SPiN NYC Table Tennis and Social Club
If you're looking for a little indoor (read: air conditioned) recreation this summer, the plush and lively SPiN NYC table-tennis social club is an excellent option for an afternoon–or, better yet, night–of fun for ping pong players of all levels of ability and seriousness. Located in the Flatiron District and featuring 16 championship-caliber tables, a […]
Bee Desserts and Cafe NYC
There are two excellent reasons for stopping by Bee Desserts and Cafe, newish in the West Village, anytime between right now and, say, late October. First, this laid-back, Brazilian-infused bakery and casual-food cafe has a lovely garden out back, with rough-hewn benches, tippy chairs, odd little sculptures, and good-looking patrons who seem like they've been […]
Popbar NYC: A New Frozen Treats Shop
It's popsicle time in New York City, apparently, with pop shops popping up all over town. First there was People's Pops in Chelsea Market, then La Newyorkina at the Hester Street Fair, and now, on a bustling stretch of Carmine Street in the West Village, comes Popbar NYC, an open festive little parlor that's […]
Kenmare NYC: Chef Joey Campanaro’s “New” Restaurant
We've never had the opportunity to try Chef Joey Campanaro's food at the tiny, romantic, always-hopelessly-booked Little Owl. Securing a reservation there to sample his famous sliders and porkchops, even one month out, has so far proven elusive. Enter Kenmare NYC, Chef Joey Campanaro's newish, super-sceney restaurant between Soho and Nolita, at which we […]
Amazing 66: The Best Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown?
Is Amazing 66 Chinatown's best Chinese restaurant, non-Dim-Sum division? Well…who knows, really. Just sampling all of the options would require more nights out than we can budget to such a quest. But we will say this: for four-plus years this scrubbed-clean, brightly-lit, modestly-sized, massively-menu'ed spot has been packing in the crowds, usually large groups of […]
Pies ‘n Thighs Brooklyn, NYC
Pies ‘n Thighs, Brooklyn’s cultishly-adored fried chicken joint, just went through a nearly two-year-long stretch of closure, moving, and rebuilding. When it finally re-opened about a month ago, Pies ‘n Thighs rookies could be forgiven for wondering what, exactly, they had been working on for so long. Pies ‘n Thighs in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, still feels […]
Babbo NYC: Chef Mario Batali’s Flagship Restaurant
Chef Mario Batali's flagship restaurant Babbo NYC is as famous for its astonishing array of pastas (and for its Fennel Dusted Sweetbreads…and its Grilled Octopus…and its Olive Oil Gelato…and its…well, you get the idea) as it is notorious for the difficulty of getting a reservation. The solution, as we discovered just last weekend? Babbo's bar. […]
Baohaus NYC: Taiwanese Street Food on the Lower East Side
Is there room for yet another cheap, all-hours place to grab a quick bite on the Lower East Side? If it serves up Taiwanese food as tasty, as original, as lovingly-prepared as the buns (and sides) that we had last week at newcomer Baohaus NYC, then the answer is most definitely yes. Not that David […]
Pulino’s NYC Bar and Pizzeria: Keith McNally Has Another Winner
Balthazar, Pastis, Schiller's, Morandi, Minetta Tavern. Odean. Cafe Luxemborg. Lucky Strike. Pravda. Over the past 30 years, Keith McNally has seduced and delighted and flat-out wowed this tough-to-please town again and again (and again), deftly blending spectacle and style with solid-to-outstanding food to build an empire that reads like a New York City restaurant hall […]
Faustina NYC: Italian food at the Cooper Square Hotel
We admit it: we're not huge fans of chef Scott Conant's much-loved Italian restaurant Scarpetta, in the Meatpacking District. Admittedly, this is based on a single dinner, eaten a year or so ago, but still, we were underwhelmed by the attitude, whelmed by the food, overwhelmed by the size of our check, and haven't returned […]
If you're looking for a little indoor (read: air conditioned) recreation this summer, the plush and lively SPiN NYC table-tennis social club is an excellent option for an afternoon–or, better yet, night–of fun for ping pong players of all levels of ability and seriousness. Located in the Flatiron District and featuring 16 championship-caliber tables, a […]
Bee Desserts and Cafe NYC
There are two excellent reasons for stopping by Bee Desserts and Cafe, newish in the West Village, anytime between right now and, say, late October. First, this laid-back, Brazilian-infused bakery and casual-food cafe has a lovely garden out back, with rough-hewn benches, tippy chairs, odd little sculptures, and good-looking patrons who seem like they've been […]
Popbar NYC: A New Frozen Treats Shop
It's popsicle time in New York City, apparently, with pop shops popping up all over town. First there was People's Pops in Chelsea Market, then La Newyorkina at the Hester Street Fair, and now, on a bustling stretch of Carmine Street in the West Village, comes Popbar NYC, an open festive little parlor that's […]
Kenmare NYC: Chef Joey Campanaro’s “New” Restaurant
We've never had the opportunity to try Chef Joey Campanaro's food at the tiny, romantic, always-hopelessly-booked Little Owl. Securing a reservation there to sample his famous sliders and porkchops, even one month out, has so far proven elusive. Enter Kenmare NYC, Chef Joey Campanaro's newish, super-sceney restaurant between Soho and Nolita, at which we […]
Amazing 66: The Best Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown?
Is Amazing 66 Chinatown's best Chinese restaurant, non-Dim-Sum division? Well…who knows, really. Just sampling all of the options would require more nights out than we can budget to such a quest. But we will say this: for four-plus years this scrubbed-clean, brightly-lit, modestly-sized, massively-menu'ed spot has been packing in the crowds, usually large groups of […]
Pies ‘n Thighs Brooklyn, NYC
Pies ‘n Thighs, Brooklyn’s cultishly-adored fried chicken joint, just went through a nearly two-year-long stretch of closure, moving, and rebuilding. When it finally re-opened about a month ago, Pies ‘n Thighs rookies could be forgiven for wondering what, exactly, they had been working on for so long. Pies ‘n Thighs in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, still feels […]
Babbo NYC: Chef Mario Batali’s Flagship Restaurant
Chef Mario Batali's flagship restaurant Babbo NYC is as famous for its astonishing array of pastas (and for its Fennel Dusted Sweetbreads…and its Grilled Octopus…and its Olive Oil Gelato…and its…well, you get the idea) as it is notorious for the difficulty of getting a reservation. The solution, as we discovered just last weekend? Babbo's bar. […]
Baohaus NYC: Taiwanese Street Food on the Lower East Side
Is there room for yet another cheap, all-hours place to grab a quick bite on the Lower East Side? If it serves up Taiwanese food as tasty, as original, as lovingly-prepared as the buns (and sides) that we had last week at newcomer Baohaus NYC, then the answer is most definitely yes. Not that David […]
Pulino’s NYC Bar and Pizzeria: Keith McNally Has Another Winner
Balthazar, Pastis, Schiller's, Morandi, Minetta Tavern. Odean. Cafe Luxemborg. Lucky Strike. Pravda. Over the past 30 years, Keith McNally has seduced and delighted and flat-out wowed this tough-to-please town again and again (and again), deftly blending spectacle and style with solid-to-outstanding food to build an empire that reads like a New York City restaurant hall […]
Faustina NYC: Italian food at the Cooper Square Hotel
We admit it: we're not huge fans of chef Scott Conant's much-loved Italian restaurant Scarpetta, in the Meatpacking District. Admittedly, this is based on a single dinner, eaten a year or so ago, but still, we were underwhelmed by the attitude, whelmed by the food, overwhelmed by the size of our check, and haven't returned […]
