The milky fior di latte and the creamy mozzarella di bufala are both simple wonders with just salt, pepper, and oil.
Mark Mendez’s menu is not a love letter to Spain. It’s a marriage proposal. Try the $3 chicken liver: two little caramelized-onion toast points sag under an obscene amount of impeccable liver.
Try the Swiss chard tortelloni from our 100 Best list: These chard-stuffed pasta pockets aren’t currently on the menu. But we strongly encourage you to start a petition to bring them back.
Try the chilled seafood platter from our 100 Best list: Leave it to the Lettuce Entertain You restaurant group to find a way to turn a luxurious platter of fresh lobster, shrimp and more into a steal.
Cevapcici, Burek, Sarma---Beef sausages no casing,meat/cheese/spinach pies, stuffed cabbage.All delicious, reasonably priced, with weird atmosphere but decent folks running the joint.
The menu changes according to the chef’s whim: rhubarb with tea-smoked baby octopus or eggplant Parmesan with tempura fried cheese curds and strawberry marinara. Take advantage of the back patio.
In the morning, they’re packed with tourists chowing croissants. In the evening, you have the place to yourself. Which is curious, because we love the simple charcuterie plates and Alsatian tarts. Read more.
It’s only the passion of a Frenchman that could yield this quality of baguette, along with croissants so flaky that you’ll buy them the only way he can sell them: without an accompanying cappuccino. Read more.
Superb cakes, dreamy cream puffs, sophisticated (yet also rustic) sandwiches and insane brownies make this bakery. Evening hours bring opportunity to enjoy Holl’s creations while sipping wine or beer. Read more.
