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 […]
Food and Drink in New York City
The Best Bread in NYC: 8 Spots for Doughy Delights
New York could be nicknamed bread city. Whether it’s oversized soft pretzels in Times Square or fluffy loaves of brioche from a pastry shop in Lower Manhattan, delicious bread in NYC is available in all shapes and styles in every borough. Bagels, pizza, and sandwiches; baguettes, seeded rye, sourdough, and croissants; countless iterations saturate all […]
The 6 Best Coffee Shops To Work in NYC
As remote work has become more and more of the norm over the past several years, many are understandably starting to go a bit stir-crazy. And while there’s no place like home, sometimes you just really have to get out. When that’s the case, it’s time to head to one of the best coffee shops […]
Our 10 Favorite Manhattan Chinatown Restaurants
Most non-locals don’t realize there is more than one Chinatown in New York City. Nearly every borough has one. In fact, there are at least six other Chinatowns in Queens and Brooklyn. And the Manhattan Chinatown restaurants may be the most visited by tourists. But that said, if you’re in Manhattan and don’t have the […]
The Best Croissants in NYC: From Classic to Creative
Croissants are made and appreciated in almost every country, not just France. And New York being New York, the competition for the best croissant is quite competitive. But where can you find the best croissants in NYC? Saying a croissant is “the best” means you’ve tried every single flaky croissant possible and meticulously deduced why […]
Our Picks for the 9 Best Restaurants in Little Italy (NYC)
Little Italy once consisted of a large swath of lower Manhattan, stretching from the Bowery to Lafayette Street and Houston Street in the north, down to Worth Street in the south. In 1910, there were 10,000 Italians living in this lower Manhattan neighborhood, one of the poorest parts of New York City at the time. […]
Celeb Hotspots: 10 Popular Restaurants Where Celebrities Go in NYC
Unlike Los Angeles, where celebrities can hide behind the ivy-clad walls of their Beverly Hills mansions and the jet-black tinted windows of their luxury cars, in New York there are fewer places to hide. So just walking down the street or sitting at a sidewalk table at a restaurant, you may encounter an A-list celebrity. […]
The 10 Best Burgers in Brooklyn (and Where to Find Them)
When traveling to New York City, the first thing on your mind might be pizza or pasta. And that’s rightfully so, being that a significant percentage of the New York population has Italian roots, and entire neighborhoods are dedicated to slice shops, paninis, and old-school eateries with checkered tablecloths. As locals know, New York is […]
A Perpetual Party: Our Recommendations for Dive Bars in NYC
The dive bar is a unique American drinking institution. Sure, there are shabby, well-worn bars the world over, but there’s something about the sticky floors, the graffiti-tagged bathroom walls, the wine selection that is “red” or “white,” and how the main room looks better with the lights off. Visiting dive bars in NYC make you […]
The Best Indian Restaurants in NYC: 11 Hot Spots
It was back in 1918 when the first of the Indian restaurants in NYC first fired up its curry-making stove burners on West 42nd Street. Since that time, the Indian food scene in the Big Apple has greatly expanded. And gotten much, much better. It evolved into affordable buffets that were sprinkled throughout nearly every […]