycgo.com.