A few places to eat in Manhattan:
Hatsuhana, very expensive sushi but outrageously good, (web site) 17 E. 48th Street. (TripAdvisor | NY Mag | NYT)
Then try LoLo’s Seafood Shack up in Harlem (web site), 303 W. 116th Street, I liked the ribs and the smelts best. (TripAdvisor | NY Mag | NYT)
Also very good is Le Colonial, (web site) 149 E. 57th Street, Vietnamese more or less, best caramelized chicken I’ve had. (TripAdvisor | NY Mag | NYT)