Tenpenny Lures Bankers; Desmond’s Great Dover Sole: Ryan Sutton

There are lots of pretty places to eat in Manhattan. Tenpenny, in Midtown’s Gotham Hotel, isn’t one of them.

Tenpenny sits in the shadow of the old Bear Stearns building -- now occupied by JPMorgan. It feels less like a restaurant, more like an anonymous brick and wood pub that happens to serve food. But that food happens to be excellent.