Though the main-course pastas are the high point of a meal here, there are substantial proteins, too. Eat this: Escarole salad, octopus, sweetbread agnolotti, linguine with clams, pumpkin budino Read more.
Eat this: Octopus “salami,” house-cured capocollo, eggplant caponata, focaccia with stracchino, cavatelli with peas and ricotta, carne misti, acqua pazza Read more.
Eat this: Oysters “Apicius,” capon salad, bavettine alla carbonara, savarin del Parmacotta, seafood couscous, cauliflower steak, caramello with prosciutto tuile Read more.
Drink this: The OJ-splashed Brancolada elevates the piña colada w/ herbal & minty Branca Menta—the result is at once sophisticated & dangerously easygoing, like a Ph.D. student gone on spring break. Read more.
Like a boozy remake of Weird Science, a trio of cocktail geeks have forged their own fantasy babe from scratch. Drink this: Evelyn Rose—gin, hibiscus tea, rose water, Lillet syrup and lemon. Read more.
Sample from among nine original house drinks and six historical incarnations of the martini. Drink this: The bright, tropical Jala-Pinã—serrano-infused honey syrup, pineapple-infused rum & lemon juice Read more.
Smørrebrød—the open-faced Danish sandwiches—arrive on the New York sub scene @ this modernist cafe. House-made rye is topped with ingredients like beef tartare or chicken salad & baked root vegetables Read more.
Nightly changing options include Friday's Cumberland, which layers honey-glazed Berkshire pork belly, sweet-pickled carrot, shiso and kimchi aioli on pain au lait. Read more.
The signature sammie features 3-day-brined pork shoulder rubbed w/ a spice mix, then smoked & slow roasted & finished on a toasted ciabatta roll w/ red-onion jam, mustard aioli & a dash of hot sauce. Read more.
Eat this: Guacamole, queso fundido, corn tamale, short-rib empanadas, chipotle shrimp tacos, churros Read more.
Eat this: Guacamole with pistachios, queso fundido with lobster, roasted carrots with mole, masa crisps with shrimp and sea urchin mousse, squid and potatoes with black mole, vanilla marquesote Read more.
Eat this: Sweetbread tacos, skirt steak tacos, lamb on naan, kimchi posole, Jacob’s Ladder Feast. Drink this: 5 Island Horchata spiked with dark rum and Fernet Vallet, excellent tart house margarita. Read more.
Twenty taps dispense craft brews (Barrier, Empire) at this 50-seat beer bar, which is decorated with a white-pine-topped tables, exposed brick and lamps made from growlers. Read more.
At the SF chainlet's Williamsburg branch, pair 20 types of bangers (including bratwurst, andouille & wild boar) w/ 1 of the 24 beers on tap, like Green Flash Double Stout & Great Divide's Imperial IPA Read more.
Eat this: Beef tongue with sauce gribiche, pig’s head, lobster-leek terrine, halibut with romesco, lamb neck with olives and agnolotti, chard gratin, baba au rhum Read more.
Eat this: matzo ball soup made with duck fat, a skirt steak sandwich served alongside hand-cut fries, & piri-piri-hot-sauce-marinated chicken kebabs, soft-boiled eggs with challah "soldiers" (AM only) Read more.
Eat this: St. Louis–style ribs, “porky” patty melt, onion strings, country ham. Drink this: Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale, a hoppy, punchy California brew, or a rich golden Belgian Duvel. Read more.
Pick up multicultural breads including Armenian lavash, Moroccan flatbread and heritage-corn tortillas. New to this location: fresh masa and mini bialys, all made by women in their non-profit program. Read more.
Get signature homespun goodies, like peanut butter sandwich cookies, chocolate chip brownies & Rice Krispie treats, plus breakfast (bagels, muffins) & lunch (salads, sammies) in this 30-seat cafe. Read more.
Order new American plates (fresh-pressed tofu with sous vide pumpkin and smoked tomato, house-made cavatelli with a trotter ragù) while hanging in the backyard garden when it's nice out. Read more.
