This place has been dishing out Sicilian pastries for almost 120 years and serving espresso before it was all the rage. All the pastries are mouth watering, but save room for the mini tarts!
Try the red velvet layer cake. It has just enough cocoa to deliver a hint of chocolate, & have it frosted with either cream cheese icing or vanilla frosting. Read more.
Don't let the homey atmosphere fool you; make a reservation at least a week in advance. Popular lunch items include include the turkey sandwich, cheeseburger, and the whole wheat pizzas. Read more.
Exquisite, seasonal ingredients perfectly executed with an awesome beet and sake list. Is there anything better? -Anita Lo, Top Chef Masters
Order seafood salad or tuna tartare. Follow with Thai-spiced lobster or steak. And ask for help on the wine. Do prom right this time around. Read more.
The best hotel for a staycation has perfected the urban-resort concept. The tri-level pleasure complex boasts a pool with an open view of the Empire State Building, five bars and the Exhale spa. Read more.
Take a ride on the Tram with your metrocard and enjoy some of the best views of the city – especially great at sunrise or sunset.
The best museum to spend the day in boasts unparalleled holdings in 20th- and 21st-century art, the Sette MoMA restaurant, a plush movie theater and the MoMA Design Store. Read more.
The best place to gawk at priceless art has a collection that is seemingly endless, spanning creepy Egyptian tombs to the shimmering Impressionist paintings to an unparalleled costume collection. Read more.
PHOTO: Light streaming through the windows sets this cinematic shot of Grand Central Terminal, snapped in 1937! Read more.
Recommended: Cereal-milk soft-serve ice cream, chocolate-chocolate cookie, candy-bar pie, chocolate cake with yellow-cake icing, banana cake with hazelnut crunch, Chinese-sausage focaccia. Read more.
Try the Dave, a baguette stuffed with Italian sausage, fresh tomato, diced broccoli rabe, house-made piri-piri sauce & a layer of melted mozzarella. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011. Read more.
Order the omakase and let the chef choose the best fish of the day. Their uni is divine.
Designed by Marcel Breuer, the Whitney Museum's current building opened in 1966. Jacqueline Kennedy attended the building on opening day.
Loved mozzarella, tapenade, tomato & basil on focaccia! But the service was not very welcoming or attentive. ;)
The best place to remember why you love Manhattan takes you above the city while keeping you rooted in urban life. Walk through a field of wildflowers as cabs zoom along the street beneath you. Read more.
The fragrant Peach Upside Down Cake, the moist Lemon Pound Cake, and the marvelous selection of house-made ice creams may tempt you to eat dessert first. (Give in to these temptations.)
Very cute place! The upstairs area is perfect for private events like bridal showers :)
Pancakes that are worth the five-hour wait on a Saturday, but if you go during the week you just might beat the crowd...
Amazing selection of stamps, wax, seals, paper and more to create something fabulous
This store is why I love the East Village. Locally-owned with a crazy array of cool stamps. The ornery owner, Casey, has the best stories of old school NYC too!
Sample quirky treats like the decadent Salty Pimp, a chocolate-dipped vanilla cone with dulce de leche and sea salt. The shop is small, so get your cones to-go. Read more.
Fun-loving soft serve with creative toppings like the Salty Pimp: vanilla, dulce de leche, salt, and a chocolate dip.
Sushi Nakazawa is the 10-seat omakase restaurant from former Jiro Ono-apprentice Daisuke Nakazawa. Sushi Nakazawa serves omakase tastings paired with sake, but plans to introduce an expanded menu.
Hands down, the best chai latte ever. The fact that they serve Balthazar scones and show surf videos only makes it better. A great place to unwind.
This haute Mexican eatery is harder to get into than Harvard, having built a rep around fancy tequilas and ceviche. Can't snag abooth? The no-frills, street-level taqueria can sate your wounded ego.
I have been here a bunch of times and have never gone without getting the meatballs... Best in the game
Try the sausage polenta. Creamy polenta is stocked with white pepper & Parmesan, spread w/ pork-sausage ragù & capped w/ bread crumbs & melted stracchino. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011 Read more.
This tiny spot has a neighborhood vibe, with original American fare by Joey Campanaro. A month in advance, call for a cozy table near those big windows and pretend the two of you live nearby.
Ground zero for David Chang’s delicious experimentations. Come early for pork buns, kimchi apples, fried brussels sprouts, Dr. Pepper. S’great.
Try the fantastic steakhouse-style cheeseburger, built with tangy dry-aged cuts of grass-fed Piedmontese beef, available in the dining room or as a takeaway item from the downstairs lunch counter. Read more.
A NYC brunch must! Finding and walking into this restaurant is half of the experience. Order the artichoke dip, the poached eggs with cheese grits and any of the delicious cocktails! You're welcome!
One of the most amazing spaces in NY: The original kitchen of an early-19th-c Bond St mansion, lovingly restored. Check out the two massive, original cooking hearths on the E wall near the rear.
Keith McNally's reborn Minetta is a masterpiece—an old New York saloon, modern steakhouse and celeb haunt all in one. The problem: getting in. (The Black Label Burger is worth it.) [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Grab a seat at the bar and watch the owner, Chika, create all the ethereal desserts. Get the Prix Fixe with wine pairing ($22) and try anything from the daily menu.
simply the best pastrami sandwich on the planet, pair it with a dr browns cel ray soda and see god
Their irreproachable, house-made smoked meat—the joint’s foundational item—gives a smoldering, peppery kick to a loosely packed patty of mineral-rich brisket in their Smoked-meat Burger. Read more.
Try the Liege Wafel with strawberries, bananas and Nutella….the most decadent snack you’ll find out of a truck in NYC.
For a Jaws-inspired treat, try Beneath! This custom batch features beer ice cream made from Magic Hat Circus Boy with "bloody" honeycomb & crunchy nuggets of Ritz crackers, pretzels, and potato chips.
Try the smoky pulled duroc pork sandwich. Smoky spiced-honey-glazed pork is crowned with julienned pickled carrots, fresh cilantro & sliced cucumber. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011. Read more.
Great spot-- no WiFi, just great hardwood floors, exposed brick walls, & an amazing coffee selection. Gem in the area.
Originally from Portland, this NYC transplant has friendly baristas and great cofee. Ask for your drink in a mug and relax in the nearby lounge.
Without any doubt one of New York's best coffee places. Located in Williamsburg, Blue Bottle is the perfect place to get a good iced latte. We also recommend their New Orleans coffee ;)
No LES grit here; just posh comfort food, from Kobe beef sliders and French onion dumplings to blood orange jalapeno margaritas. Don't skip the just-out-of-the-oil donuts—a fave at Matt Damon's table.
Foodies, drinkies, fashionistas and design hounds can be found here. It’s why we love it!
Pick up fresh steamed lobsters to go. Eat it with a friend in the hallway. Make everybody jealous.
Get the nutella latte!! So delicious. The dark hot chocolate is the best in the city
