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Balthazar
80 Spring St.
b/w Broadway & Crosby St.

$$$$$

4.5

17

pistachio doughnut for breakfast, anyone? ;) My parents and sister went back to Hawaii a few days ago, but we were lucky enough to dine at a dozen or so restaurants, all which wil.. >

Artisanal
2 Park Ave.
32nd St. b/w Park & Madison Ave.

$$$$$

1.9

14

The first and last time I visited Artisanal was Valentine's Day 2001. There's no particular reason why it took me nearly six years to return; it's just that it never occurred to me.. >

Les Halles
15 John St.
b/w Broadway & Nassau St.

$$$$$

3

11

Went to Les Halles for a going away dinner with some co-workers Thursday. I've frequented this place many a time before, but this was the first time in about 4 years. Still a sol.. >

DB Bistro Moderne
55 W 44th St.
b/w 5th & 6th Ave.

$$$$$

2.5

9

The choucroute is well-composed at Daniel Boulud's sophisticated and amiable bistro... >

August
359 Bleecker St.
b/w Charles & W 10th St.

$$$$$

9

although it turned out that W. had read about this place but not previously been, august turned out to be a gem of the nice, moderately expensive new york restaurant genre. tucked .. >

Landmarc
179 W Broadway
b/w Leonard & Worth St.

$$$$$

3

8

Landmarc in TriBeCa was an instant hit when it opened almost three years ago. A second branch of the restaurant is expected to open in the Time-Warner Center early next year. I din.. >

Cafe Cluny
284 W 12th St.
at W 4th St.

$$$$$

3

6

Cafe Cluny is swank and gorgeously lighted, but the food isn't as good as it ought to be... >

Landmarc TWC
10 Columbus Circle, 3rd fl.

$$$$$

4

6

Don't Look Now, But The Newcomer Is Proving It Can Hang With The Big Boys I've often complained about the food in the Time Warner Center. Bouchon Bakery aside, my main compliant .. >

Provence
38 Macdougal St.
b/w Prince & Houston St.

$$$$$

5

Let the critics say what they will about Soho's recently rescued French bistro, Provence. I, for one, immediately succumbed to the irresistible charms of the romantic, countryside .. >

Cercle Rouge
241 W Broadway
b/w Beach & White St.

$$$$$

4

This is a bit late, but been quite busy and a bit sick. Last Sunday, we had a phenomenal day with the dudes and it all started with brunch at Cercle Rouge. Great times, but I hav.. >

AOC
314 Bleecker St.
at Grove St.

$$$$$

3

4

I have left California permanently and moved back to NYC. The Boy is working on the law school writing competition and I'm searching for jobs, so we haven't had much time to eat we.. >

Park Avenue Bistro
337 Park Avenue South
b/w 26th and 27th St.

$$$$$

4.6

4

After class I was torn between trying out Bamiyan, an Afghan restaurant that has been calling my name for a few weeks or going back to Park Bistro, which would, inevitabaly, be an .. >

Rue-B
188 Avenue B
b/w 11th & 12th St.

$$$$$

3

3

i guess, according to the name, this should technically be a french bistro of sorts. but at least according to the brunch menu and what i can see of the lunch menu on menupages, it.. >

Jack
80 University Pl.
at 11th St.

$$$$$

2.5

3

I admit, I was forewarned.  I got an email this past Saturday morning telling me not to eat at Jack's.  Jack's had just opened on Friday so I was ambivalent.  The restaurant is suc.. >

Le Gigot
18 Cornelia St.
b/w W 4th & Bleecker St.

$$$$$

3

There were so many interseting non-scene/pretensious restaurants and cafes at the Greenwich area that we had hard time to choose one for dinner ^^;; We settle for this little Frenc.. >

La Petite Auberge
116 Lexington Ave.
b/w 27th & 28th St.

$$$$$

4

3

Tonight we celebrated Gigi's birthday with Gigi, Leo and Carin, Conway, Leo IV and Amy at a former haunt of Gigi and Popsie's. Conway, as we would find out during our dinner, used .. >

Pastis
9 9th Ave.
at Little W 12th St.

$$$$$

3

A colleague and I visited Pastis a couple of weeks ago. It wasn’t my choice. I have nothing against the place, but I’ve seen the long lines plenty of times, and I doubted that it w.. >

202 at Nicole Farhi (Chelsea Market)
75 9th Ave.
b/w 15th & 16th St.

$$$$$

3.3

3

I know it's downright blasphemous to say, but I'm not really much of a cupcake person. Almost every cupcake I've ever had is too sweet. I like Mitchel London's chocolate cupcakes b.. >

Thomas Beisl
25 Lafayette Ave.
b/w Ashland Pl. & St. Felix St.

