TODAY is Restaurant Day, when some 200 eateries around town dish out samples of their specialties for $3 to $5, and donate $1 from each sale to hunger relief. Most restaurants will hold the tastings outside their entrances from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Gramercy Tavern, ’21’ Club and Aureole are among the participants. For a full list – as well as who’s offering $20.02 lunches during Restaurant Week, starting Monday – visit http://www.nycvisit.com or stop by the NYC Official Visitor Information Center at 810 Seventh Ave. at 53rd Street.