Not to be missed: French fries dipped in salted caramel, a.k.a. the stuff stoner dreams are made of.
This no-nonsense Old World bier hall's got 12 rotating, oft-seasonal taps to fill out half- and full-liter steins. Try their specialty Gaffel. Read more.
For that "old New York glory" feeling order up the Queen's Road (Gold rum, OJ, honey syrup, ginger, and bitters) inside this supper club housed what was formerly the Paramount Pictures' commissary. Read more.
I lived off of their summer rolls and shrimp wanton soup for almost a year. -Zac Young, Top Chef Just Desserts
After you get your fill of gypsy punk, end the night by grabbing a crepe to go at the Creperie (135 Ludlow). - Jim Shearer, Top 20 Countdown
As far as I am concerned, it is the best Jewish deli in New York. My order never changes: piping hot matzoh ball soup, pastrami on rye, extra mustard, extra (full sour) pickles on the side, black cher
The BEST consignment store in NYC ... complete with a wall full of Birkin bags that won't cost as much as a new one ... the fabulous Traina sisters take their cast offs here (shhhh!).
Just steps from the Boom Boom Room, a 4-ft.-deep rooftop pool welcomes the scantily-clad, while AstroTurf pads well-heeled feet. Tip: Forgot your suit? Buy a bikini at the vending machines.
The sammiches are good/affordable, yes...but the chicken tenders fuckin' suck. Chewing on rubberchicken as I type this!
The tiki trend gains some food-world cred: Craig Koketsu (Quality Meats) is in the kitchen and Richard Leach (Park Avenue Summer) brings the booze.
Down beer and pork at Pig Island fest (Oct 2) or investigate design and architecture at Open House New York (Oct 9 and 10).
Have time to kill between events? Stop in to this casual spot and get the spicy edamame and sesame fried calamari. A new 3,000-bottle wine bar, Wined Up, is upstairs.
Their killer BBQ and bourbon selection will have you wondering how you got to Kentucky and if you can stay a while. Yes, you can.
Chef Scott Conant recommends the “spectacular” lobster-basil tramezzini, as told to us in his New York Diet. Read more.
From 5 to 7pm on Wednesdays, get free hot dogs (boiled in a different beer each week!) and fixings. Read more.
Sponsored Tip: Order San Pellegrino or Acqua Panna water at this elegant steakhouse and a donation will be made to Share Our Strength! Also: try the Porterhouse for two. Read more.
Where I buy most of the serving dishes and party accessories for my company - hip, modern, and affordable, not to mention, green! -Jacqueline Lombard, Top Chef
Wash down crispy Berkshire pork belly or the lobster in tamarind sauce with one of a dozen Asian beers available (or plan to visit Bia for brunch, when it's all you can drink for $15.) Read more.
A reliable source of mint-condition secondhand eveningwear, designer shoes, and handbags from the ’60s and ’70s.
On this menu are delicacies like garlic soup studded with chorizo and a sinfully-slow poached hen egg, and a suckling pig with potato and mushroom risotto. Try both.
Attend a free Cork'd wine tasting. It's wine meets social media. Bring your laptop so you can review the wines on corkd.com. Check out the schedule at corkd.com/tastings. - Erica Swallow Read more.
Get your Bobby Flay burger "crunchified" (topped with potato chips for free!) then go all out with beer-battered onion rings and a milkshake.
Chin Chin's appeal lies in its versatile menu of, patent pending, "haute couture of Chinese cuisine" and its always-affable owner, Jimmy Chin. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
