…for a girls lunch with your rich mother-in-law.

Bottega Del Vino
7 East 59th Street (Between 5th and Madison)

The perfect panini is a lot like your rich mother-in-law, soft and warm on the inside, but a little crusty on the outside. At Bottega Del Vino, you can bring both of them together when you’re out shopping on her platinum AMEX. Split into two parts, an upscale Italian restaurant and the more causal café, the café is the true gem – a wine bar that serves delicious sandwiches and incredible wines served by waiters in tuxedos. This place is perfect when you’ve walked through Central Park, shopped on 5th Avenue, or as an escape from the madness of Bloomingdales.

You'll know it’s location as "across the street from the flagship Apple Store" but your loaded mother-in-law knows it as "across the street from The Plaza". Elegant with a dash of fun, you can both be comfortable without the pretentious atmosphere of her first choice, the Four Seasons.

Tip: Be sure to specify to the hostess you’d like to sit in the café and politely decline a table on the sidewalk of the heavily trafficked, exhaust haze filled street.

Tip 2: You can make this place as expensive as you want, with the cured filet mignon panini for $10.50, or the white Alba truffles over fontina cheese panini for $48.

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