West Village

Jinya Ramen

Pork Gyoza Why Come Here? Solid ramen option in the West Village Jinya is another Tokyo ramen mini-chain import that comes to us by way of LA (and several other West Coast cities). The West Village branch marks their 12th location in North America and given the stellar reviews in […]

EN Japanese Brasserie

Why Come Here? Kaiseki style dining, foodie indulgence, sampling hard-to-find Japanese delicacies Last week the good folks at Tabelog were generous enough to bring me to dinner at EN Japanese Brasserie. EN is a place suited for a full on food indulgence with many Japanese specialties rarely found in NYC. […]

Taim

Why Come Here? Have your opinion of falafel changed forever, one of NYC’s best sandwiches Falafel Sandwich Years ago, I was highly skeptical that falafel had any business in a carnivore’s pita pocket. Every time I had tried the ball of spiced, mashed and fried chickpeas, I found it either […]

Pagani

Why come here? Modern, affordable Italian in the West Village Right Amount for 2? 1 Appetizer and/or salad, a pasta and an entree According to MenuPages, there are 113 Italian restaurants in the West Village although it often feels like there could be that many on Seventh Avenue alone. Most […]

Murray’s Bagels

Why Come Here? Top notch bagels and lox Eastern Nova Scotia Salmon, Cream Cheese on a Whole Wheat Everything Bagel New York is associated with many iconic dishes: pizza, cheesecake, fried chicken & waffles. But perhaps no food is more quintessentially New York than the bagel. Yet while few would […]