Try the signature steak au poivre with the steamed artichokes when you dine at Soho's decades-long neighborhood "institution", Raoul's.  Voted one of Zagat's "Most Stylish Restaurants in Soho," this French Bistro was a pioneer when it opened in the mid-seventies, a time when area artists were still starving and a smoking ban was a mere glint in Mayor Bloomberg's eye. Still run by the Alsatian Raoul brothers and their families, the well-kept bohemian atmosphere remains, even with a better-fed, tobacco-free clientele.

Located at: 180 Prince St, New York, NY 10012

www.raouls.com