Standbys - Downtown NYC

Arpan Podduturi: Start with the escarole salad... and DO NOT miss the pine nut polenta or house-made cavatelli with spicy sausage & browned sage butter!

Arpan Podduturi: In the AM - Pesca e Pancetta.In the PM - Salame Picante.DO IT!

Eater: Still in its youth, Joseph Leonard is already essential to the neighborhood. Gabe Stulman's tiny neighborhood spot puts out a great vibe and even better food. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Arpan Podduturi: My weekly brunch standard. Never a wait, always a treat. Everything's tasty.

WillMcD: Don't waste time, get Wiener Schnitzel. So good. (@dens)

nymag: We know you know, but just a reminder: The sandwiches are unparalleled, and the $50 prix-fixe dinner is one of the best gourmet deals in town. A best restaurant of the year pick from Where to Eat 2011 Read more.

Jamil Thompson: Try the...everything; food is fantastic. Have to try the goat cheese ravioli (sounds odd but tastes great)

Fred Wilson: Get the mussels with the fingerling potatoes and the lobster with spaghetti

ZAGAT: From 11 AM- 4 PM seven days a week $12 gets you a pizza (Marinara, Margherita, Soppressata Piccante or Brussels Sprout) and either a salad or soft serve ice cream.

Asher Rapkin: Baked eggs. Everyone of them = delicious.

Bravo: Stomach destroying hot oil bathed scechuan goodness. -Seth Caro, Top Chef Just Desserts

Elizabeth Ladzinski: LCD soundsystem goes well with German food. Who knew?