108 East 4th Street between First and Second Avenues 212/228.4885 about $170 for two tasting menus with wine pairings, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ It’s almost unheard of in New York City to pay $45 for a six-course tasting menu. At Knife + Fork, chef and owner Damien Brassel pulls it off without sacrificing taste ...
646 West 131st Street and Twelfth Avenue 212/694.1777 about $60 for two racks and eight sides, without drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ Update: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is moving to 125th and Twelfth Avenue after Columbia University takes over People have been talking about Dinosaur Bar-B-Que since it opened in 2004. I just didn’t have a clue ...
208 West 23rd Street off Seventh Avenue 212/524.4300 a large enough bill for 20 people including drinks and tip ♥ ♥ R.U.B., or Righteous Urban Barbeque, was the only restaurant in the city that was accommodating to more than 20 people. We had a few things to celebrate at work and, as usual, I got ...
28 Grand Street between Thompson and Sixth Avenue 212/625.0362 ♥ ♥ I used to go to Palacinka way back when during the dot-com days. When my job moved offices back to the West Village, I was eager to visit again and eat one of their crepes. In Central Europe, a crepe is called palaÄinka and ...
58 MacDougal Street between Prince and Houston 212/674.4968 $90 for two, with a bottle of red, without tip ♥ ♥ I’ve walked by Salt many times and have always been curious. We stopped by on a Friday night without reservations. They were completely booked but the waitress invited us to sit down with a “We’ll ...