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Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

33 Crosby St
New York, NY 10002

Michael F. writes: A fave destination.  Been coming here for years, perhaps since before the turn.  It hasn't changed much since. The tapas are interesting and tasty (if meat-laden) and the sangria is dangerous and very tasty.

Ambiance is fantastico.  Not an amazing…

Old Navy
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Fashion District

150 W 34th Street
New York, NY 10001

Andy H. writes: Located close to 34th street's Penn Station, you have a big Old Navy right in midtown for all your discount shopping needs. I use it time to time when I need a few new things for the summer or fall. Easy to get to, since like I stated earlier it has…

Blossom Vegan Restaurant
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Chelsea

187 9th Ave
New York, NY 10011

Ahu S. writes: I want to like Blossom, I really do, but I can't give it more stars just yet.

I was looking forward to trying this place, and when I finally did, I was pretty disappointed. While the evening itself was, as always, very enjoyable, Blossom itself was a…

Great Burrito
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper West Side

405 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10024

Hyunmi K. writes: For some reason, I flip flop about this place.   There is nothing wrong with it, in fact it is quite good (hence the 4 stars).  But there is just something about it.  The food is good but I think I mentally, unknowingly, do them injustice because the…

Sacred Chow
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

227 Sullivan St
New York, NY 10012

Tina E. writes: I feel bad for not stopping in here sooner but frankly the name and the silly cow doing yoga (their logo) always prompted a dismissive shrug. Who says all us vegetarians are hippie granola?!

Bad design choices aside, the food was excellent. I ordered…

Danube
Neighborhood: Manhattan/TriBeCa

30 Hudson St
New York, NY 10013

Liiisa C. writes: Today's Bouley Newsletter reads:

Dear friends,

Danube Restaurant is closing.

Our last dinner service is this Saturday August 2nd, 2008.
I would like to thank you for your loyalty and constant support for the past 9 years.

We will open "Secession" in…

Franchia Teahouse & Restaurant
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Murray Hill

12 Park Ave
New York, NY 10016

laura b. writes: Okay, Korean people love two things:

1) Shared hatred of all other races.
2) Dead Barbecued Animal.

Am I right or am I RIGHT?!  They love to eat tofu soup with squid and beef in it and talk shit about the Taiwanese.  When I ate meat, I most identified…

Alice's Tea Cup Chapter II
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

156 E 64th St
New York, NY 10021

Nic B. writes: It's as if the owners took notes from my Barbie filled childhood and gave me permission to subtly revert.  Now I get to have tea parties like a big girl all grown up at Alice's Tea Cup.

You will instantly want to take your mom here and think,…

Chestnut
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Gowanus

271 Smith St
Brooklyn, NY 11231

Liz E. writes: Never before in a long, long time have I had the absolute pleasure and luck to dine at such a splendid restaurant.

My friend and I came Tuesday at 5:30 PM just as it was about to open, knowing the prixe-fixe menu (at absolute steal) would soon be…

Maremma
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

228 W. 10th Street
New York, NY 10014

Lucy O. writes: I felt prompted to write a review for Maremma after suffering through an eating experience at an suburban "Italian" restaurant that made me miss Maremma's interpretation of the fare that much more.

As a non-foodie and just general appreciater of good…

Epistrophy
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Little Italy

200 Mott Street
New York, NY 10012

bO w. writes: If Epistrophy were a human being, I'd love to hang out with him. He seems to have every quality I look for in a buddy: honest, rustic, insightful, low maintenance, and effortlessly cool, I hope he's funny as well if he ever talks. He soothes me like…

Patois
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Gowanus

255 Smith St
Brooklyn, NY 11231

Kevin L. writes: We took the boy to Patois for his birthday Saturday night at the suggestion of his best friend, and everyone in our party was thoroughly satisfied with our experience.

