Really like a place across the GW in NJ called Gristinis.
Up here in Saratoga I like the Wishing Well.(lobster bisque is a must have)
I like Don Pepe's near Aqueduct.
In Albany I like Jack's Oyster House.
Used to love a place in New Paltz called Barnaby's, don't know if its still there or not.
Little Italian place in Little Falls, NY called the Piccolo is great as well.
Schenectady has a MUST EAT place called Cornell's that serves the best Italian Bread north of NYC from the bakery next door called Perrecca's.