Minetta Tavern—McNally Does Win!

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
by Nichole Wright on Dining Around

Minetta Tavern is not in the heart of the posh, charming tree-lined streets of the West Village. This came to me as a refreshing surprise, as we all know the West Village has become one of the most coveted and highest-rent districts in Manhattan. The restaurant is situated on MacDougal Street on Minetta Lane, near NYU, surrounded by comedy clubs, underground music venues, kitschy tarot card and Tibetan Buddhist shops. Although late on the uptake, I was thrilled to be taken to one of the city’s most sought-after dinner destinations.

It has been called one of the most influential restaurants in the past six years, by New York Magazine. First opened in 1937, it’s reiteration was re-vamped in 2008, billed as a “revival” and not a first rate production.

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