Places on this Skoot
Iguana
240 W 54th St, New York, NY
by Hilton 
In town to catch a Broadway Show, or perhaps just exploring the city? TravelSkoot presents some of Manhattan's best restaurants, that can be found right in the center of it all! No matter if you're in the mood for a fine dining or just a casual family place you'll find it all in New York!
A giant iguana marks the doorway of this ode to Mexico in the Theater District, and it's one of the few places in Manhattan with a waterfall. The upstairs, old Mexico-style dining room with marble floors and two fireplaces serves traditional Mexican fare, while the crowd usually heads downstairs to the dance lounge to work it all off post-meal. Latin music pumps all night, drawing regulars proficient in salsa and merengue onto the floor. Those not so proficient should note that the bartenders serve 25 kinds of margaritas and mojitos.
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In an atypically vast space in Manhattan, this newer outpost of the popular seafood chain hawks "100 items of more than 30 varieties of seafood" shipped in daily from around the world. The menu is printed twice a day to keep up with the latest catch. That means you get to choose between perfectly seared jumbo local sea scallops or grilled arctic char flown in from Iceland. Reserve a spot on your table for the crab cake: with its high ratio of fresh lump crabmeat to bread crumbs and a delicate, flash-fried crust, it'll pass taste-test!
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At Carmine's, with a dining room vast enough to deserve its own zip code, and massive portions, the pasta is always al dente, and the marinara sauce is as good as any in Manhattan. The salads are fresh and the fried calamari perfectly tender. Linguini with white-clam sauce and ziti with broccoli are pasta standouts, while the best meat entrees include veal parmigiana, broiled porterhouse steak, and shrimp scampi. Order half of what you think you'll nee, everything is over the top in this family-style mainstay.
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Your sweet tooth will guide you all the way to Cupcake Café! Their exquisitely made cupcakes can be for any occasion big or small. The small café serves only cakes and cupcakes in a variety of flavors from traditional chocolate to bohemian maple walnut. Cakes with flavored buttercream filling with make your mouth water with every bit. Stop in for a taste or order up a dozen cupcakes for on the go! No matter what flavor combination you choose you can’t go wrong with Cupcake Café!
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This Retro-Chinatown-style restaurant includes fabulous décor with its interesting pan-Asian food and an atmosphere that appeals to families with children as well as singles on the prowl. The menu offers everything from dim sum to sushi with side trips through Thailand, tailored to American tastes. The Chinese food is seductive, the Japanese miso-glazed black cod is memorable, but the Southeast Asian dishes really sing. Catch the latest Broadway buzz with enticing cocktail selections, or savor a sweet parfait under Buddha's golden eye.
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Situated only three miles from Newark Liberty International Airport, the Hilton Newark Penn Station hotel is located in the heart of the Newark, New Jersey. The hotel is directly connected to Newark's Penn Station and the Gateway Center, which makes it very convenient for travelers to reach via Amtrak, New Jersey Transit or PATH. During your stay you'll find comfort in the newly renovated Guest Rooms, along with a state of the art fitness center allowing you to keep up with your workout routines! Host your next meeting or event in one of the many meeting rooms available at the hotel.
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