"Hitch a ride on the IKEA ferry to Red Hook to get the tastiest affordable lobster roll. For $9.99, it comes with chips and slaw. Go at dusk to see the Statue of Liberty." -Chef Gabrielle Hamilton Read more.
"Slightly Oliver" means slightly drunk in cockney slang. And it is pretty easy to get that way at the sophisticated new Upper West Side bar of the same name. Read more.
The brunch crowd here is a mix of college students and stroller-steering parents. For traditionalists, there are blueberry pancakes; for the adventurous, coconut pancakes with passion-fruit syrup. Read more.
Standards like eggs Benedict get the Vareli treatment with slow-poached eggs, tomato confit and prosciutto. Owner Amitzur Mor also loves the steak and eggs. Read more.
Start with a cappuccino and croissant and then go for the smoked salmon frittata with goat cheese or the pappardelle with duck ragu, shaved chocolate and orange -- a dish that sounds odd but works. Read more.
