Long Island City’s foodie scene is one to watch. Sage General Store has perfected gourmet brunch food that everyone will love. It’s worth the visit no matter where you live.
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In the mood for the best ceviche in New York? Head to the Flatiron’s latest opening Nuela to indulge. You won’t be sorry.
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The Meatball Shop has become a lower east side hotspot thanks to its throw back atmosphere and a menu that specializes in meatball subs. There is substance behind the hype.
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There is a lot of hype surrounding this Tribeca eatery and its celebrity chef Marc Forgione. View From the Front has eaten its way through the menu (it’s a tough job but someone has to do it) and is less then impressed.
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We’ve scoured New York City for that quintessential Italian meal. From a restaurant that boasts the best homemade pasta in the city, to an infamous boite that only seats A-listers, we’ve found something for everyone.
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Off the beaten path and situated in the sexy Setai residences, Australian Chef Shaun Hergatt has made his mark in the financial district with one hell of a restaurant. Having worked in the South Pacific, the cuisine is French in nature but with a strong, Asian influences that brings a new twist to traditional fare in a chic setting. Hergatt delivers a solid execution of molecular gastronomy techniques, inserting a variety of texture and preparation into each dish.
The amuse bush dazzled us from the start: chicken on lime, sugar crusted jelly, smoked salmon on potato garnished with chive, a dish of crème fraiche and vegetable potage, and goat cheese sandwich.
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With a sake and shochu lounge above and La Biblioteca Tequila Library below, Zengo offers a new take on Latin-Asian fusion. This restaurant offers something to suit every palette: gourmet sushi rolls, foie gras dumpling in hot and sour soup, and lemongrass calamari. As for beverages, Zengo offers an incredibly varied selection of cocktails and spirits given the eclectic nature of the cuisine: sake, shochu, tequila, and everything in between. Pass on the tequila tasting on Tuesday nights, despite the killer guacamole–its nothing more than a pitch from a tequila company.
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Peek through the window of Minar’s store front, catch the slogan “Indian Fast Food,” and you’d be tempted to make a 180. From one foodie to another, don’t.
With a 20-year history in Manhattan, this South Indian mainstay serves traditional, delectable Indian fare at bargain basement prices and is a perfect takeout or delivery option. An $8 combination platter will secure you either one meat and two vegetables or two meats and one vegetable. Tikka masala was comprised of fresh, flakey chunks of high quality white meat. No mystery meat disguised by potent sauces here. Roasted cauliflower and potatoes were accented with curry that carried a spicy punch. Pureed spinach with cheese was typically prepared. Nan or rice, you ask? Doughy, warm nan was the size of a large pizza pie and was devoured before I could say yum.
They’ll even deliver from river to river from 14th to 57th streets.
Minar Indian Restaurant
138 West 46th Street
212-398-4600
–Melissa Matarese
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Of all the fantastic restaurants in the city, I decided on Freemans as my Supper Club restaurant choice. Why, might you ask? Is the food to die for? No. Is the service impeccable? No. In fact, most of the time you have to wait almost two hours for a table due to their no reservations policy, only to cram in between tables of other diners. Then why in the world would I choose Freemans? Two words–time travel. The moment you step in Freemans’ front door, you leave behind a world filled with iPods, Facebook and Starbucks and are taken back to a time when Abe Lincoln ruled, people traveled by horse and carriage and a man’s favorite pastime was hunting buffalo.
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Degustation is a small-plate oriented tapas restaurant in the East Village that incorporates molecular gastronomy essentials and is a great choice for any foodie. The 15-item menu utilizes 16 seats to frame out three sides of the open kitchen. Despite close quarters with neighboring diners, the setting is ideal for a duo (particularly a date). Larger parties should shy away from this restaurant as a side-by-side group discussion would be nearly impossible.
Though the menu is particularly meat-oriented, the servers will zealously accommodate any dietary restrictions or preferences. Lured by the exotic and gourmet nature of the offerings, my companion and I dove into the five-course tasting menu for $55. The first course was cuddle fish, decorated with red radishes, essence of hazelnut, and dressed with yogurt and green pesto. Next was a pureed sunchoke soup, poured on top of salmon colored sea urchin and garnished with diced apples and fresh tarragon.
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