It’s summer and everyone wants to be outside while they can get it. I have just discovered a great little outdoors-eating oasis that is not yet eaten up by the cheesy trendiods who have recently been stabbing the Meatpacking district to death. The new find in Manhattan is The WheelTapper Restaurant, which is attached to the Fitzpatrick Grand Central Hotel. First of all this hotel is run by those with Irish accents and so you get the vacation feeling the minute you step inside the restaurant (which is next door to the hotel but run by the same staff). It is located at 141 East 41st street. To get to the back you have to walk all the way through the restaurant. Once in the hidden outdoor eating area, there are unobstructed skies, nice tables with large wooden chairs, music drifting through the surrounding speakers and a flat screen television on one end where most casual seating is- perfect for a larger gathering.
Strongly recommended, good food and fast waiters, but note that food service stops at 11pm (drinking continues for hours).
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