65 4th Ave (4th Ave & 10th Street)
(212) 388-0088
www.ippudony.com
It’s always a terrific sign when approaching an ethnic restaurant to find the clientele to be overwhelmingly of the restaurant’s nationality. It’s something akin to seeing a local... Read More
14 Orchard St (Orchard & Canal)
No Phone
Leadbelly at Ny.Eater.Com
Opened by the guys behind Fat Radish (nearly directly across the street) The Leadbelly has hung its hat on the neverending list of oysterhouses that have sprung up on the lower east side. While we... Read More
172 Thompson St., New York, NY 10012 Thompson and Houston
212-777-9346
http://www.tomoesushi.com
If you’re something of a sushi snob like we are, there’s little that will get in your way to find the freshest cuts of fish that you can get your hands on, and for years the barebones... Read More
113 Thompson St. New York, NY (Spring & Prince St.)
212.925.8923
www.yelp.com/biz/omen-new-york
Omen, the unusual Japanese haunt in SoHo, is the paragon of Kyoto-style country cooking. That means you’ll be exposed to such wonders as the Uni Yamakake (raw tuna and sea urchin with grated... Read More
136 Division St, New York, NY (Orchard & Ludlow Sts.)
212.941.5060
www.bacaronyc.com
In Venice, a bacaro is a workingman’s pub offering the city’s traditional bar snacks: platters of mixed crostini, fritto misto, fried sardines, and polpette (tiny spicy meatballs). In New York... Read More
210 East 9th St., New York, NY (Second & Third Aves.)
212.473.3327
www.hasakinyc.com
One of the best casual and authentic Sushi spots in... Read More
171 First Ave., New York, NY (10th & 11th Sts.)
212.777.7773
www.momofuku.com
David Chang’s original East Village spot spawned dozens of imitators – none with the success of Momofuku’s eponymous ramen soup and Berkshire pork buns. Using traditional French cooking... Read More