$$$$$

3

3

Fort Greene is one of my favorite Brooklyn neighborhoods. It's diverse, hip, convenient and beautiful. Walking the brownstone-lined streets around Fort Greene Park takes me back to.. >

JoJo
160 E 64th St.
at Lexington Ave.

$$$$$

4.5

2

The closest restaurant to my high-rise aerie happens to be Jean-Georges Vongerichten's bistro moderne Jo Jo. I have hesitated to dine with him, wondering how good could it be if it.. >

The Odeon
145 W Broadway
at Thomas St.

$$$$$

2

Today I tried to go to Blaue Gans for brunch (owned by the same people who own cafe sabarsky), but forgot that the world cup final started at 2. It was packed and had a $10 cover. .. >

Le Madeleine
403 W 43rd St.
at 9th Ave.

$$$$$

5

2

Taking advantage of being back in NYC, a few nights ago, the Boy and I went out to dinner and the theatre. (Or, rather, the theatre and dinner so we could enjoy our meal at a more .. >

Cafe Spice
72 University Pl.
b/w 10th & 11th St.

$$$$$

2

Well, it must not be my fate to get to Second Avenue this week. This time I had really planned on going but there was some sort of a problem with the subway I was going to take. Th.. >

L'Express
249 Park Ave. S
at 20th St.

$$$$$

2

The onion soup is pretty normal, not sweet enough. Duck Liver Pate is quite good. The restaurants in this area are the fancy type with "the scene" (bar area packed with successful .. >

Steak Frites
9 E 16th St.
b/w 5th Ave. & Union Sq W

$$$$$

2

Restaurant week.  It’s an NYC tradition, right?  It’s a good deal, right?  Well, one of two isn’t bad, I guess.  You see, astonishingly, not every restaurant that participates in t.. >

Pigalle
790 8th Ave.
at 48th St.

$$$$$

3

2

Last week, driven by a hankering for an omelette, we returned to a restaurant where we had eaten a few mediocre dinners, only to find that the morning kitchen staff is where the re.. >

Village
62 W 9th St.
b/w 5th & 6th Ave.

$$$$$

2

Sorry, we've been behind on our posts, but we've been busy playing Rock Band on PS3...oh yes it is hella fun. Any who, on to the review. Village is a place that I've walked by 10.. >

Bistro Ten 18
1018 Amsterdam Ave.
at 110th St.

$$$$$

1

2

Took advantage of the ’spring’ like weather over the weekend and brunched outdoors at Bistro 10 18. It’s on the corner of 110 and Amsterdam, a few blocks from Morningside Park and.. >

26 Seats
168 Avenue B
b/w 10th & 11th St.

$$$$$

2

2

My friend recommended me this tiny French restaurant on the East side called 26 Seat where she lives. Very valued. the main course are mostly $13 - $20. It is very dark and narrow,.. >

Cafe Luxembourg
200 W 70th St.
b/w Amsterdam & W End Ave.

$$$$$

2

2

On Friday the Thirteenth of July 2007 Linda, Roan and I dined at Café Luxembourg before the Kirov Das Rheingold at The Metropolitan Opera House. It has been a classic Lincoln Cente.. >

Lucky Strike
59 Grand St.
b/w W Broadway & Wooster St.

$$$$$

2

After my dinners at Morimoto and Spring Street Natural, I still wasn’t done with my birthday celebration with food.  There were still many-a more meals to go.  I figure that my bir.. >

Raoul's
180 Prince St.
b/w Sullivan & Thompson St.

$$$$$

2

Raoul's on Prince Street has been around since 1975. Not only is that an achievement for any restaurant, I'd consider Raoul's an New York institution at this point. In the early 80.. >

Sascha
55 Gansevoort St.
b/w 9th Ave. & Washington St.

$$$$$

2

Days and days ago, maybe even months ago, Carebear and I decided to grab dinner. I had read about Sascha on Eater and the idea of eating anywhere that is even remotely connected wi.. >

Moutarde
239 5th Ave.
at Carroll St.

$$$$$

1

2

Café Moutarde almost doesn’t fit the surrounding scene — even though this stretch of Park Slope is full of excellent places to shop, dine, and drink yourself silly it still all loo.. >

Roebling Tea Room
143 Roebling St.
at Metropolitan Ave.

$$$$$

2

For $6.00 I was impressed with the frittata at the Roebling Tea Room. Tasty and light, it was chock full of tomatoes and asparagus. Served with a side of lightly-dressed arugula, i.. >

Bar Martignetti
406 Broome St.
at Centre St.

$$$$$

2

The first time I went to Bar Martignetti was about eight months ago. I met Winette and her husband for a cocktail on my first of several stops one summer night. "You will love thi.. >

Sea Thai Bistro
75 2nd Ave.
b/w 4th & 5th St.

