When I think of dining on the Upper West Side, what comes to mind are Old School Italian spots, Jewish Delis and satellite locations of places that opened downtown five years ago. Original, modern spots are few and far between. Which means when you stumble into a place like TESSA on West 77th […]
Italian
Bettola
If I were to make an estimate, I would say that at a solid 50% of the restaurants on the Upper West Side serve some form of Italian food. And they generally all do a pretty good job with it. So why should you choose Bettola over the 743 other […]
Machiavelli
I have trouble getting excited about most Italian restaurants in this town. Sure, I love a good ravioli or chicken marsala as much as anyone. But a lot of times the menu and decor feel dated. And it doesn’t help that the crowd often looks like they came for the […]
Natsumi Tapas
Whether choosing what to eat or what car to drive, Japanese and Italian are about as far apart as it gets. The first is known for elegant, well put together luxury – like Lexus or sashimi in ponzu. The latter is more about hitting you with the raw power of […]
Epistrophy
Walking through NoLiTa today, it’s hard to imagine the area once wasn’t filled with models, cocktail bars and fancy restaurants. But more than ten years ago when Epistrophy opened almost none of those places existed. Epistrophy was the cool neighborhood spot for a neighborhood that wasn’t yet cool. And even […]