Making a sequel is always risky, but when you break trail & introduce liquor that's just downright ballsy. The Shop's 2nd outpost, in Williamsburg, is an example. The same ball spread prevails. Read more.
The chef's reined in the concept a bit, swapping out the funhouse furniture for more mainstream digs and the crabmeat ragout for Sicilian-style pasta, a burger and tuna tartare Read more.
The Spanish joint has a San Sebastian native in the kitchen making everything from small plates like Iberico ham on toasted bread & garlicky head-on shrimp to bigger, sharable portions. Read more.
The "velvet chicken" is better -- and less difficult to eat -- than the name implies. Read more.
A fresh Chelsea spot with belly dancing and live music while you tear through some Mediterranean small plates like oxtail empanadas, fried oysters, and short rib shishkabobs. Read more.
A menu of "farmhouse French" food -- country pate made with rabbit and pork, Provencal tomato tart, crispy roast chicken with stuffed cabbage and carrots. Read more.
Head over to the garden at Back Forty to get boiled, hit with hammers, torn to bits and snacked on along with corn bread, fresh corn, boiled new potatoes, string beans and fruit cobblers Read more.
It’s a palace of simple pleasures, with lots of American whisky, 25 beers and three wines on tap, $5 beer and shot specials, and an affordable menu of griddled burgers, smoked meats, fried chicken. Read more.
Marcus Samuelsson's hotly anticipated Harlem global soul food joint is luring the food lovers and critics from across the city uptown. It's totally worth the trip. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
A solid choice for date night on the UWS, or a meal before a show at Lincoln Center. Even the most exotic dishes like the zaatar baked cod have that signature Boulud touch. [Eater 38 Member]
The cavatelli pasta alone is worth the trip to Carroll Gardens, but, then, so is the rest of the food & scene here, which is quintessentially Aging Hipster in the best possible way. [Eater 38 Member]
Starters include pickled pork tongue and escargots with bone marrow. Want a sandwich? Try the General Tso's sweetbreads. Go for lunch and order the French onion soup--it's the best I've ever had.
One of the city’s best views, and excellent food still, after all these years. A sunset reservation’s best, with rabbit and dumplings.
Ssäm Bar best exemplifies Dave Chang’s deliciousness-without-borders style of menu eclecticism: kimchi salad with apples, bacon, and maple labneh; a whole pork butt to be shared with friends.
One of the toughest reservations in New York is inside a gourmet grocery and composed of just 18 seats. At the center of this small stage, César Ramirez serves upwards of 20 courses a night.
Certainly this is the only kitchen within the top 10 of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants that finishes a meal with a riff on that lowly New York coffee-shop staple: the black-and-white cookie.
The multitalented Jean-Georges Vongerichten picks up the farm-to-table locavore zeitgeist and runs with it, resulting in a menu to make Californians envious.
There’s a certain sense of calm that washes over you on entering this hushed, immaculate temple of haute seafood. (The dining room and salon have benefited from a recent makeover.)
At this hipster-Germanic bistro in the borough’s Cobble Hill neighborhood, heaping plates of choucroute and sausages and creative cocktails explain the long waits and devoted followers.
At Ed Schoenfeld and Joe Ng’s lively New Yorkified Chinese spot, Red Farm, crisp-fried lamb dumplings are concocted in a wood-beamed urban farm setting. There’s a lot to like about this fresh remix.
Arrive early and work up an appetite for the stunning tasting menu by wandering the grounds of the former Rockefeller dairy estate. In the fields, you'll see much of the makings of the night's meal.
Smoked Salmon scrambled eggs and the fresh bread basket are amazing. Unfortunately, service may be lacking at times, especially during brunch.
In many ways Esca is as good as the four-starred Le Bernardin. If nothing else, it's cheaper, more relaxed and, bonus, also serves Baltali-brand pasta. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
After 11pm, it's the best restaurant in the city. But at any hour epic raw bar platters and perfect fondue and the mere 50-odd seats are among the reasons there's always a wait. [Eater 38 Member]
Pro tip: on Monday nights from 5 - 10 PM, Hill Country offers all-you-can-eat brisket, ribs, chicken, and sides for $25. [Eater 38 Member]
If you just want a serious burger, Danny Brown serves a 10 oz Creekstone Farms patty on an English muffin for $15. [Eater 38 Member]
Ayada is one of New York's best Thai restaurants, and you'll never have to fight monster crowds to snag a table. [Eater 38 Member]
I insist anyone who comes here to try the duck meatballs. You won't regret it.
The Don Coqui Paella was really good. Huge portion too. Best to be split among two people.
Delicious food and surprisingly good beer selection. Haven't tried the sushi. Dinner and brunch are both excellent.
Try the cevapi here, char-grilled Bosnian beef sausages garnished with a zingy red-pepper spread, clotted cream, and raw onion. Featured in Cheap Eats 2011!
You can't go wrong with mofongo, a dish of ground plantains mixed with pork and cheese and dripping in cheese sauce. Read more.
Cuban Chinese food. Find a better place and I'll be there. Good food, good service, not cheap. Mixed drinks are surprisingly awesome.
Get close to your date in the corner banquette at Spotted Pig alum Nate Smith’s tavern. Sample dishes from the roating menu, and pair them with a craft beer or market-driven cocktail. Read more.
Be prepared to queue up for a table: al di là is one of the most popular spots on Park Slope’s restaurant-packed Fifth Avenue. Chef Anna Klinger's fresh take on Italian fare is worth the wait. Read more.
Romance your companion over a cocktail at this old-fashioned space. Try the Fairbanks (gin, dry vermouth, grenadine and apricot brandy) and enjoy nostalgic dishes like oysters Rockefeller. Read more.
This East Village restaurant is outfitted with vintage wallpaper and pages from a 1915 etiquette text. Sample one of the pre-Prohibition quaffs, like the Sherry Cobbler (sherry and lemon juice). Read more.
So many great things about this place. Score a seat by the window, watch the passersby and rock out while the staff plays al green and marvin Gaye
