Category: New York Restaurant Reviews
New York City Restaurant Reviews
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229 East 9th Street off St. Mark’s Place and Second Avenue 212/533.6966 about $50 for two, without drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ One of the few places that still hand-roll and hand-cut their soba noodles is Sobaya, one of my lunch staples. Whether I order a hot bowl of soba or a cold one,…
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236 East 9th Street off St. Mark’s Place and Second Avenue212/353.8503$5 for one, cash only More like a shack than a restaurant, Otafuku has been a mainstay of this small block of Japanese stores. They have Japanese pancakes, okonomiyaki, but going to Otafuku means ordering the 6-piece takoyaki, octopus meat rolled into balls and mixed…
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105 Sullivan Street off Spring212/334.5179about $25 for two, without drinks, without tip Known as the Sandwich Nazi to those of us who worked during the dot-com days around SoHo, Alidoro is now bright and airy with its yellow washed walls and friendly successor. I was once shushed by the temperamental sandwich maker while I stood…
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179 Prince Street between Thompson and Sullivan Streets212/387.8230about $80 for two, with two drinks, without tip The space that Nagomi now occupies has seen different tenants throughout the years. When I’m at The Room, I always end up craving for sushi for dinner which can only mean Blue Ribbon down the block. With Nagomi closer…
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88 Tenth Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets 212/989.8883 about $600 for four, with several drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ My first Morimoto experience in Philadelphia was unforgettable. Chef Masaharu Morimoto joined us at our table after dinner and started talking about the World Cup which was happening at the time. Four years later,…
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34 Cooper Square off 6th Street and Lafayette 212/475.2989 about $60 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ I’ll group Gyu-Kaku under my Korean and Japanese restaurants list because they had both Korean-style barbecues and Japanese yakitoris. They had several kinds of soups served in clay pots that tasted like Korean chigaes, but udon…
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15 East 7th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues212/473-9148about $60 for two, with several drinks, with tip The oldest bar in New York City still has a place in lower east side’s hip surroundings. They didn’t start letting women in until the 70s but it’s been around since 1857. People who go to McSorley’s know…
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5 St. Marks Place between 2nd and 3rd Avenues212/228-5086about $50 for two, with two drinks, with tip Yakitori Taisho has been around ever since I was allowed to take the subway from Washington Heights and walk around Greenwich Village without a chaperone. It’s dingy, smoke-filled and smoke-stained but their grilled skewers, yakitori, are still the…
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119 Sullivan Street between Prince and Spring212/343-0404about $125 for two, with two drinks, without tip Every time I go to Blue Ribbon Sushi, I’m always surprised at how low the sushi prices are. For Japanese sushi (listen up, Tomoe fans!) the choices are always fresh and of high quality. Their uni, fluke, yellowtail and toro,…
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253 West 11th Street corner of West 4th212/229-2611$120 for three, BYOB, with tip I find it hard to pay for grilled portobello mushrooms with goat cheese or for a bowl of endives and beets but Tartine lets you bring your own wine without a cork fee so I willingly shell out my $8 for each…
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237 Grand Street on Bowery212/431.0998about $50 for two, without drinks, without tip We wanted to stay away from Canal Street to celebrate Chinese New Year and Jase suggested that we do hot pot instead of dim sum. Who am I to say no to soup even at 11am? For about $20, one person can have…
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105 Hudson Street at Franklin212/219.0500$200 for four, with a few drinks, without tip I went back to Nobu five years after my first time. Nothing has changed except that maybe Leonardo’s posse doesn’t stop by anymore. Their black cod with miso is still very delicious and their yellowtail tartar with caviar still kick my sinuses.…