Brunch: you either love it or you hate it. And for those who fall into the “love” category, it’s usually because brunch is bibulous, social, and fun. Food is an afterthought. But it need not be this way. If you know where to look, you can go have all the trappings of a good brunch […]
Food and Drink in New York City
15 Spots with the Best Outdoor Dining in NYC
Outdoor dining in NYC has reached new heights in the past few years. With restaurant shutdowns followed by limited indoor service because of the pandemic, New Yorkers have been dining al fresco in sidewalk cafes, backyards, gardens, and decorated curbside sheds, thanks to New York’s Open Restaurant Program. That said, most of the city’s eateries […]
Soho Restaurants: 9 Spots You Can’t Miss
SoHo, an acronym for South of Houston (Street), is one of the most atmospheric neighborhoods in New York City. Its cobblestone streets are lined with stunning mid-19th-century cast-iron buildings that house design shops and upscale clothes stores, transforming SoHo’s sidewalks into ersatz catwalks, particularly on weekends. The borders of the district aren’t cut and dry, […]
The Best Italian Restaurants in NYC
There’s almost a symbiotic relationship between New York City and Italian cuisine. Some people jokingly refer to The Big Apple, or La Gran Mela, as the twenty-first state of Italy. After all, you can’t throw a meatball in the city without hitting a sign that says “Trattoria” or “Ristorante.” Plus, there’s a huge amount of […]
Best Pizza in NYC: The Definitive Guide
Society has long ago confirmed that New York has some of the best pizza in the world. The city, enormous as it is, has hundreds of spots where you can grab a good slice, swimming in an eternal ocean of tomato sauce. But where is the best pizza in NYC? And what makes it stand […]
West Village Restaurants: Our Top 10
There once was a time when Greenwich Village was an actual village. That was before the grid street plan for Manhattan in the early 19th century was conceived and the city slowly crept north, building around the already existing curvy and diagonal streets of “The Village.” City authorities who designed and instituted the grid plan […]
7 Best Wine Bars in NYC You Can’t Miss
Ask a New Yorker, and they’ll likely tell you that wine bars in New York City have exploded over the past decade. A flurry of spots to sip classics from Bordeaux, Tuscany, and Napa Valley, alongside juice from lesser-known regions like Languedoc, Douro, and the Finger Lakes, dot many of the city’s neighborhoods. Essentially, there’s […]