Good Mom-Is-Coming to NYC Restaurants-59th Street area

Carnegie Deli 5th and 7th


Sarabeth's Restraurant: 59th and Central Park South--this is good food in a nearby location

Palm Court at the Plaza - 59th and CPS --offers breakfast lunch and afternoon tea-a la carte brunch on Sunday - spectacular open room in the Plaza Atrium --tea on Sunday would be 31- 50...honestly this is well worth it as I think your mom would love this if she likes hotels and old New York

Oak Room and Oak Room Bar at the Plaza Hotel ) entrees around $32--Oak Room Bar looks out on Central Park

The Algonquin Hotel brunch (one of my fave old hotels--where Dorothy Parker's Roundtable was held). This is also pricey for Brunch --25-35 or so


Brunch at Carlyle Hotel - 76th and Madison -$59 prix fixe brunch

New York City Pass

I always rely on out-of-towners to introduce me to new things in NYC; my friend Pam is not exception. She unearthed the New York City Pass, which offers free admittance to over 50 attractions in NYC including the costly museums such as Met. Museum and the Guggenheim, and very worthwhile attractions such ac the Circle Line, Top of the Rock, Empire State Building, Madam Tussaud's etc. It definitely is only worth it if you plan to do a lot on one day. But I think the freedom-factor also helps tremendously. Not having to think about how much something costs tends to free you up to try new things without worrying if they are "worth it"--and for that factor alone this sounds like a good deal for a couple of days in NYC.

Reviews of the pass are good also.