Try the fried chicken sandwich—fowl soaked in jalapeño-spiked buttermilk, fried to order & served in a Caputo’s bun with crunchy red cabbage–cilantro slaw. It’s 1 of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011. Read more.
One of my top 2 go-to spots for dinner in the East Village (the other being Casmir). I always go for: strip steak medium rare, béarnaise sauce, fries, escargot, cabernet. (ps: decent brunch too)
Bobwhite's family-recipe butterflied pork chop's attentively seared, then topped with mayo and chow chow, a mustardy relish. Once you go here, you won't want pork chops from anywhere else. Read more.
Indulge yourself (or with a partner) in the Noah’s Ark (2 small lobster, crab, & shrimp rolls, 2 pairs of empress class, & 2 drinks. All for $38. Read more.
Recommended: Sheep's milk ricotta, blue crab crostini, lamb sliders, artichoke, ravioli, maltagliati with pesto, gigantoni with pork ragù, pistachio brown butter cake, rice custard gelato. Read more.
Billie Holiday played her first gigs here, and it's still one of the coolest (BYOB) hangouts for working jazz musicians. Hit the raucous Friday night midnight show to impress a first date. Read more.
Enjoy a pulled pork sandwich at Jo’s Coffee, located in the hotel parking lot at this stylish favorite of visiting musicians. Rooms from $95.
Lobster Roll Report: The menu says "lobster salad roll" so don't be surprised when you don't get big chunks. One of my fav lobster rolls in the hood, but make sure to try the rolls at Fish Farm too.
Here, the city's best bartenders, including Eric Alperin & Marcos Tello, mix cocktails in a speakeasy-like space. Try the Holland Red Light, a cocktail made with Genever, the Dutch-style gin. Read more.
