Passport to Greek NYC

Experience special discounts and more throughout your Big Apple Weekend with your Passport to Greek NYC

All Gabby Awards ticket holders will receive our "Passport to Greek New York" with a variety of partner retailers, cultural institutions, restaurants and other places in the city-- all Greek owned, operated or inspired-- celebrating the wonderful diversity of the Big Apple.

Many of our partners will offer a special discount or offer to Gabby Passport holders. Details of the Passport will be included in the booklet, allowing you create your own personal tour of Greek NYC and begin exploring this amazing city. The Passport program opens officially on Thursday, June 2 and runs through Sunday, June 5, 2011.

Current Passport partners are:

Restaurants & Nightlife

Estiatorio Milos (125 West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenue)… Experience fine dining at one of the nation’s finest Greek restaurants with amazingly fresh seafood flown in daily from the Mediterranean. Make your reservations at http://www.opentable.com/estiatorio-milos-ny . Special offer for Gabby Passport holders: A complimentary gift basket from Marketa Shop with a bottle of  “My Sister’s Olive Oil” and Greek spoon sweets.

Molyvos Restaurant (871 Seventh Avenue, between 55th and 56th Streets)... Get close to Greece in the heart of New York City with acclaimed chef-owner Jim Botsacos and his menu that is built on the home-style cooking of rustic Greece. Named after the village on the island of Mytilini where restaurant co-owners the Livanos Family hail from, the decor and menu will take you back to the old country. Make your reservations at http://www.opentable.com/molyvos . Special offer for Gabby Passport holders: Free appetizer for the table. 10% of the bill is donated back to The Greek America Foundation.

Oceana Restaurant (120 West 49th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues) Under the guidance of the Livanos family, Oceana has provided New Yorkers with an exceptional seafood destination since 1992. The restaurant offers bold American seafood in a modern and elegant space just west of Rockefeller Center. Our celebrated cuisine is driven by fresh, seasonal ingredients from the global pantry, and has earned a Michelin Star for four years in a row. Special offers for Gabby Passport holders TBD. Make your reservations at http://www.opentable.com/oceana . Special offer for Gabby Passport holders: Free specialty drink, made by Oceana's master mixologist Ektoras Binikos for the table. 10% of the bill is donated back to The Greek America Foundation.

Abboccato Ristorante (136 W. 55th, Between 6th & 7th Avenues) True Italian cuisine in the heart of Manhattan with time-honored recipes that are elevated through the talent and techniques of top chefs and the ownership of the famed Livanos Family of New York. Interesting Chiccetti-- the Italian variation of meze or tapas-- small plates for sharing is available throughout the day, with delectable entrees and mouth watering desserts finishing the menu. Make your reservations at http://www.opentable.com/abboccato . Special offer for Gabby Passport holders: Free appetizer for the table. 10% of bill is donated back to The Greek America Foundation.

Kefi Restaurant (505 Columbus Avenue, Between 84th and 85th Streets)... The Iconic West Side restaurant of celebrity chef Michael Psilakis famous for it's unique offering of fresh ingredients and flavor combinations. Make your reservations here www.opentable.com/kefi. Special Offer for Gabby Passport Holders: Free appetizer for the table.

Fish Tag Restaurant (222 West 79th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues)... Celebrity chef Michael Psilakis took the space that once hosted the original location of Kefi and opened Fish Tag, the self-described "fish parlor" that has taken the fish game in New York to the next level. Make reservations at www.opentable.com/fish-tag. Special Offer for Gabby Passport Holders: Free appetizer for table.

Grand Cafe (37-01 39th Avenue, Between 38th and 37th Streets)...Take a break from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan and take the subway or a short cab ride to the Grand Cafe in Astoria. Grand Cafe has all the great menu items that will remind you of your last great trip to Greece. Special Offer for Gabby Passport Holders: Free baklava for the table with your meal or coffee.

Hospitality

The Muse Hotel (130 W. 46th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues)... One of our official weekend hotel partners, Stay at any of the four Kimpton Hotels in New York and get a discounted room rate, exclusively for Gabby ticket holders. Make your reservations at http://www.kimptongaf.com and make sure you use the rate code “GAF” when booking your room to secure your special rate. $10 from each purchased room night donated back The Greek America Foundation.

