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High-end New York restaurants offer meal deals in recession Los Angeles Times

03.07.09

You gotta love New York . As soon as the financial bubble burst and the suits started packing their lunches, a host of restaurants fought back by offering affordable prix-fixe menus and perks to keep their tables full during tough times.

On top of Restaurant Week -- which begins next Sunday and features lunches for $24.07 and dinners for $35 at participating eateries through July 31 -- dining stimulus deals make eating out in the Big Apple more enticing than it's been in ages.

New York’s Restaurant Week

For more information, check out New York Magazine's " Recession Specials: Your Definitive Guide ."

About New York City Travel has a full list of restaurants participating in Restaurant Week and a link to a useful article titled "Tips for Enjoying Restaurant Week."

And that's no exaggeration. After living here for 15 years and perfecting the art of dining frugally in pricey restaurants, I moved away in 1995 when even a martini and steak frites at the bar in the chic Soho bistro Balthazar got too expensive. But back in town last month, I found I could afford to eat out well and fell in love with the Big Apple all over again.

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