BY BETH KAISERMAN
Pies-n-Thighs
166 S. 4th St. at Driggs Ave.
Southside Williamsburg
347-529-6090/ piesnthighs.com
As my knife sank in, I could hear the juice flowing inside. The meat was perfectly tender, moist and flavorful, and the coating had the ideal crispy, slightly salty bite. Yes, this is the fried chicken from Pies-n-Thighs, which opened its new [...]
BY CAROLYN ONOFREY
Cowgirl Hall of Fame
519 Hudson Street
West Village
212-633-1133/cowgirlnyc.com
It had been a while since I’d been to Cowgirl, the first time being in 2005 when I first moved to the city. Walking in, it was just as I remembered. The bar to the left, always playing a great selection of classic [...]
BY CLAIRE McCURDY
706 Amsterdam Avenue
(between 94th St & 95th St)
Upper West Side
(212) 932-2400
AyurvedaCafeNYC.com
The vegetarian Ayurveda Restaurant and Cafe is justly called one of the hidden treasures of the Upper West Side. From the beginning the customer recognizes s/he is walking into a very different world. The place is painted *orange* on the exterior– with happy although [...]
BY CLAIRE McCURDY
ACQUA
718 Amsterdam Avenue @95th Street
Upper West Side
212-222-2752 /acquanyc.com
An exterior of cerulean blue, very appealing on an otherwise somewhat dreary block, “sails” hanging in swags from the ceilings, so that you are meant to feel you’re on a ship under full sail; undulating walls at the entryway with teak [...]
BY CAROLYN ONOFREY
Friend of a Farmer
77 Irving Place
Gramercy
212-477-2188/Friendofafarmernyc.com
After being told there was no room (when there clearly was), at our first choice for dinner. My dinner mate and I luckily stumbled upon Friend of a Farmer a few doors down. Walking into a cottage-like place, we were greeted by a fireplace, baskets [...]
An Italian classic – Review of Filli Ponte restaurant
BY CAROLYN ONOFREY
Filli Ponte
39 Desbrosses Street
Tribeca
212-226-4621/filliponte.com
On an otherwise forgotten but often passed corner of the West Side Highway, stood Filli Ponte. When I walked up on one very chilly Saturday night, I was surprised by its quaint facade and very out of the way location just [...]
Porterhouse for two – Review of Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse
440 Ninth Avenue
Midtown West
212-244-0005 / unclejacks.com/newyorkcityrestaurants
BY DALY CLEMENT
If you want a free taste of Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse , just visit their website and turn up your speakers. The music? Yes, that’s a digitized rendition of New York, New York. You want a martini, baby? A steak cooked [...]
Mecca of virtuous repasts and the best Restaurant Week Lunch Deal – Review of Rouge Tomate
BY ELENA MANCINI
Rouge Tomate
10 East 60th. St.
Midtown East
646-237-8977 / rougetomatenyc.com
Set foot into the bright, airy foyer of Rouge Tomate and it’s a few short steps until you realize that you’re in for an experience that’s a world apart from [...]
BY SARAH IP
DBGB Kitchen & Bar
299 Bowery
(between Houston St & 1st St)
East Village, NY 10003
(212) 933-5300 / danielnyc.com/dbgb.html
Mission: Restaurant Week lunch. Where to go? Only one place on my mind: DBGB.
Classic pub fare has heart and soul – and DBGB [...]
BY CAROLYN ONOFREY
Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridien
119 W 56th Street
Midtown West
212-708-7414/parkermeridien.com
Nestled down a short, unsuspecting hallway in the lobby of the Le Parker Meridien; identified only by a neon sign depicting a hamburger, stood Burger Joint. Walking into the place for the first time, I really didn’t know what to expect. In fact, [...]
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