241 W Broadway, New York, NY (@ N. Moore St.)
212-226-6252
www.cerclerougeresto.com
George Forgeois knows a thing (or 100) about building a successful French Brasserie. The hall-of-fame restaurateur counts East Village’s Jules Bistro and Chelsea’s Le Singe Vert among... Read More
121 Hudson St., New York, NY (@ N. Moore St.)
212.965.9500
www.mrchow.com
Glossy, glitzy and luscious are generally uncommon terms when describing a Chinese restaurant, and Mr. Chow fits all these bills. A TriBeCa institution since 1978 and a favorite of the 80’s art... Read More
250 Mulberry St, New York, NY (@ Prince St.)
212.965.0955
www.piginahat.com
By day, Torrisi Italian Specialties is a sandwich shop on the northern edge of Little Italy. This is noteworthy, because Torrisi is nothing quite like the tourist traps and lackluster Italian food... Read More
59 Grand St., New York, NY (West Broadway & Wooster St.)
212-941-0772
www.luckystrikeny.com
Step into this 1989-established Keith McNally dining room, and you might feel like you’ve entered a friend’s house – provided that your friend loves French film and well-worn antiques. A décor... Read More
242 Mott. St., New York, NY (Houston & Prince)
212.334.9552
www.cafegitanenyc.com
With all the ambience of a charming sidewalk bistro in Paris, it should come as no surprise that NoLita’s Café Gitane is named after a French cigarette. During the day, the hip French-Morrocan... Read More
194 Elizabeth St, New York, NY (Prince & Spring St.)
212.965.9511
www.peasantnyc.com
Simplicity at its most savory describes Peasant. Enter this dungeoness enoteca and you may feel as though you fell into a rabbit hole: In the middle of Manhattan, a turn of the century inn? Candlelit... Read More
267 Lafayette St, New York, NY (Prince & Spring Sts.)
212.274.8615
www.falainyc.com
A sleek, white, heaven-like interior on Lafayette is home to an exceptional Italian restaurant that feels like a bit of Florence on the Lower East Side. Eponymously christened by the acclaimed... Read More
170 Mercer St., New York, NY (West Houston & Prince St.)
212.991.5650
www.helloniko.com
Hiro Sawatari, 30-year sushi chef formerly of Sushi Yasuda, runs the eight-seat, onyx-clad sushi bar at Niko, a Mercer street marvel of both Japanese cuisine and SoHo architecture. The acclaimed... Read More