New Yorkers : Recommend restaurants

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:35 am

Homebelly wrote: Back on manhattan,, any of the Mahali places used to be very good Indian,, or any where on (I think) 4th street,, some people call it Dehli Row,, a whole street of Indian and bengali places,, any of them are as good as any other depending on the night,, worth it to see the manic sitar and tabla players ripping it up to attract customers,,
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its 6th street.

its most def worth a stop for a cheap and good meal.

.lm.

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:40 am

now we're cookin' ... keep 'em coming

ilia · Post by **ilia** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:52 am

leisuremuffin wrote:that would probably be samurai sushi. they're pretty good, and not expensive or over the top with the crazy shit. was it on n 6th just west of bedford?
.lm.

nope, it was right near (the new) Luna Lounge...

Bozu (found the card in my wallet)
www.oibozu.com 296 Grand St.

also there's this inexpensive and really tasty Filipino/east asian place, Dragonfly, although it might be closed at the moment.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/iRJWsQR3zqxrosIrvW6e1w

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:57 am

oh yeah, i know bozu!

but it's not so much sushi.... it's sort of japanese tapas. i am with you though, it is great! i love their food, and their sake selection is great. The infused sochu is sort of like russian roulette though, some are amazing and some taste like sewage.

the best part of the joint is the acrylic filled bar. really cool vibe in there. also very easy to drop a shitload of money and still be hungry.

.lm.

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:10 am

screw it, lets talk about places in brooklyn some more. I think that williamsburg has a lot of really great spots, and its only one or two subway stops out of manhattan. Tell your friends to grow some balls, neb.

1) fette sau. ---> this is on metropolitan just west of havemeyer. It's a relatively new smoke house, and one of the best bbq joints i've been to. you can get a jug of beer and drink it out of mason jars. nice.

2) DuMont ---> right by the lorimer stop on the l. It's just a little bit south an on the other side of the street from kellog's diner on union. get the mac and cheese. you have no fucking idea.

3) zipi zape ---> metropolitan and berry. Good spanish tapas joint. one of m favorite spots.

4) bonita ---> bedford around south 3rd. There are probably better places to get mexican food in the area, but this place is the bomb for 3 reasons:

- fish tacos - the best i've ever had.

- michiladas - best in the city, G. It's a beer cocktail. beer on the rocks with lime chili and a bunch of other shit that i don't know what it is. served in a glass with salted rim.

- agua fresca - drink it, yatch. it's good here.

i could keep going, but off the top of the knot, that's where i would go.

.lm.

nylarch · Post by **nylarch** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:17 am

Tell them to go early to Gramercy Tavern and eat in the front room (the bar). Prices are really reasonable ($18 - mid 20's for one of the best restaurants in America) - you eat off the a la carte menu. Best to get there before 6 or you'll be waiting 2 1/2 hours for a table but its really really nice.

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:19 am

(also brooklyn)

oh shit, how could i forget M???

M shanghai den, on havemeyer between grand and south first, has some excellent food at a very reasonable price.

go between 11 and midnight for 3 dollar dumplings if you're also drinking alcohol.

if you don't go then, the dumplings are worth the usual 6 anyway.

-steamed juicy pork buns - so fucking good.

-spicy wantons - also fucking good

everything else on the app menu is also good.

entres are tight too. shanghai lo main is made with thick noodles, very fresh ingredients, nice.

kung pao chicken? yes! eat it.

almost everything on the menu there is good. (don't get the duck, it's good, but ehhhh, not great, y'know?)

also, the owner, May, is a cutie and a great person. If you tell her leisure muffin sent you, she'll tell you stories about how fucked up and awesome i really am.

.lm.

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:34 am

Oh, Jesus H. Christ, I could be typing all night about this. Neb, you might as well just shoot me an email.

The boys here are all correct, Williamsburg is fucking sick with restaurants, I know because I live here. I have a friend coming for 4 days on Thursday, and the places here are so damn fantastic, I'm not even going to bother taking her into the city for meals.

