NYC Restaurant Find: Estela
ESTELA, NOLITA Estela is new to the city and I would say that it’s Roman’s Manhattan counterpart in terms of quality food but with a slightly more creative twist. I managed to get a last minute table booking on a Friday evening ”“ go now because this won’t be possible for long. Best Bit: The […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Roman’s
Roman’s is arguably the best restaurant in Brooklyn (and maybe even New York) and probably deserves a whole blog entry unto itself. No other restaurant we’ve been to consistently serves up eye-rolling-ly good modern Italian food like Roman’s does. Best Bit: I could wholeheartedly recommend you anything on their menu and be confident that they […]
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NYC Bar Find: Mother’s Ruin
MOTHER’S RUIN, NOLITA I can’t quite put my finger on what I like so much about this bar. Sure, it’s airy, the cocktails are nice and there are these big beautiful windows you can sit by in the summer time”¦ But there’s something else about it that makes me wonder why I don’t go more […]
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Bar Find: Elsa NYC
[Elsa NYC in the East Village has been reported CLOSED] Bright and airy with a stylish balance of old and new. Think clean white walls, Edison bulbs and vintage sewing machines. Best Bit: Start early when it’s still light out and enjoy sitting under the big beautiful skylight https://www.facebook.com/elsabarnyc 217 E 3rd St, New York, […]
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NYC Bar Find: Attaboy
ATTABOY, LOWER EAST SIDE Some of the ex-Milk & Honey crew saw a great opportunity when the bar uprooted and moved up to their midtown location. They stayed on and re-opened the space as Attaboy, keeping all the best of Milk & Honey but saying goodbye to the slightly pretentious reservation policy. Best Bit: No […]
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Cocktail Bar Find: Angel’s Share NYC
We’d say with conviction that Angel’s Share make the best cocktails in NYC. Score a seat in one of the booths by the big beautiful windows otherwise, handsome Japanese bar tenders make sitting at the bar a pretty good consolation prize. Remember the only way in is via a loosely associated Japanese restaurant. Best Bit: Maximum […]
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LA Restaurant Find: Laurel Hardware
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) LAUREL HARDWARE, WEST HOLLYWOOD Laurel Hardware is one of those restaurants that isn’t what it seems to be. Just a while ago it was really a hardware store ”“ one that you could drive past without realising that it was anything else, even now that it’s a fashionable […]
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NYC Bar Find: Von
VON, EAST VILLAGE A low key East Village local with rustic all-wood interior that could be reminiscent of an old bar in the South of France. The bar attracts a well-dressed downtown crowd that skews creative. Best Bit: There’s a small-room club downstairs where you can dance off all the wine you’ve consumed. http://www.vonbar.com/ 3 […]
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LA Restaurant Find: Baco Mercat
BACO MERCAT, DOWNTOWN LA Baco Mercat is largely famous for Chef Josef Centeno’s signature flatbread which he uses as a vessel for all sorts of delicious things like beef carnitas and crispy shrimp. If you thought that sounded like a taco, you guessed right, only these are Bacos ”“ get it? Bread-slash-taco? Ha-ha. Humorous word […]
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NYC Bar Find: Torst
Scandinavia meets Brooklyn. It had to be done one day and what better time than now ”“ while NYC’s recent love affair with Scandinavian cuisine and Danish styling is coming into full fledge. Best Bit: They manage to really elevate beer by serving all of their 21 brews in refined Danish glassware. http://www.torstnyc.com/ 615 Manhattan […]
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