Pelican--Have you been at NY before??? If so, you already know this, but MAKE RESERVATIONS, preferably from home before you leave. We were on SXM last year from just before Christmas to New Years and everywhere was absolutely PACKED. We went to Grand Case one night during the week, can't remember which night it was now, and literally EVERYPLACE was full. After checking about a half dozen places, we waited about a half hour to get in and were able to get squeezed in because we were only two people. We called Dino at Temptation and with a whole week to choose from at that time, he was able to squeeze us in one night at 6:30, again, because we were only two people.

My personal favorites right now are, in no particular order, Ocean 82, Bistrot Cariabes, Temptation, and probably our favorite is Dreams.