Corner Bistro

14. August 2005 American, West Village + TriBeCa 0
331 West 4th Street at Jane 212/242.9502 about $45 for two, with a few drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ Possibly the best burgers in New York City besides Le Parker Meridien’s, people wait at Corner Bistro not just for the $2.50 McSorley’s but also for the Bistro Burger, a slab of juicy beef so ...

The Spotted Pig

314 West 11th Street at Greenwich Street 212/620.0393 about $100 for two, with a few drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Updated, 2007: A second floor space has opened, but I still waited two and a half hours on a Saturday even after I put my name down at 6:45pm It’s no surprise that ...

EN Japanese Brasserie

08. January 2005 Japanese, West Village + TriBeCa 0
435 Hudson Street between Leroy and Morton 212/647.9196 about $125 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ Our Ethan Hawke lookalike waiter at EN Japanese Brasserie seemed nervous, stuttering whenever he had to answer a question; maybe we asked too many questions. The cocktails we ordered as soon as we were seated took ...

Snack Taverna

08. November 2004 Greek, West Village + TriBeCa 0
63 Bedford Street on Morton 212/929-3499 about $150 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ I always write about eating at Snack, my favorite Greek spot, so I decided to try its new sister restaurant, Snack Taverna on Bedford. It has a more grown-up menu with some French influences and the ambiance is ...

Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca

14. October 2004 Italian, West Village + TriBeCa 0
110 Waverly Place between MacDougal and Sixth 212/777.0303 about $200 for two, with a few drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Our first time at Babbo, we went all out, asked questions about never-heard words written on the menu (braciole! francobolli! scottadita!) and picked out a bottle of red wine to match. I started ...