Food & Drink

September 21, 2023: If I had a buck for every time I’ve heard that “New York is back,” I’d have enough for a few bites at chef and...

September 15, 2023: The text messages started the day before, as they always do. I’d finally landed a reservation at Ariari, the new Korean restaurant...

August 29, 2023: In the months before the pandemic, a little East Village sandwich window was getting big attention for its locally infrequent ingredients like...

August 25, 2023: It takes a lot of work to make things easy. A good maître d' will do it, and Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, who manned Minetta Tavern,...

August 11, 2023: Approach The Golden Swan’s 11th Street address (the same one previously occupied by The Spotted Pig; a restaurant that cycled through...

“Let Me Tell You” is a series of columns from our expert editors about NYC living, including the best things to do, where to eat and drink,...

“Let Me Tell You” is a series of columns from our expert editors about NYC living, including the best things to do, where to eat and drink,...

“Let Me Tell You” is a series of columns from our expert editors about NYC living, including the best things to do, where to eat and drink,...

The Instagram Thing is an occasional column spotlighting things you’ll want to Instagram. Our previous editions highlighted the ten-foot snake topiary at...

I worked at The Cornelia Street Café in the West Village around about 2007-2008, but not for the entirety of either of those years. I was a server some...

September 2023: Running a restaurant in New York City in any era is a herculean task. We tend to love any place willing to feed us, but some simply...

Brunch is the highlight of any week, whatever day it is. Saturday brunch is the best time to gear up for the night ahead, Sundays are perfect for relaxing and...

New York has plenty of places to look at stuff. Our museums are marvelous, our streets are superb, our new skyscrapers are nail-biting and even our subway has...

As the days get longer, adding more rooftop drinking and outdoor dining minutes to each week, space at al fresco spots can run short, with entry as competitive...

We all love to theme—literally at high-concept spots crafted after certain films, cats, dolls, devils, or sex, and as an organizing device: Dives....

September 2023: Everything’s easier when you're drinking out at a bar. Your dive’s beer is frosty, the wine bar has harder-to-find...

Although last year wrought quite the resurgence, the last of New York City’s real-deal speakeasies ceased operation in 1933. That’s the year...

New York City has fewer dive bars than any other drinking genre. The primary reason is that a real deal dive must already exist. One simply cannot open a...

Whether you abstain from alcohol year-round, or simply cannot stop talking about Dry January at the beginning of every year, nonalcoholic...

In the city that never stops sprawling, upward expansion has also reached great heights. Many incredible eating and drinking destinations are poised in the...

Like NYC’s most romantic bars and restaurants, almost any venue can be a great first date place. Some fledgling love birds flock to fine dining...

In New York City, tabs at our top fine dining destinations can easily meet and exceed the cost of plane tickets to Paris, the latest iPhone or a Schott jacket....

Not to spoil the ending like the last act of a so-so rom-com, but anywhere can be romantic. Glances have been stolen in dive bars, first kisses...

Some nights you just want to grab a bite at a great restaurant or down a quick drink at a bar. But other nights—like when you’re celebrating a...

Just when you think New York has it all, you look around and realize there’s no Rainforest Cafe. In one sense, we have a paucity of theme restaurants:...

Although reports of their resurrection are greatly exaggerated, the last of New York City’s real-deal speakeasies ceased operation in 1933. That’s...

New York has enough bar categories, themes and conceits to fill the Gowanus Canal, but none dredge up as many connotations as the cocktail bar....

A New York City Irish pub is a special kind of place. Some are among the best bars in town, a few also happen to double as great restaurants, and...

Including educational vin studios and natural-wine–focused neo-bistros

NYC’s beer scene just keeps getting better. Whether you like sipping a flight of craft beers or chugging out of a boot at a beer garden, New York has...