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Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
By Ben Ellison — Spring 2006
I wouldn't dare suggest the best dining spots in New York City, but how about lunch in a 1719 brick townhouse that also houses a museum of city history? Fraunces Tavern Museum (212-968-1776, www.frauncestavernmuseum.org) originally overlooked the East River from atop Manhattan's first landfill but now occupies a peaceful clearing in the financial district's skyscraper forest. Samuel Fraunce started serving food and drink here in 1762, and George Washington liked it so much that he held his Revolutionary Army retirement party upstairs in the Long Room, which is preserved as it was. The food is still good.
Upriver, Newburgh is proud of its relatively new waterfront park and "Restaurant Row" that conveniently looks out on the municipal Front Street Marina (845-661-4914). Here you'll find six eateries offering all sorts of cuisines and atmospheres, but they're all casual, and on weekends the place is positively jumping. Our favorite was Havana 59 (845-562-7767), which has some genuine Caribbean soul. You also should check out Torches (845-568-0100, www.torchesonthehudson.com), which sits on its own property just upriver of "The Row." The beautifully kept, 6,000-gallon saltwater aquarium, home to some 150 tropical fish, is mesmerizing, plus there's live jazz on Sunday afternoons and free dockage all the time.
For breakfast, lunch, or just a bellissimo snack in Newburgh, walk down Front Street and up Liberty to Cafe Macchiato (845-565-4616), a fine example of the Newburgh renaissance.
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