Prices are rising everywhere. And that includes restaurants, making it particularly challenging to find affordable restaurants in Manhattan, where a meal can cost you an eyebrow-raising sum. But that doesn’t mean that you have to break the bank to eat out in Manhattan. In fact, if you know where to look—or, ahem, keep reading this […]
Author: David Farley
From Italian to Asian: The Best Specialty Food Stores in New York City
New York City might be the best specialty food shop city on the planet. That’s largely due to the fact that the city’s history has seen a perpetual and unprecedented stream of immigration from all over the world. People used to use the metaphor “melting pot,” but New York is really more of a “salad […]
The Secret Is Out: The Best Speakeasy Bars in New York
The roaring ‘20s are here once again. Well, sort of. Alcohol is legal and, unlike the 1920s instead of just coming out of a world war and a pandemic, we’ve managed to survive just the latter. Yet somehow, the New York City cocktail bar scene has gone underground. Both literally and figuratively. The speakeasy cocktail […]
The Most Famous Foods From New York (and Where to Try Them)
There are no other cities in North America that have as many iconic, must-try-at-least-once-in-your-life dishes. But that’s New York City for you. But how did these famous foods from New York begin? New York is a city of immigrants. And the dishes that have become associated with it are largely related to immigration patterns. It’s […]
The 9 Best Restaurants in Times Square
One way to tell someone hasn’t spent much time in New York City is when they ask a Big Apple resident, “Do you go to Times Square on New Year’s Eve?” New Yorkers have long avoided Times Square, on New Year’s Eve and the other 364 days of the year. First when it was a […]
Restaurants in NYC with Outdoor Seating: 11 Summery Spots
When the weather gets warmer and the days go long, heading to one of the many restaurants in NYC with outdoor seating is the way to go. Tables and chairs spill out onto the sidewalk or in back courtyards and Aperol spritzes suddenly appear on every table. But you shouldn’t just plop down at any […]
Beer Gardens in NYC: Our 13 Top Picks
In the late 19th century, New York City was drenched in beer: Brooklyn alone boasted 50 breweries and Queens offered 300 leafy beer gardens. But post-World War I anti-German sentiment, followed by Prohibition, put a serious damper on Big Apple beer culture and nearly all the breweries, beer gardens, and beer halls permanently shuttered. Fortunately, […]
Our 10 Favorite Coffee Shops in the West Village
The West Village is the coffee central in Manhattan. You can’t walk a block without going past a sidewalk cafe or a coffee spot with a handsome wood-bedecked interior that beckons you to sit down and stay awhile. In fact, this leafy brownstone-laden neighborhood seems to have an insatiable thirst for coffee shops. A new […]
The Best Burgers in Manhattan: Our Top 12
It’s hard to imagine now, but there once was a time when the humble hamburger was strictly the domain of fast food joints and no-frills diners. But then something interesting happened. The year was 2001 and French super chef Daniel Boulud decided one day to stuff some foie gras into high-quality ground beef, cook it […]
Where to Eat at Newark Airport (By Terminal)
Travelers love to hate Newark Airport, or as it’s officially called, Newark Liberty International Airport. Despite being only 40 percent the size of John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark handles almost as many flights. Which is why it always has perpetual lines for security and food. The dining options here are hit or miss. Unlike […]