The IFC Center does a great job of bringing in directors and documentary subjects for audience Q&A.
One of the oldest art house theaters to still be open today. Check out their selection of foreign and independent films. Support an important downtown institution.
This unbelievable towering stack of ricotta pancakes not only secured Five Leaves as our “Best Brunch of 2015”, but also our best pancakes award of the year. En savoir plus .
Dimes is now a mini-empire of farmers’ market wizardry, with a restaurant (harissa salmon!), a boutique (palo santo sticks!), and an informal deli (supplies for the most photogenic picnic on earth!). En savoir plus .
Part take-out counter and part minimarket, Springbone Kitchen sells grass-fed ghee and collagen peptides. But the bone broth is the draw; choose chicken or beef, both respectably gamy and lip-coating. En savoir plus .
The decor at the tiny Williamsburg restaurant Abracadabra is pure Berkeley co-op circa 1997—yarn God’s-eyes, mismatched chairs, and a rack of alt-weeklies (which, yes, still exist). En savoir plus .
The food is cozy, with Brazilian tints: Instead of a scone, get the cheesy gluten-free orb that is pao de queijo or a chia pudding with roasted pineapple and coconut. En savoir plus .
Go here for an ambitious meal that’s actually worth the price tag. Swedish chef-savant Fredrik Berselius serves his tasting menus to ten lucky tables a night in an 1860s-era warehouse in Brooklyn. En savoir plus .
Chef/proprietor Danny Bowien and executive chef Angela Dimayuga have added a raw bar, two generous family-style set menus, and showstoppers like duck baked in clay. En savoir plus .
This postage stamp sized, low-fi, BYOB, cash-only restaurant punches far above its weight class offering some of the city’s best noodles. Don’t overlook the big tray chicken or the pork pancakes. En savoir plus .
Restaurateur Keith McNally's enduring Soho brasserie is the best every day restaurant in New York City. Period. En savoir plus .
The Dutch is a great choice when you’re craving a steak, a burger, or oysters, and the menu always includes plentiful seafood options as well as pastas. It's an indelible part of the Soho landscape. En savoir plus .
The ideal meal at Oiji starts with the honey butter chips followed by the house-made soba noodles, braised beef, and mackerel smoked over pine needles. En savoir plus .
Headley and his crew turn seasonal vegetables into delectable salads and riffs on American comfort food favorites. The specials menu changes daily, and the rest of the menu is constantly evolving. En savoir plus .
Marco Canora recently transformed the menu at his 13-year-old East Village Italian restaurant, to align it with his newfound vision of health, but the food is as rich and pleasing as ever. En savoir plus .
This Chelsea tapas restaurant from chefs Alex Raij and Eder Montero is still going strong after nearly 10 years in business. Do not miss the uni panini or the fried garbanzo beans. En savoir plus .
From large format lamb feasts to full English breakfasts to the game-changing lamb burger to what is quite possibly NYC’s finest rib steak, The Breslin is firing on all cylinders. En savoir plus .
The wood charcoal used to power the grill at every table makes all the difference, imbuing meat with a smoky flavor. Emerge from New Wonjo perfumed by the smoke and beef fat and leave fully satisfied. En savoir plus .
Open until 3 a.m. nightly, this subterranean izakaya has become a neighborhood staple offering interesting pub fare like Japanese barbecue and yakitori, rice balls, okonomiyaki, and noodles. En savoir plus .
In addition to some of the best dry-aged beef in town, Porter House Bar and Grill offers plentiful seafood options, seasonal specials, a terrific wine list, and great service to boot. En savoir plus .
New Delhi import Indian Accent brings high-minded, upscale Indian cuisine to Midtown in an opulent, modern dining room accented with imported “Calcutta gold” white marble. En savoir plus .
Dovetail was revamped last summer but the effect is the same: it’s a serene, highly civilized space to enjoy Fraser’s thoughtful cooking. The restaurant offers a variety of dining options. En savoir plus .
The menu is a sprawling pan-regional affair, but the attention to detail is exacting, the spice level bombastic, yet it is tempered by a particularly gentle price point. En savoir plus .
Joshua Smookler’s two-year-old ramen shop serves one of the best tonkotsu broths around. Beyond ramen, Mu also offers some high minded plates, like dry-aged Japanese Wagyu beef specials. En savoir plus .
Head to New York's only Michelin-starred Mexican restaurant for beef tongue tacos, chicken smothered in a heady mole sauce, and a monster crab tostada. En savoir plus .
The tender, butter-drenched Butcher's Steak is the best $20 slab of meat in New York City, no question, but the pricier cuts at Joe Carroll's Williamsburg steakhouse are even better. En savoir plus .
The quirky, comforting, and delicious menu is both whimsical and earnest. It is constantly evolving but standout items have included a novel twist on crab rangoon and the carrot crepe. En savoir plus .
