Author: The Dishelin Guide

Look by Plant Love House

Why Come Here? Some of NYC’s best, most authentic Thai The original Plant Love House in Queens was better known for their showy desserts than traditional Thai cooking. Part of this may have had to do with the fact it looked a lot more like a bakery than a restaurant. The other […]

Definitive Guide to Smorgasburg: 2016 Edition

Why Come Here? Eat almost any type of food imaginable with the East River and Manhattan Skyline as your backdrop When it comes to New York food markets, Smorgasburg is King. Thousands of people travel to Brooklyn every warm weather weekend to sample food from close to 100 vendors. Saturdays […]

Tuome

Why Come Here? Unique Asian influenced New American cuisine, someone else is paying On paper, Tuome looks like the type of restaurant I would love. The menu is a sort of an Asian influenced New American with seasonal ingredients. The preparations are unique and there’s even a signature pork belly dish […]

Roberta’s

Why Come Here? Maybe New York’s best Neapolitan pizzas With appearances at numerous food festivals and shipping nationwide, Roberta’s pizza is hardly flying under the radar. In fact it’s probably the most quintessential of New York’s Neapolitan pies. Yet until recently I had never made the trip to their Bushwick home. And I’m […]

Nakamura

Why Come Here? Unusual ramen styles including japanese curry and vegan xo Ramen shops in NYC tend to be tiny affairs, better setup for a slurp-and-dash than a long linger over your noodles. But Nakamura may take the crown for the smallest. It’s about a fifteen seat space neatly tucked alongside the Williamsburg bridge […]