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   TOP BUSINESS RESTAURANTS

165 Duane Street Tel 608 3852 Award-winning French restaurant with exceptionally snooty service.

Union Square Café

21 E 16th St Tel 243 4020 Modern American cuisine in elegant surroundings.

21 Club

21 W 52nd Street Tel 582 7200 A New York classic, popular with film stars, politicians and billionaires.

Le Cirque

58 E 65th Street Tel 794 9292 Be seen.

Hatsuhana

17 East 48th Street Tel 355 3345 One of the best sushi restaurants in the city.

Smith & Wollensky's

201 E 49th Street Tel 753 1530 One of the city's best steakhouses.

Sushi Zen

57 W 46th Street Tel 302 0707 A little zen in NYC.

TriBeca Bar and Grill

375 Greenwich Street Tel 941 3900 De Niro's joint.

The Rainbow Room

30 Rockefeller Plaza Tel 632 5000 Glamorous, great views.

Bice

7 E 54th Street Tel 688 1999 Good Italian food.

The Russian Tea Rooms

150 W 57th Street Tel 265 0947 The best borscht and blintz.

  FUN PLACES TO EAT

145 West Broadway (between Thomson and Duane) Tel 233 0507 The exception, a fashionable downtown hang out that never falls from fashion. (Check out the classic 50s decor - it used to be a coffee joint for cabbies).

The Bowery Bar

40 East 4th at Bowery Tel 475 2220 Incredibly 'hip and trendy' scene, featured daily in the gossip pages and with a service and attitude to match. Be prepared to play 'I want to be on your team' with the gorilla guarding the gate.

Gina's

780 Lexington Ave (opposite Macy's) Tel 475 2220 Like a scene from Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose is attended by the upper east side's most eccentric pensioners.

Cafe Gitane

242 Mott Street, between Prince and Houston Tel 334 9552 A good place for meeting a friend before touring the Soho galleries or eating lunch (fancy sandwiches and salads) alone.

Nirvana

30 Central Park South Tel 486 5700 Pitched in a penthouse with spectacular views of Central Park, this Indian restaurant is a quirky little secret.