Vai Restaurant & Wine Bar
The Upper West Side's Choice - Italian & Mediterranean Food & Winebar!
(646) 797-3567
225 West 77th Street
New York,
NY
10019
40.782149
-73.980029
Neighborhoods: Upper West Side, Midtown
Last updated 6.13.09
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Vai Restaurant & Wine Bar
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Vai Restaurant & Winebar is located on Manhattan's Upper West Side near the Beacon Theater. Open for brunch, lunch and dinner Vai serves delicious italian & meditarranean inspired food. The atmosphere is a beautiful space with a warm atmosphere filled with people who care. Vai's goal is to treat each person as a guest in our home. The chef is obsessive about the culinary details and this is demonstrated in each delicious dish. The menu ranges from a selection of cheeses, fresh salads, tasty pizzettas, fresh pastas, whole roasted fish, delicous meat entrees and homemade desserts. Vai is the perfect spot for leisurely lunch, date, birthday party or relaxing dinner. Vai also offers catering services as well as cooking classes. Please come visit us today!
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From a Frederick's chef, a small place serving a lot of small plates and wines.
User Reviews
veronikam
May 05, 2009
Lovely Lively Neighborhood Gem. Really busy most nights and if you anything like me you will LOVE this place. Intimite and always busy without being too trendy. Bronzino is the most amazing thing I have ever had and service is warm. Nice wineselection where everything they have is available by the glass and they will let you taste also. They also offer fun wine flights. Can get very noisy but I happen to like that. My east side friends are dying for a place like this!!
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winecheesechocolate
March 29, 2009
The manager is terribly rude. I was very disappointed as I was really looking forward to eating there, but they lost our reservation and were extremely unapologetic about it. Unfortunate.
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polenta
October 12, 2008
Had dinner there last night with my husband. We showed up with no reservation, yet Vincent sat us with no problem! The ambiance is great - and the place is beautiful. Nice music, soft lighting, candles - it was all very romantic and very "New York." The UWS needs more places like this. Our apps were great - grilled shrimp - as were our salads. The main courses were good (although not to die for), but definitely good enough. The dessert was the best part though - little powdered donut type things dipped in white chocolate. There were absolutely amazing! Overall, it was a wonderful experience. We will definitely be back!!
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Notable Chef:
Vincent Chirico
Message from Vai Restaurant & Wine Bar
- Great For Groups
- Lunch/Brunch/Dinner
- Wines By The Glass
Vai Restaurant & Winebar is located on Manhattan's Upper West Side near the Beacon Theater. Open for brunch, lunch and dinner Vai serves delicious italian & meditarranean inspired food. The atmosphere is a beautiful space with a warm atmosphere filled with people who care. Vai's goal is to treat each person as a guest in our home. The chef is obsessive about the culinary details and this is demonstrated in each delicious dish. The menu ranges from a selection of cheeses, fresh salads, tasty pizzettas, fresh pastas, whole roasted fish, delicous meat entrees and homemade desserts. Vai is the perfect spot for leisurely lunch, date, birthday party or relaxing dinner. Vai also offers catering services as well as cooking classes. Please come visit us today!