BUT, as Neb has pointed out, his friends would like to eat in Manhattan. Seriously, a little help from you as to what their tastes and budget are. Might I point out that if you head to NY Mag Restaurants, you will notice that they have listed 2,341 restaurants for the city of Manhattan alone. Brooklyn, add another 500. This is actually a fantastic reference for food, what's great is how they have it broken down so tightly by neighborhood, too. I've used this list numerous times to find something new and amazing, and the reviews never let me down.

I eat in so many damn restaurants, and it runs the gamut from hipster burger places (The Lodge

) to taking out business associates to Tao. So let us know what kind of restaurant experience they are looking for, or if they just want to know where to avoid if they happen to be in Times Square.

I have to agree with ilia on Tomoe, that place gets complete raves from every single person I know. Nobody argues that it isn't one of the best sushi places around. And you won't be paying Nobu prices.

I love all of Mario Batali's places (he's got 9 here), Otto is a great pizza style joint, The Spotted Pig has been name dropped more times than I can count (everyone loves to tell which celebrity(s) they saw there. Bono!) So his restaurants alone could take up all meals.

Another surefire restauratuer to follow is Jean-Georges. Mercer Kitchen, Perry St., Spice Market, I love all of them.

Seriously, what am I doing, just send me an email.

Nick

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:41 am

Damn, muffin, we should start an Ableton Brooklyn Food Club!! We seem to have the same fondness for Brooklyn's restaurants.

My faves (and there are STILL plenty I have not been to):

Fornino - Brick oven Pizza
Silent H - Vietnamese
Acqua Santa - Italian
Egg - Brunch
D.O.C. - Wine Bar/Enoteca
Aurora - Italian
Dumont - American (I believe the Mac & Cheese has already been praised here)
My Moon - Turkish
Surf Bar - Italian / Sea Food
Sea - Thai

And don't forget the best steak house in the entire country: Peter Luger.
Man, that's just off the top of my head.

CR78 · Post by **CR78** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:17 am

MEXICANA MAMA in the West Village and then go get a KRACK KUPKAKE at Magnolia Bakery;a few blocks from MM's.

I promise your pancreas will go into shock trying to offset that frosting....

majestic · Post by **majestic** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:24 am

bigbadotis wrote:I know this is a little touristy, but, Lombardi's. Even though it gets one of its claims to fame from being "the first" pizzeria in the country, the pizza really is great.

I had a pizza there last week, they're definitely worth a stop if you get a pizza craving. An advantage is you're close to Mulberry, so afterwards you can grab a nice glass of Aussie red at Eight Mile Creek.

Another famous old NYC landmark is Katz's Deli on 1st and Houston - a pastrami on rye palace and the place where Meg Ryan faked this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=F-bsf2x-aeE

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:41 am

CR78 wrote:MEXICANA MAMA in the West Village and then go get a KRACK KUPKAKE at Magnolia Bakery;a few blocks from MM's.

I promise your pancreas will go into shock trying to offset that frosting....

What the fuck is in those cupcakes

People line up AROUND THE BLOCK to get in there. Cupcake. Cupcake. I suppose you must be right about the crack in them.

Rogue Scrunt · Post by **Rogue Scrunt** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:44 am

if you eat beef, go to "Les Halles"

it is Anthony Bourdain's restaurant.

best steak and pomme fritz around.

http://www.leshalles.net/

ilia · Post by **ilia** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:10 am

I think this thread deserves a sticky...

Keep posting, boys, I am taking notes as well.

sparklepuff, what type of cuisine are those Brooklyn places in your list?

bigbadotis · Post by **bigbadotis** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:03 am

What the fuck is in those cupcakes People line up AROUND THE BLOCK to get in there. Cupcake. Cupcake. I suppose you must be right about the crack in them.

My reaction when I had them was "Wow. This is a really good cupcake."

Then about 30 seconds later I thought "Who the fuck wants to eat cupcakes?" and I never went back.