NYC is filled with summer specials in the restaurant world, ranging from marvelous happy hours to ridiculous prix fixe deals on lunch and dinner. Get in on the action this summer by making your way to these eight dining hotspots now.
NYC Summer Specials: Morton’s The Steakhouse (Midtown East/Financial District)
Get a 3-course meal for a low $40 price tag at Morton’s The Steakhouse between July 18 and August 18. Choose between four salad options for your first course, and a 6 oz. filet mignon, honey balsamic glazed salmon, chicken blanco, chicken Christopher, and shrimp scampi capellini for your second course with a hearty side. Finish off your meal with an individual soufflé, Key Lime pie, or chocolate mousse. 551 Fifth Ave., 212-972-3315; downtown location near the 9/11 Memorial at 136 Washington St., 212-608-0171, mortons.com
NYC Summer Specials: The Sea Fire Grill (Midtown East)
Isn’t it a shame that you can only enjoy a good happy hour on a weeknight? Not anymore! Stop by The Sea Fire Grill seven days a week between 4pm and 7pm to partake in “The Happiest Hour” and some spectacular seafood. Try out the house's smoked fish platter and caviar service while you’re gulping down half-off beers and wines. 158 E. 48th St., 212-935-3785, theseafiregrill.com
NYC Summer Specials: Gotham Bar and Grill (Union Square)
The GreenMarket Lunch Prix Fixe at Gotham is $38 well spent. Start things off with wild striped bass ceviche, mushroom salad, or heirloom tomato gazpacho. Keep things going with Nova Scotia halibut, free-range chicken, black rice noodles, or New York strip steak. Wrap things up with yogurt parfait, Gotham chocolate cake, or assorted sorbets. You can’t make a wrong decision here! 12 E. 12th St., 212-620-4020, gothambarandgrill.com
NYC Summer Specials: Agave (West Village)
What better time to drink $6 margaritas at Agave than in the heart of summer? For an extra buck you can try the prickly pear, strawberry, mango, blood orange, or pomegranate flavors. If tequila’s not your poison, all liquor and wine goes for $6 with draft beers coming in at $4, 4pm to 7pm everyday…be there. 140 Seventh Ave. S., 212-989-2100, agaveny.com
NYC Summer Specials: Buca di Beppo (Times Square)
Buca di Beppo in the heart of midtown Manhattan brings together an eclectic vintage setting and authentic Italian cuisine. Right now take advantage of great deals on Italian classics, from salads to pastas to mains. Take your pick of a "Friends Feast" (choose from two salads, two pastas, and chicken parmigiana or chicken limone), "Romans Feast" (pick one of two salads and either baked rigatoni, baked ziti, or spaghetti with meatballs), or "Countrymen Feast" (one of two salads plus fettucine Alfredo, spaghetti marinara, or ravioli al pomodoro). All come with complimentary bread. The pricing is rock bottom: $10, $12, or $15 per person, served family-style as a "Buca Small," which handily feeds three. Available now through October 2nd. 1540 Broadway, 212-764-6527, bucadibeppo.com
NYC Summer Specials: Kingside (Midtown West)
Head over to Kingside during lunch to score a major deal on their high-class food. For $29 you can enjoy two courses, including an appetizer (go with the tuna crudo or hay-aged pecorino toast!), and an entree of pan-roasted scallops, roasted king salmon, brined and roasted chicken, or grilled skirt steak. Considering that a dinner steak at Kingside usually costs $33, you’re definitely catching a deal. 124 W. 57th St., 212-707-8000, kingside-restaurant.com
NYC Summer Specials: The Gander (Flatiron)
Sometimes you can eat triple-dollar-sign meals without having to pay triple dollar signs for them, and such is the case with The Gander’s two-course deal. For $35 enjoy an appetizer round of crispy calamari salad or sea trout tartare (there are also soup and salad options), and a second course of baby octopus, steak grites, or the market fish of the day among the entree options. 15 W. 18th St., 212-229-9500, thegandernyc.com
NYC Summer Specials: Ed’s Chowder House (Upper West Side)
Make the most of the season by heading to New York's favorite elevated seafood shack, Ed's Chowder House, in an airy space in the historic Empire Hotel. Ed’s will not let you down during their happy hour, which runs all day in the Chowder Bar. Littleneck clams and Atlantic oysters are $1 and $1.50 respectively, and fish tacos are just $4. House wines are $8, and certain bottled beers are $4. Get your drinks and your dinner on at Ed’s! Is there anything more quintessentially summer than a lobster bake? In addition to favorite chowders, lobster rolls, and raw bar specials, you can get a full-on lobster bake art Ed's right now, complete with 1 1/4 pounds of fresh lobster, clams, mussels, shrimp, andouille sausage, sweet corn, and fingerling potatoes. Who needs Maine? (Both specials run through Labor Day.) 44 W. 63rd St., 212-956-1288, edschowderhouse.nyc
