If there’s one patch of Brooklyn respected for a thriving culinary scene, it’s Williamsburg. This hot neighborhood situated in the northern section of the borough wasn’t always a destination for some of the best restaurants in Brooklyn, though. In the 1970s and ‘80s, Williamsburg was an industrial site marked by factories and warehouses. Then, starting […]
Food and Drink in New York City
Our Favorite NYC Restaurants by Neighborhood: South Street Seaport
Many of the historic swaths of New York City, particularly in Manhattan, have been razed, replaced by soulless high-rise glass towers. But there’s one underrated neighborhood that still oozes with Big Apple historical ambience: the South Street Seaport. Of course, like all those other erstwhile atmospheric districts that are now literally history, the South Street […]
Our Favorite NYC Restaurants by Neighborhood: the Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, today one of the best dining destinations in New York City, knows a thing or two about change. In the middle of the 19th century, so many German immigrants planted themselves on the Lower East Side that the area became known as Kleindeutschland, or Little Germany. Around the turn of the […]
Top 12 Vietnamese Restaurants in NYC
When Vietnamese immigrants began arriving in the United States en masse after the war ended in 1975, they ended up in places like New Orleans, Orlando, San Jose, and Orange County, CA. It’s no surprise that these cities are some of the best places to eat Vietnamese food in the country. New York City has […]
Romantic Restaurants in NYC: 14 Date-Night Spots
Those who claim that Paris and Venice are the most romantic cities in the world haven’t been to New York. Here you can find romance at its finest: raw poetry of music, art, and nature that become love songs and happily ever afters. And for those of us who mingle and fall in love over […]
10 Best Spanish Restaurants in NYC for Croquetas, Paella, Tortilla, & More
Everyone’s heard of the New York neighborhoods Little Italy and Chinatown. Fewer may know Koreatown and Little Guyana. But very few know of Little Spain. That’s because much of it has vanished. On West 14th Street (and a few blocks north and south on the Chelsea/West Village divide), “Little Spain” was home to New York’s […]
Where to Go for the Absolute Best Steak in NYC
Despite the rise of plant-based restaurants hitting the mainstream dining landscape in New York City and elsewhere, new and big steakhouses are still firing up their burners for the first time. And hungry carnivores are lining up. Chef Andrew Carmelini’s Italian-accented steakhouse, Carne Mare, as well as the British-import Hawksmoor and the knockout delicious Gage […]
Outer Boroughs Eating Excursion: Little Poland to Himalayan Heights
In some ways, New York City is the world in microcosm. There are reportedly 600 different languages spoken throughout the five boroughs. When you go to the ATM in, say, hyper-diverse Jackson Heights, Queens, you’re given the option of doing the transaction in one of 16 different languages. Here are some other staggering statistics: […]
Best Breakfast in NYC: 15 Perfect Morning Spots
Whoever claimed that breakfast was the most important meal of the day probably lived in New York. They probably didn’t even need energy but simply loved bagels with egg and cheese, pancakes with maple syrup drizzling from the edges, hot coffee, and pastries. The city indeed has some of the most substantial and flavorful breakfast […]
Our Favorite NYC Restaurants by Neighborhood: Harlem
If you don’t already reside in Harlem, there’s always been a reason for hungry people to gravitate to this neighborhood across 110th Street in Manhattan. The district has long been the go-to neighborhood for Southern/soul food as well as West African and Ethiopian restaurants. But it wasn’t until Ethiopia-born, Swedish-raised super chef Marcus Samuelsson opened […]