Food so beautiful I gasped. Vegan Japanese resto where I didn't miss meat at all. That's saying something. Course tastings $50-$80.
Dark, sexy, food only so-so but a cool place to take a date who'll dig the grafittied walls and the Japanese punk rock bartender. If you must eat, dried stingray with Kewpie mayo a good bet.
Forget everything you think you know about sponge cake. Kam Hing has the best in the city. Get 'em warm for just $.70. Disclaimer: you'll house four or five of these bad boys in one sitting. Read more.
Egg sandwich w/ bacon! Popovers! The cutest little place for breakfast goods and simple lunch. Start my day off here several times a week, can't go wrong!
Known as the best croissants in NYC – you cannot forego the Pain au Chocolat croissant with its flaky, buttery outer layer and gooey chocolate immersed throughout the entire pastry.
Alidoro's newest pastry the Donnoli (connoli+donut) is available for $4 at the midtown location. The donut portion is dusted with powdered sugar, and the filling is ricotta cheese and cream. Read more.
The Russian Tea Room remains a special place. Check out their afternoon tea over the weekend, which comes in regular, gluten free, and vegetarian. Read more.
A new artisanal donut shop has just opened inside the famous Westside Highway car wash. It will offer cake-style donuts made by a Belshaw Adamatic Donut Robut, yes a robot. Try the the halva donut. Read more.
Check out recently opened Cow & Clover, serving up neighborhood comfort food. Fall dishes include wood fired delicata squash with almonds, ruby grapefruit & dandelion. Order the Williamsburg cocktail. Read more.
Meet the Burrata French Toast. It's made up of burrata (cheese) on a buttered, battered slice of thick-cut toast, with a deep crimson sauce composed of blueberries and oranges. Read more.
Make sure to order the excellent Uni with Linguine and the Miso Black Cod, served with a poached egg. Space is tight, so make reservations in advance.
At Bushwick's Okiway, an inventive izakaya that opened last week, okonomiyaki, the fun pancakes, are the name of the game. Think of it like IHOP meets Burger King—only actually good. Read more.
You can't come to Crispo without ordering either of these three - Bone Marrow, Brussel Sprouts and Carbonara. mmm-MMM!
The theme at this restaurant under the High Line is, roughly: spring break on the Amalfi coast in 1989. Santina offers terrific grilled fish dishes, as well as some very good vegetable-based pastas. Read more.
