NYC Date Night: Where To Take Your Date This Weekend

Burger Joint

For a jaded New York dater, the glossy and high-brow restaurant dating scene can get tired. Sometimes the most impressive date you can plan is the one that provides a down-to-earth break from menus in foreign languages and sommeliers. That is where the Burger Joint inside of The Le Parker Meridien Hotel comes in and saves the day. The nook-and-cranny restaurant is hidden behind floor length curtains in the hotel lobby. If you are up for the challenge, you will find the old school coffee shop, complete with all the trappings: newspaper cut-outs, vinyl booths, autographed walls, and, best of all, juicy diner-style burgers. Make it a three-course meal by ordering their one dessert option, brownies, because milkshakes obviously count as a beverage. Our advice for finding this hidden gem? Follow the neon burger. Burger Joint, 119 West 56th Street [Photo via]