Dan Barber's fresh, eco-friendly food is driven by the harvest at his farm upstate. The room located just below street-level on quaint Village block has the same casual grace as the eats.
Make your way through 20 vodka infusions, snacking on all manner of caviar and blintzes.
Warm Italian spot in the Greenwich Hotel from Bobby De Niro. Earthy brown and green color scheme with vintage cookbooks on the shelves. Large varied menu and stunning pastries.
A massive, shiny tri-level Meatpacking player that's two parts restaurant, one part basement lounge. Photo-ready clientele and a juicy burger.
English gastropub owned by Spotted Pig crew. High-ceilinged space filled with meat, martinis, grand, vintage decor and dark green leather booths.
Rustic Italian eatery from the makers of 'ino. A good romantic spot set in a magically warm room, decked out in dark woods, slate-blue walls and lit by candles.
Danny Meyer's upscale take on the Roman trattoria for anyone looking to increase the amount of Italian meats, cheese and suckling pig in their diet.
Cozy bistro housed in the cellar of a 19th-century townhouse. Casually romantic with red velvet dining chairs, decades worth of Burgundy, candlelight and jazz.
Your new home for after-work or late-night revelry. Grab a bespoke Manhattan (mixed with house-made rye) and bite into a Pittsburgh-style sandwich.
Buzzing hangout for uptown scenesters. Dark wood, dim vintage lights, checkered floor tiles and photos of horse racing, DiMaggio and other things you would bet on.
What can only be called a megagastropub. 6,000 square foot space with 40 flat-screen TVs, dressed-up bar menu and a gigantic antique pinewood bar.
Glossy update of the beloved Florent offers a hub for after-hours MPD action and a safe haven for late-night refueling. Polished white tile and leather seats.
The swanky, new little lounge and garden, soft-open now in the old Ono space for the Eurocentric revelry you’ve come to expect and crave in the MPD.
Like finding El Dorado beneath a taco shack. Head downstairs, take the scenic route through the kitchen to find amazing scene of tequila, huitlacoche quesadillas and total hotness.
Cinematic location tucked in the back of an alley. Hearty food, grizzly dudes, hot chicks and lots of taxidermy. Check their Sporting Club on the way out for bespoke suits and old-school barberism.
One-size-fits-all kind of place that's open early and late. A varied American menu with something for everyone, a hopping bar, plenty of tables in a buzzy room and a photo booth in the basement.
The impressive digs can almost distract from the performances. Check out the huge reflecting pool at NYC’s 1st LEED cultural venue. Read more.
Contemporary Art Center: You’ll find artwork up and down each staircase and behind every door. Crucial to think of this not as a museum, but an exhibition space. Read more.
Pianos usually runs late with their set times. That’s OK, ‘cause the food menu’s great: surprisingly good nachos with chickpeas. Read more.
François K's dubwise Deep Space parties are a Monday night fixture. Its sleek design and open-air deck make it a haven in the MPD. Read more.
There's really not a bad angle in the house, but arrive early to score bench seats on the rear platform. Read more.
The front bar can really bottle-neck. Just head straight to the back room, where you can still order drinks! Read more.
Go just for the elevator ride, where Marco Brambilla's video artwork, "Civilization," is major Hieronymus Bosch. Read more.
Holding strong as an underground electronic party hotspot; watch out for SR’s BasicNYC parties with Sleepy & Boo – great DJ bookings. Read more.
Their Gallery Bar is open as a café during the day; at night, stop in for a game on their Wii. Read more.
Fans can be feral (even though they’ll never dance). If you step out for a smoke, leave plenty of time to get back anywhere near the front. Read more.
They’re known for their burlesque revues, but go for Seth Herzog’s SWEET comedy show on Tuesdays at 8:30pm. Big name guests. Read more.
The revamp is now almost a carbon copy of the Bowery Ballroom, but with a better downstairs bar. Check it out. Read more.
One of the finest New Frenchies in the nation. Be careful, but don't dawdle -- that edible sculpture made from seared foie gras with sliced kumquats ain't gonna dismantle itself. [BlackBook] Read more.
Does the Top Chef still come here to cook? Who knows, who cares, you're here for the Experience. If it's too full or too pricey, nearby Craftbar is more generous with space and price. [BlackBook] Read more.
Somehow this place still packs 'em in, and you can see why, weeknights especially. Stunt menu is impressive, but skip it for drinks and apps around one of the low tables. [BlackBook] Read more.
It's no Soho House, but still ranks high among the private club power set. Little more intimate, little more exclusive, just enough shabby on the art-chic to look natural. [BlackBook] Read more.
In the innards of the Ace Hotel, here's a place to eat innards and other fleshy bits. Stuffed pig's foot? Why not. [BlackBook] Read more.
Big room for big menu at big prices. Scene has calmed down since the heyday, but sushi and Japanese specialties (especially sake) will turn your head rightwise. [BlackBook] Read more.
This is the temple of Masaharu Morimoto -- don't sit at a table like a chump. Reserve at the sushi bar, order the omakase tasting menu, and let the Iron Chef be your guide. [BlackBook] Read more.
