Im going to NY in april and woul like to know wich are the hotter spots and trendy restaurants and bars coul anyone help me???

Pastis is one that is definately trendy...9 Ninth Ave, (at Little West 12th Street),
Also by the same owners is Schiller's at 131 Rivington St. (Lower East Side) .
Someone named Kevin posted a few yesterday...look under postins for Chinese and Italian made very recently.

Gramercy Park Hotel has a great outdoor bar. Plunge at Hotel Gansevoort is good too. Pastis is a good choices too, as is Schiller's (owned by the same person), Apt is good, Bungalow 8, Capitale, Hudson Bar. All very trendy, upscale spots.

For places with a more of a downtown "hipster" feel, try Guernica, Solas, Industry and Fun.

For restaurants, sky's the limit. I like Asia de Cuba, Craft, Spice Market, and I hear David Burke and Donatella is divine. For a less pricey meal, try Kitchen 22 or Kitchen 82 (same restaurant, different locations) it's really cute and trendy with a $25 prix-fixe menu served all night. Butter is a new hot spot where all the young celebs (ie the Olsen twins) often. I personally have never been.

Just google the names of the places for directions (or you are welcome to ask us here)

The Gramercy Park Hotel is closed for renovations.

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Good catch Brian! Anyone know when it is re-opening?

Thanks all for all the great places you have posted I hope to visit many of them on my trip and THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU who help so many of us with usefull information about NY Thanks All

here is a super trendy restaurant right now...
Freeman's on the lower east side.
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I finally went there for the first time this weekend. the food was really good, you can plan on about $70 per person after a couple drinks and tip. I've tried to go there before, but the place does not accept reservations and usually you must wait for at least an hour for a table because the place is so popular. This time we got there right at 6:00 when they opened. By 6:30, all tables were full.It was really good. Yum.

ok, may as well post the other trendy (italian) restaurant I've recently been to...also really yummy food, and cheaper than Freemans. no reservations here, also, so either come early, or be prepared to wait at the bar and have drink or two. It's called "supper", also on the lower east side (east village).
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they have a different risotto each day, and each I've tried has been good. Also, on Thursday, the breaded chicken cutlet is delicious.

230 5th Check it out....Fantastic rooftop!