Forget weekends, but lunch and evenings during the week still one of the best chill times in the hood. [BlackBook] Read more.
Dine like the First Couple at this lauded, lovely farm-to-table restaurant helmed by James Beard Award winning chef Dan Barber.
Order some antipasti at Mario Batali's casual pizzeria while you wait on his thin-crusted creations. Runny yolk fans opt for the Pane Frattau -- a pie with a sunnyside-up egg in the center.
Cocktails are to die for at this East Village bar. Drinks like the Joy Division and the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test sparkle amid the Gothic loveliness of this cocktail manor.
Order the pork buns and stop by Milk Bar next door for a compost cookie, crack pie or one of the ever changing, always inventive soft-serve ice creams.
Come for the lobster roll, stay for the blueberry pie. Impatient diners take note: they do not accept reservations.
Like finding El Dorado beneath a taco shack. Head downstairs, take the scenic route through the kitchen to find amazing scene of tequila, huitlacoche quesadillas and total hotness.
In his NY Diet, Jeffrey Steingarten calls Eataly "spectacular" - there are "wonderful, delicious pastas," "wonderful" pizza, not to mention great crudo, breadsticks, and Pat LaFrieda steak. Read more.
The bar serves a great rye Manhattan, stirred into a frosted martini glass as if at a luxe club in Mumbai. Get it in advance of any meal. Read more.
This trattoria, with dishes like bluefish ragù, is a pretty and unexpected addition to the neighborhood. Outside of the pizzas, you go back to Saraghina to try something new. Skip the panzanella. Read more.
Food & Wine's Chefs Club is a little strange, but overall it's spacious, with a large, open, white marble kitchen where diners can watch their dinner being prepared. Read more.
Empellon al Pastor opens today! This Mexican restaurant will have meat shaved from a vertical spit, plus a handful of other taco fillings, along with some sides and drinks. Mon, 10/20. Read more.
Cosme is now being fueled by caffeine direct from Mexican espresso company Buna. Make sure to pair it with this bursting meringue bomb. Read more.
The restaurant has a fancy wood-fired grill to go with the wood-fired pizza oven. Try the grilled ice cream sandwich, filled with smoked mascarpone gelato. Read more.
Make reservations at this tiny and delicious modern French bistro. Enjoy BYOB with no cork fee and try the Tournedos Rossini. Cash only.
BYOB and get the croque-monsieur. This place is also great for a weekend brunch but leave the plastic at home - it's cash only.
Here, grilled cheese receives the star treatment & all sandwiches are under $11. Try the rich melted Gouda, offset with pickled jalapeños, sweet guava jam & creamy black-bean hummus on brioche ($10). Read more.
Cosme's more casual cousin tries to give u a break on prices but still not exactly cheap. Some of the best avocado toast in town. More must orders at brunch: arctic char tostada, cinnamon Cafe w/leche
Pro tip: head up to the second floor and eat at the bar while the suckers downstairs wait 2 hours for a table. You will NOT be disappointed with the food!
