For a morning wake-up call, try the Trippa Malaysiana. Brunch features comfort foods like Ricotta Flapjack Stack with smoked maple syrup and bacon and Brisket Hash with burnt ends and a fried egg. Read more.
Cornbread’s a must. Then? Duck-liver pudding: Discuss. (Yes.) Red Caesar salad: yes. Fried yard bird: Yes. Go malted for dessert. Read more.
For starters, try the polenta croutons with mushrooms, parmesan and herbs or the smoked trout with spinach, fingerling potatoes, horseradish and a fried egg. Read more.
Velselka is one of the NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s 50 favorite NYC restaurants. To see the full list, get The Scoop iPhone app, an inside guide to New York: NYTimes.com/thescoop
Little Oyster Sandwiches are a must. Save room for dessert because The Dutch serves some of the best pie I've ever eaten.
This 42-year-old arena is preparing to undergo a wholesale overhaul for $775-$850 million. It'll include floor-level luxury suites and two pedestrian bridges suspended over the playing surface. Read more.
There's a little box by the register that sometimes has a great selection of scotch glasses, only $1 for two!
Umit Benan, Turkish Designer: "It has such nice, beautiful town houses, and being just steps away from the river is also great."
