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
139 Duane St., New York, NY (Church St. & West Broadway)
212.571.8880
www.kg-ny.com
Blaue Gans, or “Blue Goose,” is chef Kurt Gutenbrunner’s TriBeCa treasure, an authentic homage to the traditional wholesome wirtshaus (Austrian pub). Hidden on quiet Duane Street, Gans boasts a... Read More
120 Hudson St., New York, NY (N. Moore St.)
212.219.0666
www.bubbys.com
“Bubby’s Pie Company” is the real full name here, which makes perfect sense when you see the old-fashioned rotating pie case filled with lattice-top apples and frothy meringues like Mom used to... Read More
106 Kenmare St., New York, NY (@ Lafayette St.)
646.613.7100
www.esquinanyc.com
Spanish for “the corner,” La Esquina looks just that: an unassuming corner on Kenmare and Lafayette Streets. But, this corner is much more than meets the eye: it’s a three-part speakeasy. To... Read More
180 Prince St., New York, NY (Sullivan & Thompson Sts.)
212.966.3518
www.raouls.com
Opened in SoHo by two brothers newly arrived from Alsace, France, Raoul’s has become a New York bistro for the books, and only getting better with time. The locals used to come here in the 1970s... Read More