From the owners of Bar Great Harry and Mission Dolores comes this little dive with a whopping 28 American & imported craft beers on tap, 2 cask engines, and 3 pinball machines!
Insane cocktails at mad Austrian scientist's lair in Chinatown. Ridiculous showmanship, jaw-dropping presentation. Look for the crowd begging entry under the "Gold Flower Restaurant" sign. [BlackBook] Read more.
After a two-year hiatus, this much-loved southern-inspired Williamsburg restaurant has returned in a new, bigger location to serve arguably the city’s best fried chicken.
The reborn Minette is a masterpiece - an old New York saloon, modern steakhouse and newfangled celeb haunt all in one.
The chefs here never fail to serve me exactly what I crave – from sheep’s milk ricotta on toasted bread, spicy spaghetti alle vongole and perfect garlic chicken for two to maple budino and decadent ch
Find the best burger in the city in this old school burger shack hidden in the lobby of the Parker Meridien. -Andy Cohen, Watch What Happens Live!
While your date orders a drink, slip away to the flower cart by the front entrance and pick up some tulips or roses for just a few bucks. You'll get major brownie points! #vday
The best restaurant burger in NYC is served here, as anyone who has braved the two-hour wait for a table can tell you.
After the success of the Cork Wine Bar, Diane Gross and Khalid Pitts opened this wine shop/take-out hybrid. The garlic-and-herb marinated fried chicken is perfect as a picnic centerpiece, hot or cold.
High ceiling, long communal table. You must do it family style so you can try lots of dishes. They are ALL good, especially the edamame dumplings! -Julie Kwon, Launch My Line
Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud's downtown spot serves pork-belly-topped burgers and great sausages (try the blood and pig's head sausage) with an extensive beer list (24 on tap and 63 bottled). Read more.
Monday night is THE night of music, friendship and great food. The chef can make you whatever, whenever. -Marilyn Crawford, Launch My Line
I would forgo Thomas Keller’s fancy Per Se without ever looking back if I could eat lunch every day at his casual spot, Bouchon. The selection of dreamy pastries and sweets is unprecedented. -Gail Sim
Only a half block away from the Bryant Park, this is a great place to relax. Sit at the bar and enjoy a glass of Charlie Plamer's private label cabernet sauvignon and his signature beef tartare.
If you're in need of some hair help mid Fashion Week, take a half hour between shows and get a blowout here.
George Mendes innovative take on Portuguese is both impressive and adorable. Bonus points for making an actual enjoyable ambiance out of a narrow, difficult space.
Owner/chef Joey Campanaro's meatball sliders are the stuff of legend. Try it for a date: there's a reason the regulars call it the closer.
One of the original New Wave of high-end cocktail bars. Hard to go wrong on the menu, but Whiskey Smash -- go light on the simple syrup -- is perhaps the best mint julep in town. [BlackBook] Read more.
As far as I am concerned, it is the best Jewish deli in New York. My order never changes: piping hot matzoh ball soup, pastrami on rye, extra mustard, extra (full sour) pickles on the side, black cher
Tom Colicchio's much-lauded shrine to simple food cooked right - try the hen of the woods mushrooms! -Andy Cohen, Watch What Happens Live!
Sample their (free!) and delicious patatas bravas with smoked paprika aioli. Also a must-get? The spicy Bloody Mary.
