Visit the Saturday Farmers Market and go to 4505 Meats for some chicharrones and one of the best burgers you'll ever have -- 21 day, dry-aged, grass-fed beef. Read more.
Start with the baked avocado with crab & bacon on top & end with 21-day dry-aged grass-fed sirloin, & sit at the chef's counter to see Florence run his new Financial District place like clockwork. Read more.
Although many locals still ride their bikes across the symbol of not just our city, but of the promise of the American West, not many of us walk it. It may take a few hours to stroll the 1.7-mile span Read more.
On game day, MoMo’s is the place for one of the city’s most affordable 3-course New York steak dinners, the $4-martini happy hour is a deal: & “Jersey Shore” fans must try the Fist Pump vodka. Read more.
The take-away, lunch-only place serves rice chips in place of the usual corn variety, & its salsa beats many a Mexican joint's. Get there as early as possible, because the lines get insanely long. Read more.
The deviled eggs are dreamy, the cheese plate creamy and the charcuterie plate a delight. Local Casanovas have whiled away many an afternoon with a bottle of champagne & appetizers-as-a-meal here. Read more.
The new location is a bit smaller but the décor & menu are upscale-neighborhoody. Everyone's favorite salad is still there, along with a slew of to-die-for cakes & strong coffee for the morning crowd. Read more.
This upscale French bistro serves plenty of absinthe if you want to get your inner Van Gogh going. Think wild mushroom pot pie, rabbit stew & other hearty mains. Read more.
The culmination of the hyper-fresh, hyper-local cocktail movement. They grow some of their garnishes on site & contract with local farms & artisanal spirits makers. Expect awesome. Read more.
The pizza here is Neapolitan -- the Italian invention where the toppings are just the accompaniment to the lovingly made dough that bubbles & crisps in a 900-degree wood-fired oven. Read more.
You really should visit Michael Minas before it shutters. The food - the tuna tartare is great & the famous lobster pot pie rules - is what brought foodies here, but the service is king. Read more.
this spot has the rockingest jukebox in the 'hood and a smoker's porch to hammer another nail in the coffin. We know we'll meet a Suicide Girl here someday.
This place is just the kind of digital-art-installation/view-across-the-bay/perfectly-mixed-cocktail spot that adds a little aura of “international jet-setter” to your layover. Read more.
Introducing a new dessert menu & the creations - think olive oil madeleines & upside-down cheesecake - are pretty-guy friendly, as desserts go. If champagne's not your thing there's a full bar also. Read more.
A place with a modern take on classic libations, and a clientele that's a raucous mix of office workers letting loose and mixology aficionados. Try the Sazerac with locally distilled Old Potrero Rye. Read more.
Friday: Bob Mould - Mould fronted power-pop icons Sugar during the grunge era. Now he's all grown up - but no less moody & intense - on his his latest solo effort, Life & Times. ($22; 8 p.m.) Read more.
Totally awesome people. Everyone on staff is tons of fun and super friendly. :)
Astronauts have to cope with both physical and mental challenges when living in confines of a spacecraft. Learn how they do this by trying out exercise gear, space tools, and eating astronaut food! Read more.
Best lobster roll variation ever. Chef Lawrence Edelman does wonders with skate too. -Seth Caro, Top Chef Just Desserts
Jonathan Rubinstein's espresso shop in the West Village has been a hit ever since it opened in 2002. Rubinstein recently switched to beans from Ecco Caffe, a boutique Sonoma roaster.
Best cup'a around. Always good indie rock playing. -Seth Caro, Top Chef Just Desserts
Hard-core sports fan like this Garment District resto for its secret door into Madison Square Garden.
In the heart of the gay mecca the Castro, Q Bar packs it to the brim for Tuesday ladies night…music to shake your ass to, hot bartenders, and bangin drink specials. - Whitney
