The waffles are sumptuous. The "plain waffle" ($5.50) comes with hot fudge and whipped cream. For $1 more, the truck adds ice cream and fruit. Read more.
The peel-and-eat shrimp are great, and the oysters are served simple, as they should be. Drinks are amazing and refreshing. -Alex Eusebio, Top Chef
My neighborhood Middle Eastern restaurant. Puffy, just-baked-in-a-brick-oven pita bread with great salads. -Anita Lo, Top Chef
The menu of wings, sammies and burgers is a cool understatement that goes nicely with $3 happy hour drafts. Read more.
Homemade selection of stewed meats, a fridge full of Mexican (& pan-Latin American) beer, a juke with Spanish-language hits, & gregarious countrymen shooting the shit. Try the carnitas tacos.
The Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883. It was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903 and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
Union Square is home to four historical monuments: Mohandas Gandhi, the Marquis de Lafayette, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Can you find all of them?
Weekend Brunch for $16.95 includes two drinks and maybe the best French Toast. If you’re a UCLA Bruins fan, come here to celebrate or drown your sorrows.
Don’t miss this tiny, unassuming wine and cheese market. They have a great selection of beers and sandwiches, and very helpful staff behind the counter.
This Dumbo mainstay is the latest to get in on the hipster movie theater trend. This week, they unveil a 60-seat space for indie films, with concessions including bacon popcorn and stuffed pretzels. Read more.
Delicious handmade chocolates and killer fudge. Great for gifts or a little treat for myself! -Anita Lo, Top Chef Masters
A typical weekend brunch here sees the kitchen going through 1,800 eggs, 100 pounds of cheddar, 50 pounds of grits and 20 pounds of oats. Read more.
Happy hour 5-9 throughout most of the week $5 single liquor drinks (including calls and premiums) $6 specialty drinks $4 select wine and $1 off all beer. Cant beat that!
Consummate hostess Yvonne makes a perfect braised oxtail ($6.50) and other Jamaican staples like curried goat. One of our 25 favorite food trucks! Read more.
This is one of our top choices for pizza in the area. Pretty much any slice here is great, but the grandma is phenomenal.
The luncheonette plates a big time selection of American farmstead cheeses, charcuterie, salads + sammies. Drinks, meanwhile, range from New Mexican sparkling wine to a very American beer list. Read more.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. It's a former speakeasy where you still feel as though you're getting away with something. Even in midtown. Order a Rob Roy.
In winter bundle up Cause it gets windy pretty fast. Lovely any time of day but sunset is killer. It only takes 30-45 minutes to walk so what are you waiting for? Live love laugh One of NY's treasures
LIC gets in on the rooftop lounge scene with this 7,000 square-foot launch pad, boasting stellar views of Manhattan and thumping Sunday brunch scene. It’s all you can eat for $20 after noon. Read more.
There's a frankly hodge-podge cast to the exhibits here: organ-grinder carts, hand-carved puppets, etc. But the real draw is the conversation between the museum's founder and his visitors. Read more.
