Besides great views, The Standard hotel also has NY's hippest beer garden. The menu, designed by Michelin-starred chef Kurt Gutenbrunner, includes fat, flavor-packed sausages and plus-size pretzels. Read more.
At brunch, try the breakfast of champions cocktail, with whiskey, tequila, orange juice, maple syrup, cinnamon and bacon bitters. Sip slowly or you might not remember your meal. Read more.
Drinks match a 4-strong meat menu cheese including a housemade ricotta, salads, & Italian sandwiches. Try the Balboa - mortadella, soppresseta, speck, cacio di roma, dijonnaise, and pepper relish.
The Italian restaurant’s twist on potato chips and P.B. & J. may seem out of place, but “skip the scoffing and order.” Next, try one of their fresh pastas, and be sure to save room for secondi! Read more.
The General is trendy in the best possible way: the glitzy, glass-walled restaurant makes for great people-watching on the Bowery (a true New York pastime) while you snack on sushi and Peking duck.
The divers scallops are a thrilling (and cheap!) starter. Skip the dull meatballs and get the smoked salmon or amazing skirt steak. And avoid the ice cream sandwich, it tastes like Vicks VapoRub. Read more.
A standout cocktail is the Great Jones, a blend of Famous Grouse Scotch, Fee's Black Walnut Bitters and maple syrup served neat. Read more.