We got the mussels for an appetizer based on previous reviews, and they were…

Cafe Luluc
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Gowanus, Brooklyn/Cobble Hill

214 Smith St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Lindsay K. writes: Brunch! Ladies and gentlemen, when you find yourself hunched over a love seat on a Sunday morning somewhere in Brooklyn with a hangover the size of Prospect Park, you need eggs and you need eggs now.

So, I picked my sorry excuse of a body up and…

Indochine
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

430 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003

David O. writes: My father and I were to meet my sister here at 8 PM on Saturday night.   We had reservations.   Well, my sister was late getting out of Brooklyn, the hostess couldn't seem to find our reservation, and my father was getting grumpy, probably due to the…

Arlene's Grocery
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

95 Stanton Street
New York, NY 10002

Lindsay K. writes: Once you get over the $8 admission to see your college roommate's boyfriend's band, it's all uphill.

The venue itself is quite small, with room for about 1 band on stage and 100 fans to buy over priced drinks.  The sound quality is good considering…

Cafe Fiorello
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper West Side

1900 Broadway
New York, NY 10023

Daniel S. writes: More fun than it should be.

My sister and I wound up here once, quiet a long time ago.  Not really sure why.  We were passing, we were hungry, we ducked in.

There were two remarkable things about our meal.  The first was the service.  We were seated…

Nat Sherman International
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

12 E 42nd St
New York, NY 10017

Sigrid S. writes: I'm about 30 years, a penis, and a verifiable smoking-habit short of really belonging in here, but I keep coming back hoping to meet Oscar Wilde and friends in the foyer.

Holiday Cocktail Lounge
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

75 Saint Marks Place
New York, NY 10003

Kira T. writes: Okay, I'll be honest.  I haven't been here since before I got married - over fifteen years ago - but boy-oh-boy did this place rock back then, and I am DELIGHTED AND THRILLED to see that it is still open!  And that Stephan still owns it and is…

The Library
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

7 Ave A
New York, NY 10009

Arthur O. writes: Does it smell like piss?  
No.  Chris H. wisely pointed out that "one cannot stand the smell of piss," and that in fact, the odor emanating from the bathrooms - close those doors, man! - and purveying at The Library is the smell of gym locker rooms.…

Motor City Bar
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

127 Ludlow St
New York, NY 10002

Phil M. writes: Ms. Pac-Man, pinball and an automotive theme.  Good happy hour, and a fun, hard-drinking kind of crowd.  There's a good chance that Jack Daniels is a best seller here.  Plus, you can buy someone a drink who isn't there -- they keep track of it on a…

The Box
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

189 Chrystie St
New York, NY 10002

Sam P. writes: A truly singular New York experience, top to bottom.  I have never seen or experienced anything quite like it in this city, and yet everything about it is SO New York.  I may be overstating things here, but it renewed my faith in New York nightlife.…

Lolli by Reincarnation
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

85 Stanton St
New York, NY 10002

Trisha W. writes: "The Nicest Lady on the Lower East Side," or, "My experience shopping at Lolli, represented mostly through quotes from the shopkeeper."

"Hey, how's it going? Have you shopped here before?"

I had not.

"Ok, let me tell you about the store, and…

Sassy Fashion
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Fashion District

345 7th Ave
New York, NY 10001

Gabriel S. writes: Ok, let's be frank.  My head is a nightmare.  The interior aside, the hair is at best problematic, at worst terrifying.  There was only one woman who could tame it: Amy at City Salon in San Francisco.

http://www.yelp.com/bi...

I've been going…

Viand Coffee Shop
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

673 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10021

Michael C. writes: How excited can you get about a place that's tiny, loud, hot, and where the height of their culinary art is a perfectly-done egg over easy?

Viand is just a block from where I work, and it has saved my life many many times.  When you need that…

Flor De Mayo
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper West Side

484 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10024

Steph P. writes: Peruvian-Chinese? I scrunched up face into a quizzical look when I heard that too. But there are actually all kinds of Chinese-Latin permutations in NYC. And it's not really fusion...it's more like half of the menu consists of Chinese dishes and the…

Rachel's Taqueria
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

408 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Ben S. writes: If you asked me 3 months ago I'd have given this place 4.5 stars.