One of the original New Wave of high-end cocktail bars. Hard to go wrong on the menu, but Whiskey Smash -- go light on the simple syrup -- is perhaps the best mint julep in town. [BlackBook] Read more.
Insane cocktails at mad Austrian scientist's lair in Chinatown. Ridiculous showmanship, jaw-dropping presentation. Look for the crowd begging entry under the "Gold Flower Restaurant" sign. [BlackBook] Read more.
If you can tear yourself away from the Asian-Portuguese fusion, mixology at the bar is among the most precise and inspired in town -- seriously underrated. [BlackBook] Read more.
Chef's tasting menu will be the best $300 you ever spent. Go ahead, do the wine pairings too. In for a penny, in for $10K. [BlackBook] Read more.
More deals made per square foot than anywhere else south of 34th Street. Where nigthlife spends the day, if it wakes up before dusk. Juice bar strongly recommended for hair of the dog. [BlackBook] Read more.
Long past its prime in terms of overall hotness, but weekend brunch is still a worthwhile neighborhood scene for old schoolers. [BlackBook] Read more.
Forget weekends, but lunch and evenings during the week still one of the best chill times in the hood. [BlackBook] Read more.
The legend in the flesh. Mobbed with tourists during the day, but still cool for late-late. Banana donuts from bakery next door worth killing for. [BlackBook] Read more.
You'd best dress up -- way, way up -- to the lofty Standard of room-runner Kamil Parchomienko if you want past the curtain. Drop Kamil's name with caution, cause he's no dummy. [BlackBook] Read more.
Can't get past the door? Don't worry, you're in good company, especially if it's Tuesday. Drown your sorrows at STK upstairs. [BlackBook] Read more.
Thursday is the hotness: "Whipped" party brings out the hipster DJs and fashionista royalty. [BlackBook] Read more.
Gastropubby goodness. You should be thrown out for ordering a salad here. If you can't do the massive burger, at least do a couple duck eggs. [BlackBook] Read more.
On the ground floor you'll find a co-op boutique for up-and-coming designers. Downstairs, a well-stocked clothing exchange deals in buying and selling vintage and contemporary secondhand clothing.
Their motto, "your favorite place to cheat the fashion system," and they do that by hosting a perpetual sample sale, though of the coolest sort.
A cross between Daffy's and an Ultimate Fighting tournament, this gigantic discount department store rewards aggressive shoppers with design bargains.
The wide selection encompasses everything from no-name 70s vintage to $40 DVF wrap dressed, and the music and the people-watching are both always top-notch.
The big, warm space carries Alexander Wang, Isabel Marant, Rag&Bone, and other designers so of-the-moment that if you only shopped there for the rest of your life, you'd still look hip.
An unstuffy approach to high-end style makes it a favorite of everyone from fashionistas from ladies who lunch to downtown hipsters and everyone in between.
Flagship is underground, but you can't miss the 32 foot glass cube on top! The best part is that it's open 24/7, 365.
Varvatos moved into the former CBGB space and retained the original walls and dirty dive theme. The he added his soft leather footwear, dress shirts, and motorcycle jackets.
Oak is something of a trendsetter haven. This is where you head for something black, something leather, and something new.
It's a pure shopping experience as you descend down the steep wood slope into the mid-store cavern to shop underground.
Essentially, it's the perfect store for the guy who resolves to dress better and doesn't paying more than Gap prices.
Like an expensive H&M with direct-from-the-runway copies, was once a reason to travel to London.
Well-designed and affordable goods slowly but surely taken over workstations and living rooms in NYC
Currently the destination for it-labels like Alexander Wang, Band of Outsiders and Erin Wasson x RVCA
Steaks are excellent, especially the double-cut bone-in rib eye, but Strip House's real achievement is finally putting steak in a sexy setting, which it does in spades.
Home of a top-five-caliber roast chicken and gentle prices, this Ital. is especially good in warm weather, when the garage door walls of the restaurant go up.
The cavatelli pasta alone is worth the trip to Carroll Gardens, but, then, so is the rest of the food and scene here.
If there's a perfect template for the new-age Brooklyn restaurant, this is it.
One of the Brooklyn new school of locavore-crazy, market-driven ingredients, Robert's is in many ways what happens when hipster chefs get it right.
Fette Sau serves up a rotating menu of pork and beef ribs that leads some to tag it as the best BBQ in Brooklyn, if not NYC.
George Mendes innovative take on Portuguese is both impressive and adorable. Bonus points for making an actual enjoyable ambiance out of a narrow, difficult space.
Owner/chef Joey Campanaro's meatball sliders are the stuff of legend. Try it for a date: there's a reason the regulars call it the closer.
The best restaurant burger in NYC is served here, as anyone who has braved the two-hour wait for a table can tell you.
The reborn Minette is a masterpiece - an old New York saloon, modern steakhouse and newfangled celeb haunt all in one.
The room is impossibly warm and the food, mostly cooked in clay pots, impossibly comforting.
Favorite of the LES, Freemans and its designer Taavo Somer are credited with starting a whole new aesthetic both in food and fashion worlds.
