Why Come Here? Fantastic Detroit Style Pizzas, One of NYCs best burgers For about two years, I (and much of instagram) have been singing the praises of a pizza and burger at a restaurant simply called Emily. But sadly it’s located in Clinton Hill, a region I’m just don’t find myself travelling to very often. So you […]
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Bangkok Cuisine
Why Come Here? Unique and excellent Thai cooking is a gorgeous palatial setting Most Thai restaurants in Manhattan offer a similar assortment of overly sweet stir frys, under-spiced currys and uninspired noodles in something that resembles the lobby bar of a not-as-trendy-as-it-wants-to-be hotel. The few that don’t tend to be clustered in a handful of […]
MatchaBar
Why Come Here? Try matcha tea in great flavor combinations like jasmine and watermelon basil I take my caffeine pretty seriously and have always considered myself a coffee man, with the occasional English Breakfast or Earl Grey thrown in when I feel the blood pressure getting too high. So when I […]
Nix
Nix is a two-month old vegetarian and vegan restaurant from John Fraser, of Narcissa fame. If you are wondering about the name, it is not because Fraser decided to “nix” the meat this go around. It refers to a 19th-century Supreme Court case which debated whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. The Court […]
The Clocktower
Why Come Here? Consistently great British/New American cuisine, rock chic space, on an expense account Generally these are the ways to not get me excited about a restaurant: Put it in a hotel where rooms start at over $700 / night. Describe the cuisine as “British.” Then charge $30-$40+ for entrees. […]