I was really in love with the burritos here at first. Huge, cheap, delicious. But I've had too many marginal experiences with lukewarm meat or just plain not-that-tasty meals. Also,…

Washington Square Park
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

1 Washington Square E
Bounded by Waverly Pl, 4th St, University Pl, and MacDougal St
New York, NY 10011

andy s. writes: I remember going to Washington Square Park when I was 16 years old with my Terrified Young Man face and enjoying the scenery. I made the serious mistake of staring at a tore-up black derelict counting his money, and he freaked out, and screamed,…

Wallse
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

344 W 11th St
New York, NY 10014

K O. writes: Ahhhh. Coming back here while in NY was a given. I used to work across the street. It was an after work affair. The cheese platters are my favorite. If you're eating dinner order it, if you're just having drinks order it, dessert order it, you get…

Westerly Health Foods
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan/Theater District

913 8th Ave
New York, NY 10019

Sam P. writes: This place is like a condensed Whole Foods, without the yuppy madness or the overpricedness.  The first time I came here I went a little crazy and filled up a basket only to get to the register and realize I didn't have my wallet with me so then I…

The Organic Grill
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

123 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10003

Jessica S. writes: The Organic Grill is one of my favorite restaurants in the city. The atmosphere is cozy and the food is always spectacular and healthy. Their rotating specials are great, but it's hard to resist not having a "usual" because their food is addictive.…

Thomas Pink
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

520 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10022

Sooj O. writes: Two of my closest male friends are great tie afficionados whose flair for dazzling and colorful ties reminds me that it is the male peacock that is  the more preening of the species.

My friends aren't preening, but I love to acknowledge their…

Blue Moon
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Chelsea

150 8th Ave
New York, NY 10011

Brian S. writes: Many years ago I was a busboy at an El Torito. And I watched plenty of Ricardo Montalban on TV. So I know Mexican.

Blue Moon is our default setting for Mexican. It's always been delicious. Service has always been good. And there's always a great big…

Klong
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

7 St. Marks Place
New York, NY 10003

Steven V. writes: JEED JAAD

JEED JAAD

JEED JAAD

I was hoping that if I said the name of that drink three times, one would appear.

What a delicious cocktail!  I'm not one for fruity mixed drinks but V let me taste hers the last time we came here on one of our first dates…

Chop't Creative Salad Co
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Gramercy-Flatiron, Manhattan/Union Square

24 E 17th St
New York, NY 10003

Sam P. writes: Truly the very model of modern New York lunch efficiency.  An unassuming little entrance on 17th Street leads you to a somewhat severe, narrow little slice of salad heaven.  Don't be alarmed by the line that undoubtedly stretches out the door, it…

Song
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

295 5th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Pat G. writes: More cheap-as-hell Thai food. Sister to Joya of Cobble Hill (http://www.yelp.com/bi...). DJ table. Dim lighting. Loud music. Tasty calamari. Dinner for two: $21.

McBurney YMCA
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

125 W 14th St
New York, NY 10011

Rocky P. writes: This place is relatively clean, but like most gyms, it has its share of members who don't understand the concept of wiping up after using equipment. In fact, there are some members who don't even carry around one of the free towels and see no problem…

Aunt Suzie's Restaurant
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

247 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Gourmet G. writes: Park Slope was Brooklyn's late bloomer of a neighborhood, discovered by yuppies searching for an affordable investment for their first home when they discovered the already well-gentrified Brooklyn Heights and Carroll Gardens were beyond their…

New Green Bo Restaurant
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Civic Center

66 Bayard St
New York, NY 10013

Steve M. writes: This is a terrific little restaurant in Chinatown; just a bit on the divey side, yet clean with good service and wonderful food. As others have said, it's not that big, but if you hit them up on the off hours like I do you'll find it virtually…