Traveling to New York means picking from one of the hundreds (if not thousands) of hotels in the city. Here, you’ll find plenty of options, from small budget hostels to beautifully designed outposts of luxury empires. After spending the entire day roaming the streets of the city, walking up and down its avenues, and […]
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Best Sushi in NYC: 10 Essential Spots
In 1963, Craig Claiborne—the very first food/restaurant critic of The New York Times— reviewed two new Japanese restaurants, Nippon and Saito. The former was the very first sushi restaurant in New York. In the review he mentioned sushi, noting that it “may seem a trifle too ‘far out’ for many American palates.” Raw fish has […]
Vegan Restaurants in NYC: 15 Essential Spots
Remember when the very utterance of the word “vegan” would induce eyerolls and sighs among everyone at the table? Or when explicitly vegan and vegetarian restaurants were limited to words “Earth,” “Peace,” or “Buddha” in the name? Being a vegan is no longer marginalizing. After all, New York City mayor Eric Adams is a proud […]
The Best Michelin Restaurants in NYC
In 2006, the venerable Michelin guide doled out its stars to NYC restaurants for the first time. And New Yorkers, more or less, gave a collective shrug. New York already had Zagat and the New York Times dining section. Did it need another ratings system? In Europe, where Michelin is a foodies’ bible, the tire/restaurant […]
The 15 Absolute Best Burgers in NYC
A burger is perfection at its simplest. Take two buns, a patty, cheese, and some sauce, and you have the base for one of the most popular meals in the entire universe. On every corner of the Big Apple, you’ll find a new venue with a unique take on the burger—but where can you find […]
Our Favorite NYC Restaurants by Neighborhood: Tribeca
When one thinks about Tribeca—a portmanteau for Triangle Below Canal (Street)—a few things come to mind: cobblestone streets, fancy clothes shops, Robert De Niro. And oh yeah, there also happens to be a lot of nice restaurants in this handsome lower Manhattan neighborhood. The Tribeca restaurant scene is mostly known for its splurge-worthy spots, some […]
Our Favorite NYC Restaurants by Neighborhood: The Upper West Side
Manhattan’s Upper West Side was, for a long time, a dining desert. Sure, there are blocks and blocks of beautiful brownstones; leafy, relatively tranquil streets; hordes of Columbia University students; and plenty of museums in what some people still call “Seinfeldland.” But when the stomach started to rumble? You’d have to hop on the […]
Our Favorite NYC Restaurants by Neighborhood: The Upper East Side
Once considered a dining desert, the Upper East Side has flourished in recent years with fine restaurants of every stripe to go along with the neighborhood’s world-class museum scene. There is Michelin-starred dining for those with expense accounts or a reason to splurge, and there are no-frills spots where you can chow down for pocket […]
Our Favorite NYC Restaurants by Neighborhood: The East Village
The East Village has long been the punk rock sibling to the more posh and put-together West Village. Roughly stretching from the Bowery to the East River and from E. 14th Street and E. Houston Street, the neighborhood was largely occupied by German and Ukrainian immigrants in the 19th century and was considered the northern […]
Our Favorite NYC Restaurants by Neighborhood: Midtown Manhattan
New York is a compilation of different neighborhoods that unite to form the most famous city in the world. Each place you go has a specific culture, architecture, crowd, and vibe. Learning how to roam around each neighborhood—and more importantly, where to eat in each one—is essential for understanding the complexity of New York. So […]