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What are you doing tonight? Use this guide to figure out your nightly game plan-make reservations, purchase and print tickets, and study a map on how to get to all the best spots. Find out how to locate restaurants, bars and nightclubs, theaters, concerts, and sporting events in your hometown or elsewhere. The sites we've found will help you be as hip or low-key as you see fit on any night of the week.

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Although certain directories specialize in finding restaurants or certain types of events, there ... read more »

Restaurant Locators, Reviews, and Menus?

Whether you dine out regularly or are seeking something special, these Web sites will help you find restaurants near you. Many of our recommendations allow users to rate and review restaurants, giving you an idea of what's currently popular and why. These directories will make it easy to find the type of cuisine, price range, and atmosphere you seek, along with any other amenities you have in mind.

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Many of these Web sites also offer searches for affordability, which is why we haven't included a specific section dedicated to inexpensive dining.

For reviews written by professionals, check out the online versions of local magazines or newspapers. Most newspaper Web sites allow you to search archives, so you can look up past reviews as well as read new ones.

Once you find a restaurant, you'll need to get the right table, order the right entrée, and leave the right tip. For tips and Web sites to help you with all that and much more, visit the findingDulcinea Restaurant Guide.

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Zagat , the gold standard for restaurant and entertainment rating services, offers descriptions of food, service, and atmosphere. You will also get expert opinions on hotels, nightlife, and attractions in any locale you select. Some parts of the site are by subscription only ($4.95 per month, $24.95 per year), but the reviews are done by professional entertainment critics and may be worth the investment. Zagat does not review all establishments and events in every area, however.

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Citysearch noted in the previous section, aggregates user reviews when describing restaurants. The site answers these questions with a Yes or No: "Prompt Seating?", "Romantic?", "Make a Reservation?", "Good for Kids?", and "Good for Groups?" Click on "Best of Citysearch" for annual poll results, where users nominate and vote for their preferred restaurants.

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MenuPages offers conflicting but informative reviews from patrons of restaurants in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, and southern Florida. The site furnishes links to each restaurant's Web site, along with printable menus, reviews, affordability information, driving directions, and maps to help visualize locations. You can search by cuisine type, neighborhood, restaurant name, or other specifications, such as "Open 24 Hours." Have a craving for a particular dish? The "Find-a-Food" search will let you search restaurants by entrée.

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