Must have the sausage and egg breakfast: a traditional diner breakfast of over-easy eggs, buttered whole-wheat toast, oniony home fries, and sage pork sausages,
The toilet is AMAZING. Top-of-the-line Japanese jobber that does everything for you but your business.
Rigatoni al Ragu is tops, especially with the great bread. Kept me smiling through my East Village years!
Its Web site advises, “Please be referred by someone who has already visited us,” and the lore is that its phone number is not listed. In reality, the number surfaces with determined Googling. Read more.
$20 special before 6:30 includes a great salad, miso soup, a ton of tempura, grilled fish, tuna roll + 1 each salmon/yellowtail/tuna sushi (or 3 each sashimi and rice), and fresh fruit plate. HELLO.
The front of the vest-pocket space—a hybrid bodega, lunch counter, and raw bar—is stocked with groceries. In the back, a mere two dozen seats at the bar and around one communal table. Read more.
Go with one or two friends and order the $50 big board to split a feast of cured meats, preserved fish, cheese, and accompaniments. Canned seafood is also high quality and reasonably priced.
The "Coffee" cocktail is made with two types of aged rum, creme de cacao, Campari, and a touch of Toby's Estate coffee, and it's served in a fancy porcelain teacup. Try the rum-based "Coconut" drink.
Set to open in Spring 2013, the newest addition to the Blue Ribbon empire will serve fried chicken, chicken burgers, as well as their very own small-batch ice cream. Read more.
It's like a deli and diner in one. Candy, coffee, hot meals, deserts, milkshakes. Fast service, too.
The menu features East Coast seafood favorites. Look for cherrystone clams stuffed with pancetta, roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon and peanuts, fried rice with seafood and pork belly.
Delicious. The garden is perfect. Went on a Saturday night at 6 with an 8 yr old. Food was fresh, delicious and fast. Owners are wonderful. They came by and made sure everything was well. Very good!
Go for the the broiled oysters (w/ garlic, breadcrumbs, and Romano), stay for the duck lasagna. Read more.
Welcome to the inner sanctum. We're not in Cajun country anymore. Order everything, repeatedly, but above all do not miss the bread pudding dessert thing. DO NOT MISS. #ACMEWIRE
Aaron Sanchez, of Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate, had one of his best holiday meals at the Latin American restaurant, Casa Adela. We recommend the Pernil. Find more tips at FN Local. Read more.
Best coffee and sandwiches in east coast. We loved whatever we tried. Stuff was also so friendly.
Robert Sietsema's 3 star review:"The best dish among the raciones is something called migas, featuring tidbits of duck & croutons tossed in a green sauce, with fresh pea shoots on top. Brilliant!" Read more.
I want to keep this place a secret. That should tell you everything you need to know about Cagen.
Top notch high-end sushi. Competes with the best. Chef Kosauka is well known in the industry. The sushi is artwork and the setting is modern but minimalist. Service is outstanding.
Cumin lamb and 馅饼 (not sure how it's translated: pork and chicken biscuits, maybe?) were great!
Definitely a top tier sushi omakase restaurant in new york city. Highly recommended to those who seek quality sushi.
Visit the tearoom in the morning, when the sun illuminates the room in a dreamy golden hue, and the crowds have cleared out. Read more.
This place is great. My favorite burger in NYC. Lots of other comfort food in this place too.
A great addition to the East Village! The dumplings are simple and delicious. All ingredients are locally sourced and organic. Tip: small space with few seats; come at an odd time.
One of the most interesting openings in the past year. Hawaiian fare from Per Se chefs with no entree over $22. Standouts: crusted fluke, big eye tuna poke, pork belly, pineapple bread pudding.
Everything is delicious, fresh and authentic. Actually helps if you speak Italian.
Good authentic Italian food in a cozy atmosphere. Definitely try the spinach gnocchi, just remember that it's cash only!
A long and interesting sake menu with craft cocktails and smart, intricate small plates far beyond usual bar grub.
Omakase is the way to go here, Chef Hiro will definitely provide an assortment of flavorful meat and fresh fish dishes. The week-long miso marinated pork was the favorite!
After eating, buy some ingredients for a DIY paella: Bomba rice, olive oil, chorizo, pimentón, and saffron. Ask at the counter, and they'll cheerfully give instructions for cooking the rice. Read more.
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.
Try the pork souvlaki: herb-marinated pork butt seared over wood-charcoal embers and served in a fluffy grilled pita. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
The burger is off-menu, only served at the bar, and they only serve 12 a night. By the time I got there 10 minutes before opening time, every seat at the bar was taken. But it's worth it.
Not as good as the original one -- very limited options and small portions. Sitting was uncomfortable, more of a snack spot and not really a sitdown place to enjoy dimsums.
Straight from Rome, these pizza pockets are less greasy than you think and there's some pretty healthyish filling options (artichoke)
Hidden gem of a restaurant in the LES. Hangar steak was delicious and the potatoes were next level. Cheesy amazingness. Short rib was good too and guac is a great starter. Solid cocktails.
