Soba noodles are made fresh daily, as is the tofu, using soybeans also grown on the owner's farm, situated outside Montreal. Popular dishes include the soba salad, zaru soba, and salmon teriyaki. Read more.
Lunch is served on the patio of the 1930s stone cottage just downwind from the Cloisters. Ricotta ravioli features basil grown on the patio, while burgers can come with house-smoked bacon and cheeses. Read more.
Try the cemita poblano, a whopping handful of shredded pork, cheese, avocado, mango and aioli, which is served only at lunch. The secret and critical ingredient is papalo, an herb similar to cilantro. Read more.
The town dump probably isn't the first place you'd think of visiting on Shelter Island, but in fact, it's a hot destination for many residents, both full-time and weekenders. Read more.
This development, which will eventually house 2,300 families, is the latest project in the metropolitan area that seeks to reclaim the beach for middle-class families. Read more.
The name of this restaurant is Afrikaans for "barbecue" or "roast." Try the lamb sandwich with mango mint chutney, biltong quiche, or one of the popular mini-burgers (lamb, ostrich, chicken, salmon). Read more.
This decidedly old-school steakhouse is a rite of passage for Wall Street traders willing to shell out $88 for the signature porterhouse for two. Lunch reservations are doable, but bring cash. Read more.
For brunch, eggs Benedict gets a twist, being served on crispy waffles studded with chewy lardons. A regular special is deliciously light pancakes with cream and fruit, like freshly sliced peaches. Read more.
The lobster roll here is a study of balance and restraint: four ounces of sweet Maine lobster meat, a buttered bun with a brush of mayonnaise and a dash of seasoning ($14). Read more.
The eggs Benedict and Florentine are poached to perfection, but the headliner is Eggs Bar Tabac: two over easy served atop a bowl of baked ratatouille. All egg dishes are $9.95. Read more.
Good choices include the mussel soup with sausage, an open-faced sea urchin sandwich, plank-grilled Spanish mackerel in escabeche juice, and diver scallops with risotto and orange. Read more.
The Saxon is a 24-suite former private estate in a posh district with sublime service. Rooms from $925. Read more.
The menu focuses on French brasserie standards — charcuterie, croque monsieur and a steak au poivre with frites, for example — but also includes a few southern French dishes. Read more.
The signature dish is the chicken pot pie. Items like the fish tacos and the farm plate, a vegan dish, change to reflect the produce in season. Most lunch items cost about $15. Read more.
This resting ground for such 19th-century titans as jeweler Charles Tiffany and pianist Louis Gottschalk, is running out of burial plots, so the cemetery is turning to alternative revenue streams. Read more.
About 24 crêpe combinations are available, equally split between savory and sweet for $6 to $9.50. There's something very French about getting a Nutella crêpe to go from the sidewalk window. Read more.
Starters such as garlicky mussels with fries and warthog carpaccio with cactus pear jus are crowd-pleasers, as are entrées, including rabbit risotto. Read more.
The prix fixe Ju-bako ($35) and the Aburiya Set ($25) bring a variety of items. The tofu is delicately soft, the sea bass and salmon sashimi delicate and buttery, the Wasu steak artfully flavored. Read more.
Who will get to manage this 1,776-foot-tall office tower? The two bidders are the family-run Durst Organization and Related Cos., an international real-estate developer. Read more.
The claims to fame here are The Rev. Al Sharpton and The Tommy Tomita, pairings of juicy chicken and fluffy waffles. Read more.
Xinhua, one of the Chinese government's main news outlets and propaganda arms, is finalizing a deal to move its North American headquarters to the top floor of this 44-story skyscraper. Read more.
The brunch menu ventures into playful fare like the most popular dish, "eggs in a nest," two eggs served any style over parmesan toast. The mimosas, bloody Marys and sunflower martinis are also good. Read more.
It's all meatballs here, rolled into shape, featuring beef, spicy pork and chicken. Most popular is a bowl of beef meatballs with the classic tomato sauce and a slice of focaccia ($7). Read more.
Don't let the homey atmosphere fool you; make a reservation at least a week in advance. Popular lunch items include include the turkey sandwich, cheeseburger, and the whole wheat pizzas. Read more.
