Just a short walk away from the ACC. The coffee is fair trade, organic and custom roasted by hand in small batches. Enjoy a few minutes of fresh air on your way to a proper caffeine fix. Read more.
A charming hippie-ish cafe with a healthy menu (veggie chorizo tacos, homemade veggie burger) & unique drinks like rose lemonade and lavendar mochas. More of a slow-pace than get-your-coffee-and-go. Read more.
You’ll want pizzas for the table, a carafe of red wine. Now take a hard look at the list of specials. Lamb or goat on it? Get that, too. Read more.
When to go: There’s free live (usually country) music Friday and Saturday nights at 10p.m., grab a comfy booth in the front room if you can handle the volume. Read more.
The Richard Boccato & Giuseppe Gonzalez-backed bar is an urban riff on tiki: the drink menu gives dirty classics like the Mai Thai & Zombie a top-shelf makeover & lifts the Scorpion Bowl. Read more.
Independently owned/run, this single screen rear-projected theatre since 1953 (built in 1890) is known for foreign, independent and classic films, and especially repertory programming. Read more.
LA: The UCB showcases sketch comedy at its best. Pay a $5 cover for access to comedy's future stars! -IFC Staff
What's it look like when Federal Budget arrives at the Capitol? Watch this YouTube video. Read more.
Protein-heavy menu of dishes like beef & stilton pie, crispy sweetbreads with minty peas & bacon, a char-grilled lamb burger, & the date-ready pig foot for 2. The drink sitch is equally cordial. Read more.
Worth trying at this posh but low-key place: the two-course prix-fixe lunch ($8) with vegetable dumplings stuffed with shiitake mushroom, sweet corn and peanut, plus steaming pad see ew with beef. Read more.
Holds the remains of Leland Stanford Jr. and his parents, Leland and Jane Stanford, who planned to build a mansion on this site. After the death of their son, they built a university instead. Read more.
Try the Bali platter (croquettes, rolls and more) to showcase the multi-culti influences of Indonesian food, then the coconut-tinged beef rendang stew or the slow-release spicy nasi goreng fried rice. Read more.
The island was landscaped in the 1880s & served as a staging ground by the U.S. military during World War II for a re-enactment of a Pacific island invasion by the Navy and Marine Corps.
Top Off-Broadway theatre complex. Don’t miss the full mezzanine bar. Some shows even let you bring in drinks.
...enjoy relaxing views at/from the Bar and Grill. Go for the Crab Cakes with Remoulade Sauce. Deliciously good... Read more.
Remember the Miracle on the Hudson? Well, investigators aren't saying that Captain "Sully" shouldn't have landed in the river, but he probably didn't need to. Read more.
My favorite cocktail bar for old favorites and new inventions--worth the trip. -Anita Lo, Top Chef Masters
Want classic NYC? Then don't miss this still-thriving Tribecainstitution. John Belushi famously cooked his own burgers at the Frenchbrasserie, once the go-to hangout for SNL in its heyday.
“I think Eleven Madison is my favorite restaurant in the city,” chef Scott Conant told us in his New York Diet. The lobster lasagna is “awesome” and the milk-and-honey dessert is “just delicious.” Read more.
Geek out with the Providence Geeks at AS220 on the second Wednesday of every month. The informal networking event is always a great place to meet fellow social media enthusiasts. - Josh Catone
Zak Pelaccio’s mellow Mexican spot pours nearly a dozen mescals and 70-plus tequilas, like the earthy Gran Centenario and the barrel-aged añejos Partida. Our pick for Best Tequila Bar! Read more.
At the height of Cold War tensions, Julius Rosenberg was arrested here at his home and charged with providing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. He & his wife were both convicted in 1951.
