Here are five unsung winners currently serving plum deals (in, of course, alphabetical order). And make no mistake, these are but mere suggestions. There are literally 100 others to choose from, so let your heart and gut guide you.
Accanto
Why should you go to Accanto? Because former Taylor Railworks chef Erik Van Kley is running the burners, and this year heâs offering you six different dishes to choose from, including an escarole Caesar with smoked mackerel, goat cheese gnocchi with goat and and pancetta, and a lemon olive oil cake with huckleberries and crĂšme fraĂźche. Yuuuuummm.
Lechon
This downtown South American-styled steakhouse gets lost in the food news noise, so nowâs the time to drop by for some Peruvian steak skewers or some Peruvian beans and rice which gets bookeneded by some tasty app and dessert choices. (Sorry, vegetarians, this is a steakhouse. Even the starters are meaty.)
RingSide Steakhouse
Sorry to double down on steakhouses, but Dining Month was made for places like RingSide. The choices arenât manyâsalad or onion soup for starters, followed by steak medallion and crĂšme brĂ»lĂ©eâbut itâs gonna cost you a lot less this month than it will next month, and you simply canât beat the service.
Trifecta Tavern
At Trifecta, you get what you get, and you wonât be upset. In other words, courses arenât either/or. You get whatâs put in front of you, and whatâs put in front of you is a wedge salad followed by a pork cassoulet baked in the restaurantâs wood-fired oven, and, for dessert, a wholesome, nostalgia-triggering hot fudge sundae. Can you beat that? (You canât.)
Urdaneta
Under normal circumstances, youâd find yourself shelling out fat stacks to dine at this Spanish small plates joint. Not this month. For just 33 bones, you get to choose between fish and chips or broccoli rabe for starters, steak with a leek marmalade, or cod and butter clams with a saffron broth for mains, and either flan or a slice of pastel ruso for dessert. Get it while the gettin's good.