Mussels, served about a half-dozen ways, are the most popular menu item. The restaurant also features an impressive beer list. Read more.
Try the black truffle quesadilla or lobster tacos. The trio of guacamole, which includes a hot chipotle version and one with mango, apples and and pomegranate topping, is also a good bet. Read more.
The main attraction is the Gotham Salad ($18), made with chicken, ham, gruyere, tomatoes, beets, bacon, egg, iceberg lettuce and Thousand Island dressing. Read more.
Start with Cuban grilled Jersey corn ($4), move on to the restaurant's popular enchiladas ($17), and finish the meal with fried ice cream ($4). Read more.
Once a symbol of urban blight, this century-old gothic school building has been transformed into 75 condominiums, including 55 to be sold at competitive market rates. Read more.
Recommended: Sheep's milk ricotta, blue crab crostini, lamb sliders, artichoke, ravioli, maltagliati with pesto, gigantoni with pork ragù, pistachio brown butter cake, rice custard gelato. Read more.
Spend the extra dollar to top your taco with guacamole ($4 in all). And don't miss the cold salad of cucumber, mango and jicama, which is served in a sealed plastic sandwich bag ($2). Read more.
The organic Steak House BLT, Sweet and Spicy, and Peppercorn Crust burgers are cooked in specially made coal-fired 1,000-degree ovens, then topped with locally grown veggies.
Located inside a carriage house, this place serves Latin-inspired dishes like Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken and chupe, a Peruvian shrimp chowder. Read more.
This morning hangout spot has a global breakfast menu with free-range and locally sourced ingredients whenever possible, and extra-strong coffee. Read more.
The lunch special is popular: for $9.99, diners can get fried rice or noodles, a choice of two satays and a side of seasonal greens or tofu. The $4 Alpukat drink is also a big hit. Read more.
The most popular sandwich here is a five-inch bun stuffed with prosciutto, mozzarella and tomatoes for $13.50. It weighs eight ounces with a meat-and-cheese to bread ratio of two to one. Read more.
If you have about 30 minutes, try a single-serving of paella for about $22. The tab for a plentiful lunch is roughly $30 a person. Read more.
Despite its hefty $20 ticket price, the museum attracted its highest-ever number of visitors, 3.09 million, during its 2010 fiscal year. "Monet's Water Lilies" was the most popular exhibit. Read more.
The six apartment-style residences at #1 Melrose Blvd have one to three bedrooms. Rooms from $463. Read more.
Try the chilled artichoke or Peekytoe Crab Cakes. Tables are well-spaced, making eavesdropping hard and good conversation irresistible. Read more.
This 109-year-old bridge between the Bronx and Manhattan is getting replaced. The new 2,400-ton span was built upstate and then floated down the Hudson River. Read more.
Pick up some fried Oreos, three for $3. They're much better than Oreos that haven't been fried. Read more.
The smokers here run 24 hours a day and hold roughly 1,300 pounds of meat. The resulting menu includes sticky pork ribs, brisket, pulled pork and plenty of fixins. Read more.
Sip a Pinotage and choose from fillets, sirloins, rumps, prime ribs, T-bones paired w/ sauces like green peppercorn, Dijon mustard, bbq, and "monkey gland.” Read more.
This West Village hot spot wanted ivy creeping up its 1839 facade, so they installed fake ivy made of silk. But the Landmarks Preservation Commission ordered it taken down. Read more.
Nothing on the lunch menu costs more than $15. On a recent visit, the daily po'boy was made with five fat, juicy fried oysters. A plentiful BLT is summer comfort food defined. Read more.
Old-time residents still call it South Brooklyn, near Carroll Gardens and Red Hook, but Columbia Street Waterfront District is starting to take on an identity of its own. Read more.
Try the fiery East African peri-peri sauce for meats and fish; here, grilled baby chickens or massive Mozambique prawns come drenched in the stuff. Read more.
Chef Keith Frisley serves a finely edited collection of dishes, such as sliced tomatoes drizzled w/ olive oil, spiked with fennel, enriched with chunks of feta. Read more.
Opening its first store here on July 6, 2010, this chain will let customers brand their own burger creations and pocket 25 cents every time someone buys one of their concoctions. Read more.
The popular cheddar and smoked ham scramble is a perfect mix of flavors. Other food on the menu, like ranchero eggs and pinto beans in a skillet, could use a little more flavor and spice. Read more.
Standouts on the daily brunch menu include the earthy and rich enmoladas with duck meat (tortillas dipped in mole sauce, filled and rolled) for $12. Read more.
Order a glass of Gaja Barbaresco to pair with the complimentary parmesan served while you peruse the menu.
Standouts include iced pea and mascarpone soup, seared wild salmon with asparagus and herbed potatoes, and dark chocolate torte w/ ground almonds and organic ice cream. Read more.
