Fried rabbit, crispy artichokes, and fresh fruit are on the menu at this new restaurant from the West Village power couple. It's sort of a French bar meets an Italian country home. Read more.
Never in this town have oozy blobs of melted buffalo mozzarella and bright San Marzano tomatoes frolicked in such ecstatic harmony, says the Underground Gourmet. Our pick for the city's best pizza! Read more.
The pies as Mario Batali's wildly popular pizzeria start on the griddle and finish in the broiler. Otto serves one of the city's great clam pies, as well as a terrific lardo and rosemary-topped pizza. Read more.
West Village homage to the chigres of northern Spain, complete with wine on tap, cider served right from the barrel and regional eats. Read more.
A must for any oyster crawl. Choose the bar and for $8 get a half dozen blue point oysters AND a glass of red, white, or blue (Pabst). Throw peanut shells on floor.
The menu has lots of shareable salads and vegetable dishes, as well as lightly composed seafood plates, "pains Tunisiens," pastas, bouillabaisse, chicken tagine, grilled lamb, and hanger steak. Read more.
The lobster roll is pretty damn good, two buttery buns stuffed with mayo-smothered chunks of lobster and served with hot French fries. Read more.
