Sick! Amazing addition to Clinton street, scallops, salmon, squid salad, $1 oysters by the best shucker I've tasted!
In this intimate atmosphere of carefully considered details, romance luxuriates, especially in the private back room. To taste what’s in season that day, ask for the unlisted Chef’s Tasting Menu.
Romantic wood-oven Italian in a cool-kid downtown space, with terrific grilled meats and bright salads. Also, seriously great offal.
Esca, Mario Batali's southern Italian trattoria, serves the freshest seafood dishes, like Zuppa Di Pesce, Branzino Per Due, in New York City's theatre district.
Creative and surprisingly restrained Jewish-Japanese fusion fare from a chef couple in a sleepy corner of South Williamsburg. Don't miss the challah baked with sake kasu.
Daniel Humm (Eleven Madison Park) knocks it out of the park with this comparatively casual, flawlessly executed restaurant. Must-haves: Poached egg, chicken, and lemon shortbread dessert.
I could eat a pound of the chicken liver mouse on Challah toast, and I don't even like chicken liver. Bonus: the restaurant is huge, comfortable, and great looking.
The chef at this Japanese meat mecca will side up your proteinaceous plate with the aptly named Testicargot: shiso-garlic butter, white wine, garlic, and white miso on top of veal testicles. Read more.
The restaurant offers two different prices for each dish. The higher price denotes a standard size, and the lower price denotes a tasting size for those who like to mix and match. Via CityEats.com Read more.
$55 Prix Fixe buys you all the potatoes (+meat) you can eat. $300 buys you a bottle of Vodka in ice. So, just bring like $101 and you'll be fine. Also, try the Hora. It's fun.
An evening of charm on a dreamlike West Village corner. Owner/chef Joey Campanaro's meatball sliders are legendary. Try it for a date: there's a reason regulars call it "the closer." [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
A must for any oyster crawl. Choose the bar and for $8 get a half dozen blue point oysters AND a glass of red, white, or blue (Pabst). Throw peanut shells on floor.
Italian-American dishes are executed to perfection at Hearth, under the watchful eye of Marco Canora. Get the meatballs and/or gnocchi, and don't forget an order of the apple cider donut holes.
Try the rib eye. The luscious beef gets an overnight bath in soy and an expert sear to tease out its umami richness. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
The best bathroom in the city, free beer while you wait for your table, and mind-blowing food. What's not to like?
Tuome, a darling new eatery has just begun service, presenting familiar dishes with an Asian twist. Try the Pig Out, which includes Berkshire pork with spicy peanut noodles & fiery lime sambal. Read more.
The lunch special includes a side salad (in addition to your app and main) with peanut dressing so delicious and it makes the $9 an even better deal!
At this sunny new restaurant in The Standard East Village, John Fraser is serving an inspired version of California cuisine. The roasted beets, carrots Wellington, and lamb saddle are early standouts.
The old Corton space has been revived as a modern French restaurant. Dinner can be a 2, 3, or 4 course meal; just be sure to order the excellent Roast Duck and Milk Bread dessert.
Try the vodka pizza, the crisp yet pliable thin-crust pies have a delicate char and a crackerlike crust. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
chicken parm, platter-style, with the extra cheese and pasta is my new favorite over a sandwich
Serving a big menu in a dining room, bar, & oyster room. Dutch supper ranges from Wellfleet oysters, hot fried chicken, & lamb neck mole, all going pound-for-pound with an extensive alcohol list. Read more.
Get the fluke (every time), Knife and Fork salad (almost certainly), pasta special (if it sounds proper) and then roll from there. Bird is the word.
Want top tier sushi at a great price? Head to Sushi Dojo. Order the 15-piece omakase and hand rolls. They also offers cooked dishes like braised snapper head and soba. Read more.
Don't let the homey atmosphere fool you; make a reservation at least a week in advance. Popular lunch items include include the turkey sandwich, cheeseburger, and the whole wheat pizzas. Read more.
There may be better steaks in NY, but no steakhouse can equal this 1885 Herald Square stalwart. The bar mixes up one of the city's best Manhattans. Read more.
Head to the rooftop for a drink before dinner, just before sunset. Gorgeous view of the city.
Try the flame-kissed grilled sardines, prepared with a slick of citrusy ponzu sauce, a quick char over smoky fire & a bit of olive oil & Maldon salt. They’re one of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011. Read more.
Here's what happens when hipster chefs get it right. Market-driven goodness and go-to pizzas. Check out the Heritage Radio Network, which broadcasts from the dining room on Sundays. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Totonno's (Coney Island) will serve the same slice-free menu of wood-fired pizzas: Margherita, Bianca, & Neapolitan. Nothing against young guns but a near-century of pizza-making counts for something.
The menu is excellent across the board at Carmellini's newest hit. Make sure to try the Black Kale Ravioli, served with pine nuts and a fall squash sauce, as well as the Dry Aged Duck.
Trendy, inventive Mexican food that is 30% too expensive for small portions -- but worth trying anyways. Awesome tequila / mescal cocktails. Uni tostada with bone marrow and burrita are great.
Omakase-only sushi bar Shuko is dark and intimate, complete with a dining cave. Expect simple, classic preparations, and the occasional truffle encrusted sushi roll or caviar-topped lump of toro. Read more.
The menu has rustic house-made pastas and daily specials, like veal tails with polenta, and hanger steak with salsa verde. Make sure to get the affogato for dessert. Read more.
The menu features East Coast seafood favorites. Look for cherrystone clams stuffed with pancetta, roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon and peanuts, fried rice with seafood and pork belly.
Though this busy restaurant doesn't take reservations, Ed's cleans and shucks everything right in front of the customers, and offers a $1.50 oyster happy hour. Read more.
This haute Mexican eatery is harder to get into than Harvard, having built a rep around fancy tequilas and ceviche. Can't snag abooth? The no-frills, street-level taqueria can sate your wounded ego.
The French Onion Soup Burger is conjured with soup, caramelized onions, béchamel and oozing Gruyère, all amplifying the meaty depth of the grilled patty made with short rib, brisket and chuck. Read more.
Sit at the bar, order the Sicilian red, get the tortellini and the crab spaghetti, then the chicken. Go home happy and full
