A Manhattan landmark, Zabar’s is part Jewish deli, part specialty store, and part home goods retailer. Go for the cheese, olives, and SodaStream carbonator refills (and the free rugelach samples). Read more.
Try the Grapefruit Givré, stuffed with rose-scented loukoum and topped with flossy halvah cotton candy and black-and-white sesame tuile. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Plan your grocery list before you go or you will be run over. Also, beware old ladies or else you'll run one over. Pause halfway through at the olive bar to compose yourself. Then continue.
LOVE this place. Try the chicken ruggatino. You will not regret it. The bread and infused olive oil is also delicious. And a generous pour on the wines by the glass! A long time fav.
Out of the bread basket, get the focaccia and grissini. Forget the sesame bread- not very memorable. Focaccia had the right amount of olive oil and amazing freshly ground black pepper.
Assemble a Negroni, and if you have time and money, order the tasting menu. Otherwise, the best bet is pasta and out. Read more.
Believe it or not, upstairs at Citarella is great for rich chocolate and mocha-flavored cakes and fine cupcakes. It also has very good meat, and produce that is consistently better than Fairway's. Read more.
Delicious bourekas, very flaky crust. Loved the sesame seeds with the potato variety and savoriness of the spinach one.