If you are tired of the same old tapas, head to Boqueria, which is one of the best tapas bars in town. Leggi tutto.
The menu is simple and straightforward: burritos, tacos and quesadillas stuffed with either carnitas, grilled chicken, steak or rice and beans, plus a healthy serving of cheese, salsa and sour cream. Leggi tutto.
Amy's Bread has come up with the kind of devil's food cake (chocolate cake, chocolate frosting) that angelic moms used to make: uncomplicated, deeply chocolatey, and eminently edible. Leggi tutto.
Drom is haven for world music in a neighborhood packed with rock clubs. Traditional fasil music, lively gypsy bands, modern Middle Eastern dance music, DJs; you'll find it all here. Leggi tutto.
The varied, creative menu proves there is plenty to enjoy and explore at Quality Meats, including Quality Cakes, the tres decadent, summertime-only ice cream cake bar. Leggi tutto.
Best entrée we've tasted there so far is artic char seared in brown butter, or, for lighter diners, a mushroom omelet. Leggi tutto.
There's a bang-up brandade, decorated with pepper marmalade, and a perfect frisee salad with lardons and egg, deconstructed but still unmistakably French. Leggi tutto.
Located mere blocks from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, the Feeding Tree offers generous portions of authentic Caribbean food on the cheap. Leggi tutto.
Philippine Bread House is known for its soft white rolls called pan de sal. The warm breads are palm-sized and are best eaten still in the store. Leggi tutto.
The terrine mixing the livers of rabbits and chickens is superb, served with a plethora of toasts; while the roast quail in demi glace is the equal of any found in a fancy French restaurant. Leggi tutto.
Vegetarians will dig the spinach palacinki (crepes) in a cheesy tomato sauce. Leggi tutto.
I find myself returning consistently for the 2 eggs sunny-side up, two fat sausage links, two pieces of buttered whole-wheat toast, shredded hash browns, fresh orange juice, and coffee. Leggi tutto.
To best experience Luigi's, order a pie, rather than grabbing a slice that's been sitting out. Hot out of the oven, the crust is thinnish & chewy, dotted with charred bubbles & full of yeasty flavor. Leggi tutto.
In Main Street's smorgasbord of Chinese restaurants, this joint is unique, offering an entirely vegetarian menu, with meatless renditions of congee, steamed dumplings, & bean curd Sichuan-style. Leggi tutto.
Top of the line, and most recommended, is the "whole lobster" spinach torso, asparagus legs, and a tail composed of shredded tofu textured like lobster meat, though falling short of it in flavor. Leggi tutto.
Balkh's hidden agenda lies in braised meats such as the lamb shank mantled with shredded carrots & raisins, & sided with jus-soaked rice and a salad best squirted with the accompanying herbed yogurt. Leggi tutto.
You can't go wrong with the Bavarian platter, consisting of a bratwurst and smoked and unsmoked pork loins coupled with cabbage sides; but who can resist the schnitzels of beef or pork with gravy? Leggi tutto.
The chicken couscous at this Egyptian cafe is as good as it gets, bathed in broth redolent of root vegetables and cinnamon. Leggi tutto.
Don't miss the whole fish festooned with a pungent parsley sauce, or the Nutella stuffed crepes for dessert. Leggi tutto.
The pho is splendid, with a broth lighter than most, delicately scented with cinnamon, plenty of rice noodles, and the usual sliced beef add-ins. Leggi tutto.
It combines a wine bar with an upscale pizzeria, turning out "nonna"-style square pies as its primary product, with a crust somewre between Neapolitan and Sicilian Leggi tutto.
The crumbled sausage topping is especially good, and the cheeses deployed are among the best in the pizza world. Leggi tutto.
Favorite dish was a shepherd's pie with masses of meat surmounted by nicely browned mashed potatoes Leggi tutto.
As the name implies, it specializes in Greek appetizing dishes, delivered in portions large enough to share with friends. Leggi tutto.
Best of all, though, is an amazing take on steak tartare, deep-red and nearly fatless beef molded on bread points and garnished with capers and raw onions. And no egg! Leggi tutto.
The seafood is wonderfully fresh, with a selection that runs to whiting, halibut, cod, cod roe, squid, scallops, and;our fave;rock salmon. Leggi tutto.
Britannia Rules! This addition to the Tea & Sympathy empire is a replica fish-and-chips shop that strives for perfection in every detail, even wrapping the product in English newspapers. Leggi tutto.
This humble noodle shop in the heart of Flushing long-simmers beef bones and aromatics to attain a mahogany-colored broth that serves as the basis for its rice-noodle-and-beef soups. Leggi tutto.
The brisket sandwich with gravy really rocks at this classic Williamsburg kosher deli, which remains picturesquely unrenovated since the '60s. Leggi tutto.
Twenty-one flavors, from the tastes-almost-normal Cinnamon Sling to the actively oddball "Surrender to Mango With Lime," are available daily. Leggi tutto.
