Asia De Cuba   

237 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10016
212-726-7755
www.chinagrillmgt.com

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Designer Philippe Starck's dining room at the Morgans Hotel has been a white-hot culinary haunt for years, due to the relaxed mood and excellent food. The restaurant is airy and spacious, with two floors perfect for people-watching. Power-lunch spot by day, pick-up joint by night, Asia de Cuba is frequented by men with money and the women who want them. Prices aren't exorbitant by New York City standards, but nothing comes cheap here, either: Drinks cost more than an entree would at many mid-priced restaurants. But the cost is worth it, as you may well eat the best tuna tartare of your life here. Many of the dishes seem familiar but with a foreign twist, so your chips will be of the plantain variety rather than potato. As for dessert, the Bay of Pigs is a decadent ice cream sundae worth waiting for, but like most other dishes, it's made for a King Kong-sized appetite.