While dinner & brunch are perennially packed, Buvette is the perfect place to stop for a mid-afternoon or late-evening bite and aperitif. Unless you are part of a group of four, ask to sit at the bar. Read more.
Menu highlights include head cheese fried in little cubes, raw oyster service with pickle-juice mignonette, and a seared sea-bass that recalls Bloomfield's happy but short-lived days at the John Dory. Read more.
Bill Addison's review: "Apri Bloomfield speaks in beef tongues. That comes through in her overt dishes, including the famous fried pig's ear with its lash of mustardy lemon-caper dressing." Read more.
The Buvette chef's take on rustic Italian small plates with rustic West Village decor. Equally tasty, great value ($90 dinner for two with wine), and the perfect date spot. Crostini are all great.
The jalapeno hush puppies are marvelous, the fried trumpet mushrooms look like onion rings, and the carrot risotto is a shocking shade of orange Read more.
West Village institution. The place to go for a splurge on simple but well-prepared seafood.
Finally, a fried chicken restaurant in NYC that also specializes in Champagne. Check out the below-street-level crispy birds and bubbly hideaway that opens up into a massive back yard. Read more.
Eder Montero and Alex Raj recently expanded their Basque tapas parlor. All of the tapas are worth trying, but make sure to order the uni panini, fideua, and braised tongue. [Eater 38 Member]
It's not hard to find a tapas restaurant in Chelsea, but Txikito sets itself apart a bit with a more comfortable, warmer space than the rest and a menu focused on Basque food.
This scene-y, California-style spot in Chinatown serves a killer brunch. Options range from acai bowls, to a breakfast sandwich with scrambled eggs, cheddar, & pickled jalapenos. Read more.
