Top Restaurants and Bars for the Over 30 Crowd in New York City

In New York City, you can find any type of restaurant or bar, with or without entertainment and if you are looking for a place that caters more to the over 30 crowd, you are in luck. While there are over 30 places for a good meal on a special date or just a place to stop in for an after work or dinner drink, there are certain neighborhoods where you will find more such as the Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Midtown East, Midtown West and SoHo. These are examples of some of the best. The prices are from the dinner menu, which in most cases is more expensive than the lunch menu.

Upper East Side

Atlantic Grill
1341 3rd Ave, New York 10021
Phone: 212-988-9200

The Atlantic Grill is definitely a place to come when you want to impress a date. It is up scale, classy and the dress code matches. The prices are on the high end of the scale, which is snot unusual for the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The atmosphere is quiet and serene, a perfect place to get to know one another. They are open for dinner Dinner Sunday 4:30 PM - 10:30 PM, Monday 5 PM - 10:30 PM, Tuesday - Wednesday 5 PM - 11 PM, Thursday - Friday
5 PM - 12 AM and Saturday 4:30 PM - 12 AM. Lunch Monday - Saturday11:30 AM - 4 PM, Brunch Sunday 10:30 AM - 4 PM and Sunset Monday - Friday 4 PM - 5 PM
Saturday & Sunday 4 PM - 4:30 PM. A dinner entree will cost between $20 and $34, so adding in the beginnings and endings and a drink or two, you can expect to pay up to $60 or $70 per person.

Upper West Side

Smoke
2751 Broadway, New York 10025
Phone: 212-864-6662

Smoke is a place to come for nice cool jazz in a relaxed atmosphere with good food thrown in . They are open Daily: 5pm-2am and dinner is served Sun-Mon: 6pm-12am, Tue-Thu: 6pm-1am and Fri-Sat: 6pm-2am and there is live entertainment 7 days a week. It is the perfect place to connect with other jazz lovers your own age. The menu is not extensive, but it is good and the prices are higher than average, but still not the highest. Regular entrees go for $17 to $39 so if you add on the rest, including a drink you can pay $30 to $40. A perfect place to rest after a long days work.

Midtown East

Avon Bistro
155 E 52nd St, New York 10022
Phone: 212-752-9587
Fax: 212-758-2121

When you are looking to do the bar scene, but do not want to spend the evening in a noisy sports bar, as much as sports bars are great places, there are times you want a quieter atmosphere. Avon has a modern and classy/casual atmosphere, with subdued lighting, a place for a nice drink and good meal, or just a late night drink. They are open for lunch Mon-Fri: 11:30am-2:30pm and dinner Mon-Fri: 5pm-10pm. Only one item on the menu is over $20, with most under $15, so you can have a meal and a couple of drinks for a pretty reasonable price.

Midtown West

West Bank Cafe
407 W 42nd St, New York 10036
Phone: 212-695-6909
Fax: 212-695-9161

Prices in Midtown West tend to be on the high side. You are in the theater district and most restaurants have pre and post theater menus, West Bank Café included. They do have entertainment, much of it related to the theater, short one man plays for instance. They are open 7 days a week, 11:30am-1am. As for the menu, main causes range from $15 to $34. You can also choose sandwiches or just go to the bar for the bar menu. A nice place to see some unusual acts, have a pre theater meal and an after theater drink.

SoHo

Antique Garage
41 Mercer St, New York 10013
Phone: 212-219-1019

The Antique Garage is just that. An up scale restaurant and jazz club in an antique garage. They are open Tue-Fri: 5pm-12am Sat-Sun: 12pm-1am. Definitely make reservations on jazz nights, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. As for the menu, it has a Mid Eastern theme with just 5 entrees-Grilled Turkish Meatballs $20.00,
Grilled Organic Chicken Breast Marinated in olive oil
$18.00, Shrimp Casserole, $20.00, Pan Seared Tuna $24.00 and Mediterranean Pasta $18., although some of the salads are big enough to be a meal by themselves.