FEATURED LISTINGS Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square· Experience New York's most astonishing collection of the ama... Bike and Roll NYC· You'll love NYC by bike! ... Apollo Theater· Enjoy backstage tours and Amateur Night at Harlem's Legendar... Central Park Bike Tours and Rentals· Discover Central Park by bike on the original Central Park B... Circle Line Downtown· A narrated harbor tour including views of the Statue of Libe... Ask Chris Sideras, who along with his wife Tina runs The Hourglass Tavern, how many years they've been there and he says, "Forever." Actually, this warm, hard-working Greek couple has owned this, the smallest and least pretentious place on Theatre Row, for 34 years. It's a hometown, Main Street sort of spot that nobody expects to find in Manhattan, much less on 46th Street in the middle of the Theatre District. Corny as it sounds, the Sideras' act as though their customers are guests in their home.Mrs. Sideras wears an apron and amicably chats with people who pause outside the restaurant. Don't be surprised if upon leaving she hugs you and plants a kiss on your cheek. Her husband lugs sidewalk signs out front when the restaurant opens, describes the dishes on his handwritten menu with enthusiasm ("How is it? It's beautiful!") and helps the long-time upstairs waitress serve diners.It's more than just homey hospitality that keeps patrons returning to the Hourglass Tavern. Portions are monstrous and prices are miniscule. This one-of-a-kind, easy to miss nook near the corner of Ninth Avenue, with only six or seven tables on each of two levels, has a lived-in look. Art covers every wall. There's bric-a-brac galore, everything from nutcrackers to elephants. Every inch of back mirrored shelves is taken by mementoes gathered over the 34 years of the restaurants existence. There are candles and flowers on every table. A dinner companion observed, "If I were a tourist and found this cute little place, I'd congratulate myself for discovering a restaurant where the real New Yorkers eat."Warm loaves of bread and maybe a minced vegetable, phyllo dough stuffed, in a spunky red sauce, greets diners. They can order a glass of beer for as little as $3.50, a hefty glass of wine for $4 and a bottle for $16. Most main courses come with a choice of mixed green salad or a bowl (not a cup) of soup. There are six two-course meals priced at $15.75. (Almost everything on the multi-paged menu is listed as "tonight's special.")Beginnings and endings - that is, appetizers and homemade desserts - are most noteworthy at The Hourglass Tavern. Regulars seem to know about two off-the-menu starters: warm, plump, grilled shrimp over salad and smoked salmon draped over greens. The rustic, filling soup of the day was a good cannelloni bean and vegetable brew. Desserts are house made and gargantuan: sturdy tiramisu, dense chocolate cake, towering apple-pear pie and a terrific mixed fruit cobbler that fills a soup bowl.The best entree sampled was five, bite-sized, gilled lamb chops. They were tiny, tender and knowingly seasoned. 373 W. 46th St. btw. Eighth & Ninth Aves., 212-265-2060, www.hourglasstavern.com FEATURED LISTINGS Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square· Experience New York's most astonishing collection of the ama... Bike and Roll NYC· You'll love NYC by bike! ... Apollo Theater· Enjoy backstage tours and Amateur Night at Harlem's Legendar... Central Park Bike Tours and Rentals· Discover Central Park by bike on the original Central Park B... Circle Line Downtown· A narrated harbor tour including views of the Statue of Libe... Archives: New York City Dining - Authentic Greek, Italian & Japanese Favorites Downtown Dining - Great Restaurants Below 14th Street Victor’s Cafe: Traditional & Creative Cuban Cuisine New York City Dining - Simply Sensational Dishes at Simply Pasta New York City Dining - Mars 2112 New York City Dining - The Capital Grille New York City Dining - Darbar Indian Restaurant David Burke's New York City Restaurants Celebrate National Lemonade Day on Friday, August 20th New York City Dining - Transcendental Indian, Great Steaks, Late-Night Noshes & More Benjamin Steakhouse in New York City Is Seeing Stars! Lychee House: Fresh Spins on Oriental Favorites Summer Specials at Bangkok House in New York City's Times Square Patsy's Italian Restaurant Presents 'Swingin' Italiano' Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 Cuisine Corner - Cuban Cooking, Dining on the Water & More Salute! - Sophisticated Italian on the East Side
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