As a Harlem resident for the last 10 years, I’m all for new bars and restaurants in the area. The neighborhood has definitely changed. You see more new faces walking around, cafés and boutiques, but its growth is still slower than Brooklyn’s. Maison Harlem tries hard. A well-dressed gentleman–and may I say good-looking too–approached our [...]

3183 Broadway between Tiemann Place and 125th Street $20 each for 4 people, with drinks, with tip 646/559.2862 ♥ ♥ Ramen in Harlem? This is seriously the best thing that has happened in my neighborhood in the 7+ years I’ve lived there. Notable: 1. Happy hour $10 Sapporo pitchers after 10pm when I visited on [...]

310 Lenox Avenue between 125th and 126th Streets 212/792.9001 $86 for three, without drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ I’m very familiar with the Harlem Sunday brunch crowd. I’ve biked enough past the Baptist churches on Adam Clayton and Lenox Avenues to know that after service, large crowds gather at the nearby bakery or join the [...]

2394 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard on 140th Street 212/281.1477 $10 for one, without drinks, with tip ♥ It was counter-productive to bike eight miles in Central Park and only end up eating the calories I lost, but I was famished and Harlem Wing & Waffle called my name. I have no idea who thought of [...]

348 West 145th Street between Edgecombe and St. Nicholas Avenues 212/491.5859 $50 for three, with 3 juices, without tip half a ♥ I consider myself an omnivore and don’t turn my back on vegetarian dishes even though my first choice will always be meat or seafood. Once in a while, I crave all vegetables to [...]