New York Habitat: A cozy, old-world café in Greenwich Village with good coffee and good food. Come here for a tasty retreat on a rainy day and get their cappuccino and uno panini.
The Corcoran Group: Little coffee house serving delicious, smokey and memorable brews. Great place to hang out with your laptop and enjoy a cup and a yummy pastry.
271 Starr St (btwn Wyckoff & St Nicholas Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Taco Restaurant · Bushwick · 206 tips and reviews
Travel Channel: No cubed chicken or orange cheese here... just shockingly simple, unpretentious and delicious street style Mexican food. - Anthony Bourdain, host of No Reservations
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 37 tips and reviews
BLOUIN ARTINFO: The best cheap dining option after a day of LES art-hunting. Once you have the savory cumin lamb hand-pulled noodles, spiked with hot chili oil, you will never want to eat anything else ever again.
Thai Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 22 tips and reviews
Dylan Demanski: Order their beef satay, chicken Pad Thai or Green Curry....actually order anything you want! Kati is some of the best Thai food I believe in the city and was lucky enough to stumble upon it last year!
Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 53 tips and reviews
Gilt City: The hand-made pasta? To die for. But we also love this Avenue B gem because its walls showcase the works of a different local artist each month.