Check out Monday night happy hour: From 5pm to midnight, well drinks and sangria go for $5 each, while a rotating specialty cocktail—recently a pear margarita—is a mere $5.75. En savoir plus .
The decor may be kitschy and the service often perfunctory, but the soft-shell crabs, pho with beef and scallions, and barbecued pork chops are magnificent - a Vietnamese standout in Chinatown.
Exquisite, seasonal ingredients perfectly executed with an awesome beet and sake list. Is there anything better? -Anita Lo, Top Chef Masters
Hand-stretched phyllo dough become wide triangles of bureks stuffed with meat, cheese or spinach that are baked throughout the day and are best fresh out of the oven ($4.95). En savoir plus .
It's all about refined comfort here. Think macaroni with grana padano or shrimp and grits with chow chow relish. En savoir plus .
Ignore the name of this seafood restaurant and go straight for oysters and a glass of Grüner Veltliner.
This venue's name belies its decor and its menu: this is haute French-American at its finest. Dine on foie gras with fruit compote in the prix-fixe dining room, or catch a casual breakfast downstairs.
What can only be called a megagastropub. 6,000 square foot space with 40 flat-screen TVs, dressed-up bar menu and a gigantic antique pinewood bar.
We recommend you order the “North Garden,” an-off-the-menu concoction - aromatic bitters, Scotch, bourbon, apple brandy, sugar - that tastes like Scotch on MDMA. Also at Death & Company this summer. En savoir plus .
After staying constantly on the road, Questlove, Black Thought & the rest of the legendary Roots crew made "Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon" their home as the show's in house band in 2009. En savoir plus .
For a brief period, the Whitney Museum and MoMA were neighbors. MoMA eventually acquired the building that housed the Whitney during this time. En savoir plus .
My first NY Fashion Week was the last one to be held at Bryant Park. Amazing designers in an amazing location. - Terrell, The T.O. Show
Le Bernardin is one of the NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s 50 favorite NYC restaurants. To see the full list, get The Scoop iPhone app, an inside guide to New York: NYTimes.com/thescoop
Great ice cream and original flavors. -Eric Wolitzky, Top Chef Just Desserts
George Clinton, the Methuselah of funk, toured a robot exhibit here, and, even with a spiky mop of red, yellow, green, pink, and black braids, he managed to remain invisible to a school of preteens. En savoir plus .
The home to The House of Ideas! NYC Headquarters of Marvel Comics. Keep your eyes peeled for webs.
Menu changes are afoot at this low-profile Latin American restaurant: Aureole chef Christopher Lee is now a partner, and he's installed his fine dining pal Kathryn Busch as executive chef. En savoir plus .
Skip the uninspired pizzas in favor of the meats: prosciutto di Parma; properly rustic crispy pork belly; or any of the housemade pâtés and terrines. En savoir plus .
A technologically advanced wine bar with an interactive digital menu and automatic wine dispensers.
Through Labor Day, this tourist-friendly bar will knock a dollar off its $11 spiked lemonade for every degree the temperature rises above 90. En savoir plus .
After eating, buy some ingredients for a DIY paella: Bomba rice, olive oil, chorizo, pimentón, and saffron. Ask at the counter, and they'll cheerfully give instructions for cooking the rice. En savoir plus .
Get your grind on in the soundproof “fun house” dance room before testing your strength at the 20 ft tall hammer slam. En savoir plus .
The ever-impressive magazine The Journal hosts regular shows at this modestly-sized but well-curated gallery. It's also within walking distance of an absurd number of great bars (dive and otherwise).
I love working with Avril in the Gucci Department. She always picks out the most current styles and sends them to me. -Jill Zarin, Real Housewives of New York City
They have a jukebox with Motley Crue, Pink Floyd, & Britney Spears, along with pool tables. You'll be sitting next to some eccentric artist & some fancy person, so it's kinda cool.
