The East Village tastes a little more like North Carolina
By Robert Sietsema,
October 12, 2011
You can't get porkier than the "smothered and fried pork chops" ($18) at the Cardinal, a new East Village café named for the state bird of North... More >>
A 'moderno' Filipino restaurant settles down in the East Village
By Lauren Shockey,
October 05, 2011
What do you call a pop-up that gets a permanent home? A plop-down, perhaps? It's a timely question, since Maharlika has gone brick-and-mortar on... More >>
Rosarito Fish Shack is an establishment that, perhaps too cannily, mixes a pair of current trends into one restaurant package. The first is the... More >>
Fish bellies, that is, at a restaurant in Elmhurst
By Robert Sietsema,
September 21, 2011
Formerly known as David's Taiwanese Gourmet, then Lin's Taiwanese Gourmet, the long-running Elmhurst restaurant with the green awning at the... More >>
You've seen it all before at this new West Village bistro
By Lauren Shockey,
September 14, 2011
The Left Bank isn't just the part of Paris where the intellectual elite (and their wannabes) debated Sartre and chain-smoked Gauloises. It's also... More >>
It's been nearly six years since Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich opened a real restaurant in the city. Yes, they are nominally responsible for... More >>
Eating outside in New York City can be a challenge. Diners must inhale bus exhaust while squeezing into tiny tables on crowded, noisy street... More >>
Take a toki without fear of arrest under the F tracks
By Robert Sietsema,
August 31, 2011
A hobo stands at the door, palm extended for a handout. Well, not a real hobo, but a life-size fiberglass one, and he slouches between you and... More >>
Pichet Ong looks homeward with his latest restaurant
By Robert Sietsema,
August 24, 2011
"That Pichet Ong," a friend of mine quipped, "he sure knows how to open restaurants, but he doesn't know how to keep them open."
Indeed, the... More >>
Chinese food courts continue to be wildly popular dining destinations in Flushing, where eight have debuted over the last decade. Some, like... More >>
All aboard as the noted chef circles the Mediterranean
By Robert Sietsema,
August 03, 2011
In front, find a sparsely furnished barroom, seating perhaps 40 walk-ins, with a luxurious amount of room between tables. Beyond that, a deep... More >>
In the 1990s, the East Village was a veritable little Manila. Filipino businesses congregated here, partly because many area hospitals had hired... More >>
We trek on out to two Nepalese cafés in Queens' Little Himalayas
By Robert Sietsema,
July 27, 2011
As noted in my recent review of Phayul, a new Tibetan café in Jackson Heights, the blocks surrounding the 74th Street subway and bus station have... More >>
Only a few years back, hotel dining rooms were strictly for tourists and banquets—places where you wouldn't want to eat unless forced to. But... More >>
Bubble and squeak your way through a new Yorkville gastropub
By Robert Sietsema,
July 13, 2011
When the first gastropubs hit town, they mainly cobbled their menus together out of goosed-up American and Italian fare, rather than reworking... More >>
An old name inspires a so-so new restaurant in Greenwich Village
By Lauren Shockey,
July 13, 2011
Monument Lane might be New York City's trendiest restaurant. Not that it caters to the likes of Jen and Justin, or that you get a never-ending... More >>
Andrew Carmellini lets you visit Mt. Rabbit Pot Pie
By Lauren Shockey,
July 06, 2011
What does "American cuisine" mean? Andrew Carmellini, the chef at the Dutch, a new Soho restaurant, might argue that if someone has ever served a... More >>
Mention Jackson Heights, and Indian boutiques and restaurants instantly spring to mind. But gradually the neighborhood has been changing, as... More >>
A mixed bag of American classics in Astoria. But no beaver.
By Lauren Shockey,
June 29, 2011
Why do certain foods fall out of fashion? That's the question posed by the Astor Room, a new restaurant located in the former commissary of the... More >>
A one-stop pizza place in the West Village tries to give you everything
By Robert Sietsema,
June 22, 2011
In retrospect, the onrush of restaurateurs into the pizza biz was entirely predictable. We all know the reason for it: The ingredients are cheap... More >>