Gorgeous Industry City showcase for their unique Steampunk coffee & tea brewing technology, ADEL's unmatched worldwide coffee roaster/tea producer menu changes weekly. Great place to work w/ wifi too. Read more.
Personalized cookbook store & Sicilian cafe w/ a lovingly curated set of (mostly) food-related items. Cafe is cozy, food & baked goods are delish. Go on the weekend for arancini w/ a free drink. Read more.
As Is sports an ever-changing menu of interesting craft beers and always has great sours and IPAs, better than average bar food, a handful of natural wines, and good draft cocktails by Brandon Duff.
My all-time favorite spots for Nordic-tinged baked goods. I get tea here - coffee is just OK. Beautiful design down to the smallest detail - backyard garden complete w/ koi pond.
The newer branch of one of my all-time favorite spots for Nordic-tinged baked goods. The food is pretty good, especially the salads. Weekends are insane - try to go during the week. Coffee is OK.
Everyone (justly) loves the Fedora burger (find the Village Voice review), but the vegetable dishes here are simply wonderful, all served with squirts of complementary sauces.
Feels like a bar in a residential European neighborhood. Oysters, shooters, cheese plate and other food all excite. Interesting wines by taste, half or full glass, craft cocktails.
A good place to enjoy coffee drinks prepared using weekly imports of hard-to-find Nordic coffee roasters or house roaster Lofted (Bushwick). They also host a CSA and various popups. Pretty space.
Vibrant space, often a line out the door, one of the most consistent shops in the city and best coffee in midtown.
New York-y and just pretentious enough to be appealing. A small, ever-changing menu of farm to table, seasonal, organic, delicious simple food. They have their own butcher, bake their own bread.
It feels like a real find, located down a hallway behind a door with only a feather to mark it. Quality craft cocktails from people with lots of experience - cozy vibe in a still-evolving neighborhood
Pricey but wondrous selection of natural wines and great food (with slight Japanese tilt). Raw fish is great here, whether it be of the crudo or sashimi variety. Get there early for a bar seat.
High end flower shop with a selection of unique, artisan gifts also pulls pretty good shots of Verve Coffee (out of Santa Cruz) - possibly the only spot in the city offering their coffee.
Some of the better Korean food in NYC, produced by the owners of another fave, The Good Fork. Great quality ingredients, good beer list, weekend lunch. Service is a bit unfocused and mostly non-Korean
This used to be my favorite Sichuan in NYC and it's still a higher-ranked mid-tier spot, but the city now has a few higher end spots including the indomitable Guan Fu.
A neighborhood restaurant in the best sense, Lot 2 turns out great cocktails, one of my fave NYC burgers (w/ stellar wedge fries), and quality farm to table food. I wish they'd change the beer list.
Consistently some of the best BBQ in New York City, along with underrated chicken wings. I love the pickled vegetables they give for free, and the burnt end baked beans are good albeit a bit oversweet
Hip coffee stand w/ a few sidewalk stools, passionate baristas, and rotating coffee roaster menu. Surrounded by street art in a corner of Bushwick near the border of Ridgewood. Cool neighborhood.
A fancier version of a Japanese teishoku (set meal) restaurant. My favorites are the set meals with fish. Food is delicious in a homestyle way.
The tasting room is a spacious replacement for their old sweat box and a wonderful place to sample the wares of these craft beer mad scientists. Ugly Baby, NYC's best Thai, is nearby. Bring a growler.
I love everything they do here: salads, pasta & pizza, great craft beer list. Brunch menu only: double cheeseburger, a beefy, textural delight, a Burger Joint style elevated backyard burger.
Always packed, Russ & Daughters managed to create a cafe that appeals to hipsters and elderly Jewish folk alike. It's hard to get a seat without a reservation but go on an off hour to snag a bar seat.
Hip, happening, delicious, St Anselm can be loud, and wait times can run to 3 hours, but it's worth it for their simple meat cuts and interesting vegetable dishes. Over-salting can be an issue.
The best Japanese bakery in New York City, Takahachi also has good sandwiches. Their Gimme! Coffee gets the job done but nothing special.
Friendly shop cum coffee shop with better than average assortment of baked goods - get the Roberta's olive oil coffee cake. A good place to work. Only bummer is the paper cups.
Wonderful low-key all-day casual Italian. cavolo nero, carote lesse, coniglio fritto, sicilian meatballs, svizzerina are faves so far, but haven't had anything bad. Nice cocktails.
The only good Yun Nan in NYC, I crave their cold rice noodles ($6), the glorious hot & sour wontons, crossing the bridge noodles, cucumber, and mixed lu mein (cold offal). Read more.
http://www.chowhound.com/post/wan-chai-seafood-flushing-excellent-1002282
This place is the real deal. Some of the best pie I've had. The coconut custard :)
Best croissants aux Amandes in NYC. All other pastries are great too as is the bread. Lunch sandwiches rule as does the spicy hummus.
There are a few good things down here. Changes frequently. Tian Fu, in the back left corner has good malaxiangguo (dry hot pot).
