Amazing lunch special: $8 for entree and appetizer. Grilled calamari is meh, but the pad Thai is bomb.
M. Wells reopens at MoMA PS1 with eats like escargot & marrow tarts, bibimbap w/ maple syrup & oysters, and caviar/ flower/ whipped butter sandwiches. --Thrillist Read more.
Treat yourself to some fresh chocolate milk from the farm - old school in the glass bottle. Sip while you shop for groceries... and on the walk home.
Solid menu overall. Recommended: Greek quinoa salad, flank steak sandwich, and a ginger (!) mint (!) homemade (!) lemonade. Cookies deliciously chewy but $4, and small
for dinner: start with martinis and oysters, move on to the eggs mayonnaise & fingerlings for the table, hot & sour braised lamb or dumplings or rabbit pappardelle for main course, end w/ choco cake!
Scallion pankcakes - SO GOOD. Also: bamboo shoots, pork soup dumplings, pan fried noodles w/ chicken or beef.
This black squid ink pasta with clams jumped right into my top 5 favorite pasta dishes in NYC. Everything else we had was top notch and the jovial Italian atmosphere rounds the whole experience out.
Stumptown coffee and delicious egg sandwiches (served until 3pm) on their better than average NY bagel.
Walk across the Wburg Bridge w/ your favorite girl and treat her to a chicken biscuit w/ profresh people watching on the side. If she's not into it: dump her, take me.
Best old-school photobooth in the city. I think it may be one of the only ones that still uses the runny film. ps: $4 (!!)
Hang a right at the entrance for the front bar. Find a seat among the Japanese salarymen and trust the staff to provide comforting food and conversation.
The menu, chalked on a blackboard, changes daily, Taste: beef tartare sandwich, rabbit terrine, vegetable banh mi...A place that every food critic will check out. Chef and co-owner, Hugue Dufour Read more.
Kind of an under-the-radar pick, but the burger here is one of the best I've had in NYC. Also, if you don't order the Scotch Egg I'm going to come down and punch you in the face. It's delicious.
The Hecho en Humo is a Mexican take on the Old Fashioned: tequila instead of whiskey, and a Mexican Coke reduction instead of simple syrup.
The duck noodle soup is a delicious, not spicy option, as are the slightly sweet, slightly chewy pork and crab dry noodles.
Momofuku-lite, and that's a really big compliment. I'd suggest getting most all of the non-ramen options and then splitting a ramen (if you're with your honey and splitting a soup isn't soups awkward)
Start with six oysters, a tankard of Sixpoint IPA and a plate of German cured meats. (Party like it’s 1899!) Now salad, steak. #bklyn4life. Read more.
Do yourself a huge favor. Just wait until Sundown Brunch (4pm-8pm) instead of trying to squeeze in there early. Same exact specials, a calmer wait staff and alot less noisy.
Coconut Almond Nutella Macaroon: Many say that macaroons are the new cupcakes. When you taste this awesome East Village delight you might understand why.
The hot cider is bomb-tastic. It's like Christmas in a cup. They also have a sweeeet beer selection.
Don't want to wait an hour at Joseph Leonard? Try Frankies for brunch. Great pancakes, breakfast sandwich, and stumptown coffee.
New bar/arcade in the LES features 22 rotating games, a surprisingly sophisticated (yet reasonably priced) selection of wine and sake, craft beer pours, and 40s of Colt 45s (via Thrillist) Read more.
Beef Chow Mein is wicked good. How good? So good that I turned into a total fat kid - and got an extra order to go. #realtalk
Come with friends, order a carafe of the house white wine and several plates to share, family-style. Mussels are A++, as is the steak tartare.
Pay what you wish Saturdays from 5:45 pm to 7:45 pm (last ticket issued at 7:15 pm)
If you can snag a table on the balcony, do it. Just walk up one of the staircases.
The kale salad is amazing. (And so are the fries. We'll deny having said that if you repeat it.)
Get there 30 min before your reservation and order a drink in the lounge. Great staff, and delicious pasta to boot.
Good neighborhood coffee spot with some good chai too. Nice for reading/working (wifi = NetGear81, pass = helpfultomato851) and people watching on Franklin. Sandwiches and soups too if you're hungry.
Going nuts trying to find it? You're not alone. Enter through Yokocho and take the unmarked door on the left and enter into another world. Order the Stormy Weather and make interesting conversation.
"Part futuristic bistro and part Nordic cubby hole.. two people can try everything on the menu for just about $58 a head" -- Thrillist. Read more.
New glass heated rooftop to keep you warm on chilly nights but with a clear view to the lovely East River and Manhattan skyline.
Pinball while I drink my cortado? Sounds awesome. Might be my new go to neighborhood coffee place.
Come for dinner with a close friend. Get some cocktails, the hamachi ceviche, the heart of palm fries, and the black cod. Split everything. Wrap up with the tres leches cake for dessert. Leave content
Winter time + midweek + Backroom + fireplace = one of the better spots on a cold night in Lower East Side (backup plan: fireplace @ The Delancey). Just watch out for the dbags!
