106 Kenmare Street between Lafayette and Cleveland Place 646/613.7100 about $18 for one, with one drink, without tip ♥ I celebrated my 2005 birthday in the basement of La Esquina. My guests and I had to walk through the door marked with an Employees Only sticker, down the stairs and past the kitchen to get ...
232 Elizabeth Street between Houston and Prince 212/625.2345 $57 for one, with four drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ Both times I’ve eaten at Bar Bossa, I sat in the back room with a group of friends where bathroom visitors always say, Oh, I didn’t know there was a table back here. Sitting in the back ...
62 Prince Street corner of Lafayette 212/219.2129 about $15 for one, with a drink, without tip ♥ A really uncool name for such a great space and location, SoHo Park opened this week to all kinds of hungry and curious visitors. There were fashionable girls in line while the Brooks Brothers-wearing boys sat at the ...
70 Prince Street corner of Crosby 212/219.8570 about $125 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ Three people splitting nine small plates and three Indian pale ales for $25 each isn’t such a bad deal for a New York City lunch. Our afternoon selection for one over-heated summer day: Roasted beets vinaigrette ...
264 Elizabeth Street off Houston 212/358.7831 about $150 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Update: The Tasting Room is closed. I’ll miss you. I am separating this review from the original restaurant’s because a new location deserves a new writeup. Renée and Colin Alevras’ new space is definitely bigger than ...