Lots of friendly lone drinkers willing to talk to just about anyone frequent here, despite it’s dark, rough around the edges look. And smokers rejoice: the outdoor patio is open year round.
Decrepit, small and less than stable bar stools come to mind when we think of Sophie’s, but you can’t beat the cheap drinks, and it’s a good place to play pool.
If you’re lookin to get started early, Horseshoe Bar starts serving their signature Bloody Mary at noon, or go for a “Dude” shot – Mountain Dew flavored vodka.
One dish worth getting here, the unfortunately named “Fly Heads” is really a delicious heap of Chinese watercress and ground pork…our guess is the dish’s crunch inspired the name…enjoy!
Crème de menthe and Mansinthe — a Swiss absinthe with minty elements — round out Maison Premiere's unblended Maison Absinthe Colada. En savoir plus .
Beef bones simmer for hours creating a rich & slightly gelatinous stock. It's offered with soy, spicy chile,& miso. Beef, bean sprouts, corn, arugula, bamboo, green onion,& garlic chips add freshness.
The towering bacon cheeseburger is a must. And be sure to savor the flaky, thick-cut onion rings on or off your burger. The kitchen only makes enough each day to put two on every plate.
You can spot newcomers here because they order their sandwiches large — a mistake unless you plan to feed a family or want something to take home.
Walcott Express; This mint-infused cocktail doubles down on freshness with Sapin 55. Reining in this earthy foundation are tart overtones of lime cordial and the lush, lingering sweep of Germain-Robin En savoir plus .
The deep by-the-glass list skews Old World and classic, with selections from all over. The Coravin wine flight might be the best way to go, economically; you get three pours of thematic wines for $30. En savoir plus .
Come here for the wood-fired plates of skirt cut or a rib eye steak. En savoir plus .
Try the Chef's Steak -it hits the table with an expertly charred crust, the interior marbled & juicy. Served with a smoky salsa verde and caramelized onion-spiked mashed sweet potatoes. En savoir plus .
Sample the cheese plate or the crisp-skinned chicken breast, but don't miss the frisace salad. En savoir plus .
Bountiful portions throughout are sure to sate any range of hungry patrons. The $7 lunch special is a neighborhood favorite. En savoir plus .
Worth checking out are bunny chow (chicken curry poured into a loaf of white bread), potje (oxtail stew with hominy), frikadelle (buffalo meat balls), and biltong (a very dry beef jerky). En savoir plus .
There are snacks, too, including the peanut-dusted kebabs called suya and the palm-oil-laced dish known simply as "beans." En savoir plus .
Three types of fufu-like mash are available (pounded white yam, yam flour, and fermented cassava), to be matched with three stews (chicken, lamb, fish). En savoir plus .
Naturally, the food is mainly Bavarian meaning giant, plate-flopping schnitzels and sausages presented in omnibus platters with tangy purple cabbage, kartoffeln, and sauerkraut. En savoir plus .
The kitchen churns out small bites that you won't find at your standard burrito joint like melted cheese with grasshoppers and tomato, and braised lamb in a chipotle sauce. En savoir plus .
The onion-laced ceviche mixto is a wonder of tart, fresh, marinated seafood, including clams, mussels, shrimp, squid, and corvine-the firm-fleshed national fish of Peru. En savoir plus .
Tamarind Tribeca is like an upscale Indian Shopsin's, with a sprawling menu that offers regional dishes from every part of the subcontinent. En savoir plus .
The General Tso's chicken is the best you've ever had, while the Fu-chou fried rice reflects a very refined version of that standard: rice topped with delicately gravied ham, chicken, and shrimp. En savoir plus .
The larb is the best we've ever tasted: Served warm, this ground-pork salad is sharply seasoned with lime, mint, green onions, and a touch of fish sauce, and served on a bed of onions and greenery. En savoir plus .
This Cobble Hill carryout joint, with a few tables for eating in, defines "soul" as broadly as possible to include Afro-Caribbean and even African cooking. En savoir plus .
Nothing in town quite matches the perfection of the cheese and spinach ravioli, or tagliata, a sliced steak served with greenery; or inzimino, a dense calamari sludge not for the squeamish. En savoir plus .
Hottest of all is jungle curry, which sports two kinds of eggplant. En savoir plus .
Challenging the culinary hegemony of Sripraphai, Chao Thai offers dishes from several regions. En savoir plus .
For mains, go for the chicken tabaka (an entire fried bird paved with crushed garlic) or kupati (a pork sausage laced with pomegranate syrup, and not all that sweet). En savoir plus .
The whole smoked mackerel makes a wonderful cheap starter, and so does katchapouri (here spelled "hatchapouri"), a Georgian flatbread oozing white cheese. En savoir plus .
