Arrive early at this best bar for birthdays to claim to prime barside real estate, and order a round of original cocktails mixed by rascally, white-jacketed gents. Baca selengkapnya.
A two-wall mural offers descriptions and illustrations of various cuts of meat and horumon (literally, “discarded goods,” or offal), with notes on their vitamin content and supposed health benefits. Baca selengkapnya.
Sushi Nakazawa is the 10-seat omakase restaurant from former Jiro Ono-apprentice Daisuke Nakazawa. Sushi Nakazawa serves omakase tastings paired with sake, but plans to introduce an expanded menu.
Dan Barber's fresh, eco-friendly food is driven by the harvest at his farm upstate. The room located just below street-level on quaint Village block has the same casual grace as the eats.
Reasonably priced and incredibly authentic Japanese cuisine with the efficient and considerate service they're known for.
These are the best donuts ever. I'm serious. I'm a donut connoisseur, so you can trust me. These are the platonic ideal of donuts.
Try leaving without buying something. Pop by the gallery and bookstore for the trifecta.
Insane cocktails at mad Austrian scientist's lair in Chinatown. Ridiculous showmanship, jaw-dropping presentation. Look for the crowd begging entry under the "Gold Flower Restaurant" sign. [BlackBook] Baca selengkapnya.
Everything is amazing. Biggest problem is getting in! Saturday from 8am to about 9:30 is your best chance.
Beautiful space and intimate. Wait for your table with a glass of wine and free olives by the seating at the front. There's also a smaller, cosier space downstairs.
That good secret you don't really want other people to know. Ring the bell to enter behind the butcher store. Tasting menu x Cocktails for a killer combo.
Morgenstern's got bonkers creations (Fernet black walnut, American egg, or banana curry) and total dedication to the craft of ice cream making in a throwback ice cream parlor setting. Baca selengkapnya.
The line is worth it. Grab the smallest size, which is already a pound of food. Make sure to ask for the ginger scallion sauce.
Wait at the bar across if there's a long line. Spicy, great drinks, and awesome pandan water
I always sit in back or near a window. watch snow. bonus points if you score the couch all the way in back: that's my spot
The women look like they may be jewelry designers and are overheard pronouncing Kenya “Keen-ya”; the men are almost universally floppy-haired and insist on wearing their plaid scarves through dinner. Baca selengkapnya.
Great spot to catch up with small eats, dessert, and a great selection of tea and proper(!) brewing setups.
Underground, amazing sake menu, good for a date. Food is not stellar; it's for drinks and atmosphere. Order a cold, dry sake off the specials menu and enjoy a long conversation.
Flying fish roe wasabi smoked salmon bagel. Do a few of their maracoons for a bite after, too.
Amazing branding. Either some dude is crushing Acai berries or a model is taking your order and is more polite than mother Teresa. Kind of want to live here, and the iced coffee is next level.
Found behind a “secret” door next to Crif Dogs, this place is a favorite for classic and tweaked cocktails. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
This is the place to get unique old-school NYC drinks. The bowtied bartenders can make you anything you want…or didn’t know you wanted. Also try the duck fat crisps.
One of two new Australian-owned specialty coffee shops in Midtown East, Little Collins serves Counter Culture & sandwiches to a neighborhood in dire need of their services. No wifi. Baca selengkapnya.
Unique flavors like cornbread and chorizo caramel join conventional vanilla and chocolate at this retro ice cream parlor from a wd~50 pastry vet.
You wouldn't know from that the nondescript entrance housed this magical oasis of tea, friendly staff, and a lounge space that you'll never want to leave.
Order 1/4 pound of brisket, 1 sausage, 1/4 pound pulled pork, a small cup of beans, and a liter of one of the house beers. A better night cannot be had.
Non-flippant tip: Amazing cocktails. Awesome bartenders and staff. The Holy Mountain from the winter menu is inspired. Ask for something off-menu for fun and let the bartender surprise you.
dannyw says "Come here and pick up some tasty lunch bento boxes, or their latest hot seller, the okonomayaki + noodles set"
The ramen is classic, almost as well executed as Ippudo and much lighter, and tastes as good as the wait is painful. Arrive before 6 or wait 90m. Split the two daily ramens.
Well-seasoned and crispy fried chicken. Bun is unfortunately very sad. Fries (wedges) are okay, underseasoned. Try the off-menu "Koreano," their chicken sandwich with daikon radish slaw added.
I'm not mad that I paid $5 for the butterscotch coffee eclair. I'm mad that I now need to rebudget my finances so that I can afford to buy one of these everyday until the day I die