$$$$$

1

1

Tup-Tim Fritters, Chicken Drunk Man Noodles.. >

Le Tableau
511 E 5th St.
b/w Avenue A & Avenue B

$$$$$

1

1

Yes, the rumors are true. Yesterday was my b-day. And, yes, once again I turned 25. How many times have I celebrated my 25th now?...Oh my, I've gotten so old I can't remember... >

Lucien
14 1st Ave.
b/w 1st & 2nd St.

$$$$$

1

We interrupt our scheduled programming to relay this classically unpredictable New York experience:.. >

Tout Va Bien
311 W 51st St.
b/w 8th & 9th Ave.

$$$$$

3

1

Well, this restaurant is not in my neighborhood, but went there to have dinner with The Mysterious Chinese Woman and two of her sisters. One was going to a play so it fell to me to.. >

Ivy's Bistro
385 Greenwich St.
at N Moore St.

$$$$$

1

It was a damp and chilly day so much more time was spent inside than on the street. I pretty much confined myself to Greenwich Street which is where most of the fair took place... >

Le Jardin Bistro
25 Cleveland Pl.
b/w Spring & Kenmare St.

$$$$$

5

1

Everywhere is crap on a Friday night in Manhattan, but no neighborhood is quite so crap as the Meatpacking District.  The carcasses and butchers may be gone but the meat market is .. >

Madison Bistro
238 Madison Ave.
b/w 37th & 38th St.

$$$$$

1

Some restaurants are reviewer-proof. One can just pack up one's adjectives and go home. They do what they do, do it adequately, if not memorably, and go on their merry way... >

The Elephant
58 E 1st St.
b/w 1st & 2nd Ave.

$$$$$

1

It was such a miserable day yesterday, rain and win, that I just holed up and caught up on the Sunday paper. It was a lot nicer today though, cold but sunny, so I headed back to th.. >

Bistro Cassis
225 Columbus Ave.
b/w 70th & 71st St.

$$$$$

4

1

The other night I did something unusual. I chose a restaurant, went to a restaurant and ate in a restaurant the way normal people do... >

Gavroche
212 W 14th St.
b/w 7th & 8th Ave.

$$$$$

1

Well, the day wasn’t a failure, I just failed at what I set out to do. I was going to go to the Chelsea Brewing Company, one of the few places in New York that actually brews their.. >

Metisse
239 W 105th St.
b/w Broadway & Amsterdam Ave.

$$$$$

1

We had been trying to plan a roommate dinner for quite some time, and it's amazing how difficult it is with 3 different schedules. It took a visit from LittlePinkBook to get us all.. >

La Lunchonette
130 10th Ave.
at 18th St.

$$$$$

1

The last time I went to La Luncheonette was probably on a winters evening 20 years ago. La Luncheonette has been a fixture on the corner of 18th Street and 10th Avenue for 30 years.. >

Chez Le Chef
127 Lexington Ave.
b/w 28th & 29th St.

$$$$$

1

I'd been here once before, I guess pre-Big Apple Dining Guide, with my father. Mom was at NYU Medical on 1st Ave after a successful liver transplant, so Dad and I, during the waiti.. >

Jean-Luc
507 Columbus Ave.
b/w 84th & 85th St.

$$$$$

1

My birthday is on Valentine's Day.  It works for me, mostly because I am often given the "that's so cute" vibe from women who assume I possess some sort of extreme romantic wisdom .. >

Payard Bistro
1032 Lexington Ave.
b/w 73rd & 74th St.

$$$$$

1

Payard Patisserie & Bistro for lunch is a bit chaotic, as one might expect. There is also high expectations of a delicious dessert, which I was hoping for in Chef Payard's establis.. >

Cosette
163 E 33rd St.
b/w Lexington & 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

1

Danna was working late again so I went over for a quick, early dinner so that I could get home and do some work... >

Jarnac
328 W 12th St.
at Greenwich St.

$$$$$

1

A friend and I went to Jarnac a couple of weeks ago, on a Saturday night. This is a casual French bistro in Greenwich Village, not far from the Meatpacking District... >

Novecento
343 W Broadway
b/w Grand & Broome St.

$$$$$

1.9

1

West Broadway, between West Houston and Canal, is SoHo's star-studded showcase of haute-couture and haute-cuisine. Restaurants in this block include Balthazar, Cassa La Femme, Feli.. >

Capsouto Freres
451 Washington St.
at Watts St.

$$$$$

1

Last night, the gang and I decided to do something completely new: we all dressed up and went out to have a nice formal dinner … with some not-so-formal conversation.  After a long.. >

Jacques
20 Prince St.
b/w Elizabeth & Mott St.

$$$$$

1

I had a meeting with one of the owners of Pioneer which is going to be bar number 1000 for me. I decided to scout out the area before meeting him and found a number of neat bars in.. >