The Most Unique New York City Restaurants
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American Girl Cafe
Basic set: $23
Located above “American Girl” toy store
Kids can bring their dolls or borrow dolls to sit at the table for meals (dolls are optional)
Conversation topic cards are provided for fun discussions with your daughters
Opaque (Dining in the Dark)
3 course set - $99
Rooms are totally dark - Blind waiters lead you to your table and serve your meals
In the dark your other senses are enhanced
Tokyo already has “Kurayami Gohan” where customers eat blindfolded
Ellen’s Stardust Diner
Dishes range from $15-$35
Located at Times Square
Famous for it’s singing waitstaff - Many have become broadway stars
All staff are trying to become music, broadway or film stars -
good opportunity to perform live
can cover each other’s shifts for auditions
Shopsin’s Diner
Over 900 items on the menu (and more that aren’t listed)
The chef is often grumpy and can kick anyone out who breaks the rules or annoys him
Rules:
No cell phone use
One meal per person minimum (everyone’s got to eat)
Limit four people per group
People can’t order the same dish
No one can look at the menu while they order
You can’t request changes to the dishes (e.g. “no pickles please”)
River Cafe
$54 for lunch set, $145 for dinner set
Located next to the Brooklyn Bridge with stunning views of the New York skyline
Live piano music every night
Molly’s Cupcakes
$2.50 - $4 for a cupcake
Wide variety of flavours that change every season
Customers can sit on swings to eat
You can borrow board games to play while you eat