

Instead, grab a table outside Bar Pisellino because I keep seeing his six-foot-seven shadow on that stretch of Seventh Avenue. If you want to have an IRL Cousin Greg sighting, don’t go to his bar, Ray’s. You’ll like the freshly pulled noodles at Lagman House, said to be the only restaurant serving Dungan Chinese food in New York.Īctually, the bouncer outside Minetta Tavern is good he’s the guy who will hook you up with a bar seat. It is the best way to end a meal at Purple Yam in Flatbush.Īt this point, $25 uni “supplements” feel pretty corny. If a restaurant makes its sorbet in-house, order it.

Saint Theo’s is the coolest restaurant with the worst food. You really, really won’t get into the new Temple Bar without a reservation. The best way to spend $100 is to take five friends to Taiwanese Specialties in Elmhurst and eat like royalty. (The early rush will be winding down, but the kitchen will still be open.) If you don’t have a reservation, the best time to show up at any restaurant is 9:15 p.m. If you really need fondue after midnight, remember the Blue Ribbon in Soho is open until 2 a.m. Macosa Trattoria in Bed-Stuy is a very nice under-the-radar spot for a bowl of porky pasta alla gricia and a carafe of cheap wine. The restaurant on the roof of the Flatiron Eataly is a total party scene at lunch for some reason. I don’t recommend it, exactly, but I’m still thinking about all the caviar on top. You can order a $95 baked potato at the Nines in Noho. The one thing you have to order if you go to Bonnie’s is the salt-and-pepper squid. (Really!) Take my word: You don’t actually want to order it. There’s a $28 cocktail at Thyme Bar in Flatiron that comes suspended from a hook in the ceiling. If you crave beef, Cote is only a block and a half away. Hawksmoor is like if Madame Tussauds became a steakhouse. You could make a whole day out of eating on Arthur Avenue - or you could just grab a few perfect sandwiches at Casa della Mozzarella. Try Tempura Matsui in Murray Hill to see why. … The soufflé pancake at Rule of Thirds really does live up to the hype.Ī “tempura omakase” is absolutely as fun as it sounds.

It’s fine if you get restaurant recommendations from TikTok … If you need to kill 20 minutes in midtown, go to Soba Azuma and order its biggest bowl of noodles. You would be well served to make the candlelit D’Antan in Crown Heights your new date-night go-to. Why would I pay $45-plus for steak at Cozy Royale when I can get chicken-liver mousse, steak tartare, and smoked-trout dip for around the same amount? Go to Ice House and Sunny’s, and don’t forget to bring cash.Įntrées remain the least interesting section of most menus. Go to June in Cobble Hill and order the grilled duck. “Speakeasies” exist expressly to make you feel stupid while trying to find the entrance. That’s especially true at Runner Up in Park Slope, where they’re filled with smoky whitefish. If you see croquettes on the menu, order them. … But the $18 fava-bean purée at Roman’s remains a must-order.Īvenue J is famous for Di Fara, but the best reason to take a trip to Midwood is the smooth hummus and spicy shawarma at Hummus Bar. Too many restaurants are happy to load their menus with expensive dips … When the servers at Ernesto’s warn you that the special Basque-style steak is “chewy,” believe them. The Upper East Side German stalwart Heidelberg deserves a Bemelmans-esque Gen-Z revival. But it also has a shockingly deep collection of Japanese whiskey. Sea Witch Tavern looks like a nondescript dive bar in Greenwood Heights, which it is. My favorite place to drink whiskey is a Flatbush pizza joint called Wheated. The rib steak may be warm instead of sizzling hot, but it will somehow be perfectly medium rare.

Here are 100 especially useful tips she’s accumulated along the way - including the most delicious way to kill 20 minutes in midtown and where to procure the city’s largest Long Island iced tea.ĭelivery from Peter Luger is much better than you’d expect it to be. Tammie Teclemariam is about to hit the halfway point of “The Year I Ate New York,” her 12-month attempt to visit as many of the city’s restaurants and bars as possible.