The Eventi Hotel (851 Avenue of the Americas at 30th Street)... One of our official weekend hotel partners, Stay at any of the four Kimpton Hotels in New York and get a discounted room rate, exclusively for Gabby ticket holders. Make your reservations at http://www.kimptongaf.com  and make sure you use the rate code “GAF” when booking your room to secure your special rate. $10 from each purchased room night donated back The Greek America Foundation.

The 70 Park Avenue Hotel (70 Park Avenue at 38th Street)... One of our official weekend hotel partners, Stay at any of the four Kimpton Hotels in New York and get a discounted room rate, exclusively for Gabby ticket holders. Make your reservations at http://www.kimptongaf.com  and make sure you use the rate code “GAF” when booking your room to secure your special rate. $10 from each purchased room night donated back The Greek America Foundation.

The Ink 48 Hotel (653 11th Avenue at 48th Street)... One of our official weekend hotel partners, Stay at any of the four Kimpton Hotels in New York and get a discounted room rate, exclusively for Gabby ticket holders. Make your reservations at http://www.kimptongaf.com  and make sure you use the rate code “GAF” when booking your room to secure your special rate. $10 from each purchased room night donated back The Greek America Foundation.

Retailers

John Varvatos (122 Spring Street, between Greene and Mercer Streets)... Award-Winning Menswear Designer shares his complete collection on two floors at his boutique in the fashionable Soho neighborhood of New York. You will find everything from formal wear to rock 'n' roll memorabilia here. Special offer for Gabby Passport holders: 10% off purchase of all FULL PRICE items. 10% of purchase is donated back to The Greek America Foundation.

John Varvatos (315 Bowery, Between 1st and 2nd Streets)... A few short blocks from Soho, you will enter the world of the fabled Bowery neighborhood of Lower East Side. The boutique occupies the space that formerly housed the seminal underground music club CBGBs. John Varvatos Bowery merges the spot's rock 'n' roll heritage and the world of fashion. Shop offerings including vintage clothing, memorabilia, vinyl records, and 1970s audio equipment, sold alongside Varvatos' latest fashions while taking in the graffiti- and flyer-covered walls, which remain virtually unchanged from the club's glory days. Special offer for Gabby Passport holders: 10% off purchase of all FULL PRICE items. 10% of purchase is donated back to The Greek America Foundation.

ChristoNYC (574 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor)... The official hair and beauty salon of the 2011 Gabby Awards with a full line of hair and beauty services available for your pre-Gabby Awards primping. Acclaimed hair designer to countless celebrities, Christo is known for his Curlisto line of products and his ability to take care of your hair-- your number one accessory in your wardrobe. Make your appointments for Gabby weekend at http://www.christonyc.com. Special offer for Gabby Passport holders: 10% off any service at the salon. 10% of purchase is donated back to The Greek America Foundation.

Culture

Lori Bookstein Fine Art (138 Tenth Avenue, Between 18th and 19th Streets)... Visit the gallery for an exhibition the art of Stephen Antonakos, 2011 Gabby Awards Lifetime Achievement Award winner.  The exhibition will include various works from the artist’s decades-long career. For weekend hours visit http://www.loribooksteinfineart.com

Tenement Museum (108 Orchard Street, Between Broome & Delancey Streets)... This unique NYC institution occupies an original tenement building, where thousands of early Greek immigrants lived. Inside 97 Orchard, all visitors must pre-reserve a guided tour of apartments that recreate immigrant life in the 19th and 20th centuries. Visit the apartment of a Greek Sephardic family and meet a costumed interpreter playing 14-year-old Victoria Confino, who lived in the tenement in 1916. Designed for families. For weekend hours and directions visit http://www.tenement.org Special offer for Gabby Passport holders: 10% off admission fee when tickets purchased at door.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Avenue)...Visit the largest collection of Greek and Roman antiquities in the world at one of the world’s greatest museums-- the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While here, take in the impressive collection of Byzantine art at the famed Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries for Byzantine Art.  Plan your visit to the Met at http://www.metmuseum.org. Special offer for Gabby Passport holders: $10 off purchases of $50 dollars or more at the Met Museum Shop. 

Do you represent a Greek owned or inspired shop, business, restaurant, cultural institution, museum, religious institution or other type of establishment that you would like to include in the "Passport to Greek NYC"? Email us today at info@greekamerica.org