Five Points

NOHO's Mediterranean-American where a stream runs through the middle. It's feng shui all the way at this sexy serene find. Sumptuous fare is served with class. It goes the extra mile to accommodate you.

Tags

* Bar Dining, Beer, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What to Drink: At brunch, potent Bloody Marys, mimosas and more are available by the pitcher.

The Extras: The bar opens daily at 5pm.

"Simple yet sophisticated" Mediterranean–New Americana draws diners to this "off-the-beaten-track" NoHo "oasis of calm" where "helpful" staffers and a "hypnotic" babbling brook supply the "feng shui"; it's famed for an "out-of-this-world" brunch, when "reservations are an absolute must."

Since 1999 Five Points restaurant has been a NoHo mainstay and a destination for New Yorker's from all five boors. Chef and co-owner Marc Meyer's menu, offering simple, rustic dishes with a focus on fresh, local and seasonal ingredients was an immediate hit and was the first of what has become a locovore empire.

For the last twenty years Meyer has carved a reputation out of a commitment to...

A neighborhood hit, Five Points is filled each night with chefs, food pros and locals hanging around the busy bar enjoying chickpea snacks or waiting for a table in the dining room. Although the feng shui-inspired room with a small elevated stream running through it may seem serene, nights here are noisy. As with many restaurants these days, the generous first courses seem to hold more interest...

Totally unpretentious, airy place that draws a mix of downtown creatives and uptown yuppies, all happily slurping oysters. Cured double cut pork chops, homemade pasta specials, and wild stripers with corn pudding. It's all about happy hour, though, where aforementioned oysters are only a buck each (!), sucked down with tasty cocktails like passionfruit margaritas. Woody, rustic, and chic. Check...

NOHO's Mediterranean-American where a "stream runs through the middle". It's "feng shui all the way" at this "sexy" "serene" find. Sumptuous fare is served with class. "It goes the extra mile to accommodate you.