2. T2 Tea
8.4
67 Prince St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
Tea Room · SoHo · 19 tips and reviews
Francis Udler: Love this store! Tons and tons of high end loose leaf teas. Go in for the ice and hot tea samples
Wilson Zhou: Newly opened place for tea and tea kit, the pricing is beyond reasonable but I love the modern vibe and concept.
Jeremy Fisher: Looseleaf tea shop, no seating
3. Lucky Strike
59 Grand St (at Wooster St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 129 tips and reviews
CREATETHE GROUP: An old standby and great LOUD place to go for drinks or a late night burger, mussels, pasta meal. -Diana
Theophilus London: Take a date over there, order up the salmon and rigatoni and do a couple shots of tequila. You know, that’s the recipe for a nice little date.”
Peter N: Excellent mussels. The best jerry, the BEST!
4. Back Forty West
70 Prince St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · SoHo · 158 tips and reviews
Josh Compton: Really good espresso. Get a macchiato to stay, chill out at the bar, and enjoy some banter with the barista
The Wall Street Journal: The humble egg stars is revelatory in one of the restaurant's best entrees: An egg poached and then deep-fried, served open-faced with a celery salad and ramp mayo on a home-made English muffin. Read more.
Sam Brown: Don't gloss over the specials when your server swings by, you most definitely do not want to miss out on the 24oz on-the-bone Cowboy Steak when it's available. #yolo
7. Dean & DeLuca
560 Broadway (at Prince St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · SoHo · 394 tips and reviews
F'd In Park Slope: I recently discovered their half a bagel with cream cheese, tom, lox, dill and capers (to the right of the prepared foods counter). This is my new goto lunch.
Baratunde: This place is hella expensive! Why are you shopping here!?
Dens: Iif you're about drop $13 on a pre-packaged salad STOP, WALK OUT, and walk 3 blocks east to Parm on Mulberry between Prince & Spring and get their $14 chopped salad ($1 more and 100x more delicious!)
Desmond: Probably the best place I found for hot chocolate. Comes in classic and wicked, which has a cinnamon and a variety of ground chili peppers. Read more.
Food Network: The Wicked Spicy Hot Chocolate at Jacques Torres in New York, NY, is one of Giada De Laurentiis' favorite beverages, on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Find more tips at FN Local. Read more.
Rachel W.: Best chocolate chip cookie ever.
debz: Even if you don't get anything else, the hot chai is worth swinging by for.
Clay Jones: Get the #5. Avocado, Arugula, Tomato and Cheese. I like the Curry Chutney. So delightful.
Nina Yiamsamatha: Pro tip from the staff: When ordering a dosa to go, carry it like a baby so it doesn't fall out the bottom
10. Balthazar
8.9
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1061 tips and reviews
Santino Sladavic: Great pastries for client meetings. Exquisite in taste and appearance. Delish coffee as well.
Gossip Girl: See and be seen when you’re dining al fresco at this SoHo staple. Just don’t be surprised if your secret convo ends up on Page Six - or on gossipgirl.net. Read more.
The New York Times: Balthazar is one of the NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s 50 favorite NYC restaurants. To see the full list, get The Scoop iPhone app, an inside guide to New York: NYTimes.com/thescoop