They give you a bib, gloves, and a giant (really really delicious) bag of food. It's fantastic if you're okay with getting your hands dirty, or just want a meal where you can't touch your phone…
start out with some delectable Tofu that'll make you feel like you're in Tokyo, savor the incredible broth of the Stamina soba, and finish it off with the green tea affogato. this place is money.
It's as good a workout as soulcycle but your waist is underwater so when you sweat you take a dip in the cool water around you. This ain't yo' granny's water aerobics. Women only for now. Sorry dude.
If you order anything but the Fried Pork Chop for brunch, you're really missing out (okay, maybe the poached eggs too). Bloody Mary's (even the one with the oyster) are just so-so...
The beet salad is so beautiful I took a photo of the dish on the table next to ours! They were totally cool with it.
Seriously the best salted chocolate chip cookies I've had to date. Enjoy them at the park right next door with a great view of the city!
Great lil French bistro. Cheese plate + 1/2 order of asparagus ravioli were great apps. Wife liked Bouillabaisse. The hanger steak frites was perfectly cooked. Excellent service too.
Soup dumplings are both fascinating and delicious. I liked the pork slightly more than the crab. You'll be stuffed but leave a little room for a visit to the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory.
flower shop in Ditmas that doubles as a killer bar. great patio out back and perfect cocktails. check out this whiskey collection...
For brunch, the steak and eggs with hollandaise is really something special. Solid Bloody Mary too thx to huge Spanish olives.
We usually pick up our Yellow (pineapple, jicama, lemon) or Eastern Promise (lemon grass, Anjou pear, cucumber, ginger, lime, kaffir lime leaf) juices to go.
This bar has about 200 absurdly obscure beers (including 21 on tap). The Omnipollo Nebuchadnezzar is a great double IPA.
I don't care if the staff are on the incompetent side, and the manager is rude, if I'm going to break my diet, a doughnut ice cream sandwich with pretzel, red velvet and chocolate is the way to go.
Order a Quinoa Avocado Salad (add Chicken), a Ginger Mint Lemonade, & a chocolate chip cookie. $30 later you'll be satisfied.
Great tapas bar. We ordered about 12-14 dishes for the four of us and honestly everything was outstanding
Oysters, escargots, foie gras, steak frites, filet mignon. Oh, and keep that red wine flowing. Cozy spot & great staff. A hidden neighborhood gem that's been right in your face the entire time.
If on the 6 going downtown, convince your conductor to stay on the train while it loops back around to go uptown. Very cool tour of the long-abandoned City Hall station on the way.
This place has the best oyster selection I've ever seen. They had 23 different varieties to choose from.
There is no better way to satisfy that craving for an Egg McMuffin than to disguise it as a French delicacy. Introducing the Foie Gras Egg Muffin. Or, have the off-menu French Onion Soup Burger!
This pub style restaurant features an exquisite inexpensive menu. The Pub Cheese Plate (comprised of purple cheese), and the special Pigs in a Blanket are musts. Save room for the Root Beer Pudding!
Pancakes that are worth the five-hour wait on a Saturday, but if you go during the week you just might beat the crowd...
The Cajun Benedict is one of the best benedicts I've ever tasted. In place of ham is andouille sausage, and the hollandaise is topped with a variety of Cajun spices. Goes great with a Bloody Mary
I'm no size queen, but that shrimp cocktail was almost too big to take. And it tasted delicious.
Amazing French pastries, breads and baked goods, great atmosphere and solid lunch/brunch options including this brisket burger w/ crispy fries. Prices aren't low but the experience lives up to them.
A great meal for 2, at one of the best Chinese places in NYC: pork soup dumplings, double cooked pork, and ma po tofu with minced pork (extra spicy). Conveniently in the middle of the west village.
Go laffa, chicken schwarma, hummus, tabouleh, feta, cucumbers and pickles with Tzaziki on the side. It's the most delicious Mediterranean burrito you could ever imagine.
Coming from a born/bred Californian - by far the best Mexican joint in all of Manhattan. The friendly family who runs it serves up delicious tacos and sopas. Many a nights in the EV have ended here.
The Inferno pizza and the calamari salad is a great lunch for two. Chase the spicy slice with the cold calamari. And sit at the bar 'cause the chairs are super uncomfortable.
Grab a Barnyard Classic (egg, bacon, cheddar, add avocado) and an iced tea and go to the community garden around the corner to eat by the goldfish pond. Alphabet City 4evaz!
I've always wanted someone to put shakshuka -- poached egg with spiced tomatoes, tahini, and cilantro -- into a pita to save me the effort of all that dipping. Taboonette has that breakfast sandwich.
Top Dining Options: Parm at the Great Hall btwn Gates 4, 6; Lobel's of New York at Section 134; Brother Jimmy's BBQ at Sections 133, 201, 320A, 332A. Read more.
