Get the Eggplant with Garlic Sauce-The steaming dish is garlicky in the extreme, and the spiciness comes from strips of green chile.
Come for the café drinks, the fun music and the Pistachio Crème Brulee. Bring cash because they don’t accept cards!
Located in Chelsea Market, this Italian store sells great imported producers from great cheese to fennel branches to chestnut flour. I love shopping there. -Ed Cotton, Top Chef
Splurge on doughnuts that are a million times better than Dunkin’. You have to try the Tres Leches, the Crème Brulee and the Blackout Doughnuts. Cash only.
Try one of the daily lunch specials, which are made in limited quantities of 30 orders or less. Diners with room for dessert may want black sesame crème brulee or coffee Jell-O. En savoir plus .
Weekend brunch might be your best bet here, for old-world breakfast treats like shirred eggs with black truffles, and a rich black-pudding clafoutis. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! En savoir plus .
Get the $125 tasting menu here for bites like tableside antipasti and Mark Ladner’s legendary 100-layer lasagna. One of our fav Italians from Where to Eat 2011! En savoir plus .
B loves staying in hotels because they’re anonymous. Note to B: I love hotels because they are not as anonymous as they seem. I’m always watching!
Ultimate Egg Sandwich – Only made on Sundays for Brunch. Fresh ciabatta, sautéed onions and mushrooms, bacon or ham, cheese and two eggs how you want them. Unbelievable.
Tip: come early enough to enjoy the fireplace & the first-floor garden serving up complimentary tea and coffee!
Marcus Samuelsson’s ode to southern down-home cooking is Harlem’s most ambitious opening in decades. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! En savoir plus .
One of our fav desserts of the year is the rainbow sherbet here; Platt considers it Chef Alex Stupak’s greatest creation. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! En savoir plus .
They make their own soba daily. The soba lunchbox specials are delicious and a great way to try a variety of items. They have the best gomae and Japanese omelets. -Malika Ameen, Top Chef Just Desserts
Features the best in independent film. Don’t miss their midnight movies. Become a member for $65 and save $5 on each visit, plus get four free popcorns!
The Opal! Absinthe and hand crushed ice. Worth the fancy cocktail price - then spring for a draft in a mason jar!
David Chang’s latest is one of our favorite new restaurants, and the majestic, beef seven ways feast here is unforgettable. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! En savoir plus .
