NYC restaurant kicks off 25th anniversary week
NYC & Company, the City’s official destination marketing organisation, announced the launch of the 25th anniversary of NYC Restaurant Week, running today through August 18. New Yorkers and visitors are encouraged to enjoy three-course prix-fixe lunches for $29 and dinners for $42 (excluding beverages, gratuities and taxes) at 391 participating restaurants, featuring 34 diverse cuisines in 42 neighbourhoods across all five boroughs. Saturday dining is excluded from the program and Sundays are optional. To view a full list of participants, make reservations, browse menus and more, visitnycgo.com/restaurantweek.
“For New Yorkers, restaurants are our living rooms—places to engage with friends and family, and to slow down from New York City’s fast pace,” said Fred Dixon, NYC & Company president and CEO. “NYC Restaurant Week provides locals and visitors with a unique opportunity to experience the City’s fine dining scene at an extraordinary value. With the month long 25th anniversary edition, celebrating in the dining capital of the world has never been easier.”
In celebration of the 25th anniversary, the first-ever NYC Restaurant Week Summer Tasting Series events are now on sale, offering diners exclusive tasting menus with chef-selected wine pairings. Supporting local NYC charities City Harvest, Citymeals on Wheels and Food Bank NYC, tickets are selling quickly and may be purchased for $75 per person at nycrestaurantweektastingseries
NYC Restaurant Week is the first dining program of its kind, established by Tim Zagat and Joe Baum as a four-day lunch dining promotion during the 1992 Democratic National Convention, coined “NY92.” The program included just under 100 participating restaurants, in which 12 remain current participants. Following the success of the summer 1992 season, the program has continued to flourish and evolve in New York City and has inspired similar dining concepts in destinations both nationally and internationally.
NYC & Company’s long-standing corporate sponsor American Express will return this season with an exclusive offer for American Express® Card Members who participate in NYC Restaurant Week. Card Members can enrol any eligible American Express Card, use their enrolled Card to spend $35 or more in a single transaction at any participating restaurant and get a $5 statement credit up to four times when they dine between July 24 and August 18. Enrollment is required and is limited. Terms apply. To learn more and enrol in th
NYC & Company’s creative campaign for the 25th anniversary of NYC Restaurant Week was reimagined to showcase New York City’s unique dining experience, featuring the primary tagline, “Taste where it takes you.”Campaign elements include digital and print advertising; out-of-home advertising; and PATH train and station advertising. Additional promotion includes exclusive content on NYCgo.com, a video campaign in NYC taxicabs and online, and promotion through media partner Time Out New York. Creative partners include branding studio, The Working Assembly, creative agency Beautiful Destinations, and additional marketing partners include reservation service OpenTable, WeWork, and James Beard Foundation.
Diners can follow @nycgo and @nycrestaurantweek on Instagram and Facebook, and @nycgo and @nycrw on Twitter for NYC Restaurant Week content. Furthermore, an Instagram photo contest will award four weekly winners (one each week of the program) with $250 in gift cards from participating restaurants by using the program hashtag #NYCRestaurantWeek.
To view a full list of participants, make reservations, browse menus and more, visit nycgo.com/restaurantweek.