the roast chicken and the branzino are the best main dishes, but you could easily just order a ton of awesome appetizers as your meal. the Greek salad is tastier in the summer a bit mealy in winter.
the peels muffin is a hidden gem, and might be the universal muffin since it straddles the savory sweet line like a goddamn champ
the best seats in the place: at the upstairs bar (much less crowded). if you're feeling light, small plates: pork scratchings, scotch egg, etc. if you're hungry: lamb burger, pork belly, etc.
Chef April Bloomfield holds her own and then some at New York's top gastropub. Arguably the best restaurant burger in New York is served here, and the gnudi needs no introduction. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
It's hard to call this a "speakeasy" since its front door is anything but hidden. Still, the cocktails and cuisine here are some of the best prohibition-revival offerings in NYC.
Try bartender Natasha David’s Absinthe Colada, a gutsy piña colada spin. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
The be-all end-all utopia for food. Unbelievable. Get the Mighty Quinn brisket, dough donuts, and basically anything else you can shove in your mouth.
The chocolate cupcake here is wonderful and covered in chocolate ganache. Really the best personal sized serving of chocolate in all the neighborhood.
Get the akamaru modern if it's your first time -- by far the most popular. Otherwise, the spicy miso ramen at the bottom of the menu. And obviously, you need to the pork buns. Better than momofuku.
