Unique, luscious takes on ramen. Try the fusion dishes and as many tapas as you can afford. When it's in season, the soju-spiked yuzu slushie is the most refreshing - and addictive - drink in town.
On Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Claire Robinson picks up her chopsticks for the carefully crafted Akamaru Modern Ramen at Ippudo, a Japanese ramen experience. Find more tips at FN Local. Read more.
Must-have: Green curry fried rice with dried cranberries. Try the green noodle spicy salmon. Wash it down with a berry mojito. Ignore the over-the-top club music. Snap a picture of the bathroom sign.
I take out either the Chicken Pho, Beef Ball Pho, Catfish Bahn Mi atleast 2x a week. Soup is amaze. Best (and only?) Vietnamese place in the area.
Dmitri is the best bartender here, keeping your glass full and your face smiling. Anything he pours tastes great. And Sal is silent but sweet :) sushi is spot on as well. Just go!
60 Thompson concierge Paul notes that among the flashy Thai restaurants that are all the rage in NYC, Peep actually delivers quality with amazing prices.
At this Chinatown bistro, curry and coconut perfume the air, as husband-wife team Marc Kaczmarek and Mei Chau bustle around, hefting giant portions of homestyle Malaysian fare at Lilliputian prices. Read more.
