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Veselka
144 2nd Ave.
at 9th St.
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FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH is a great day for Ukrainian food, that's what I always say. And if you don't like being out and about on such a day, you're in luck--Veselka is open 24 hours.. >
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Florent
69 Gansevoort St.
b/w Greenwich & Washington St.
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$$$$$
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Anyone who was living in NYC during the mid-80's remembers when Restaurant Florent opened and going there. The location was truly cutting edge. A small groovy diner in the middle o.. >
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Teresa's
103 1st Ave.
b/w 6th & 7th St.
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$$$$$
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3.1
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My first pierogie ever! (Am I spelling that right??) Even with a Polish stepdad! Oh, yeah, and half-polish husband. Forgot that I now have a Polish last name... DEFINITELY about ti.. >
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Eisenberg's Sandwich Shop
174 5th Ave.
b/w 22nd & 23rd St.
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$$$$$
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3.3
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The first time I ever tried Eisenberg’s it was years ago and it was the kind of perfect accident that only happens when you’re on the road and openhearted. I wasn’t living here the.. >
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Cafeteria
119 7th Ave.
at 17th St.
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$$$$$
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Cafeteria is open 24 hours a day. It’s perfectly suited to clubland exiles who need a place to get over their 4am hangovers. A branch in Miami Beach no doubt appeals to the same ty.. >
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Shopsin's
54 Carmine St.
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I pass Shopsin's at least a few times a week. Haven't been in for many many years. Not sure why. Today Fred and I were looking for a bite to each in that area and decided to walk.. >
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Brooklyn Diner
155 W 43rd St.
b/w Broadway & 6th Ave.
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$$$$$
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2.9
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Brooklyn Diner definitely does breakfast right (or brunch, depending on what you want to call it). I ordered the "60/30/10 Omelette", which was an omelette made from egg whites an.. >
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Serendipity 3
225 E 60th St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.
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$$$$$
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On West Houston between Mercer and Greene Streets lies a fab new espresso bar named Aroma Espresso Bar. Irene wanted to get a drink before she went off to pack for Berkley, and I’.. >
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HK
523 9th Ave.
at 39th St.
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$$$$$
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2.6
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Sunday was unseasonably warm, sunny, and gorgeous: perfect weather for brunch outdoors. Then again, it is still April, and few local restaurateurs have been brave enough to open th.. >
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Zozo's
172 Orchard St.
at Stanton St.
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$$$$$
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In my quest to complete both Village Voice and NY Mag lists, as referenced in the subtitle of this blog, I have noticed a significant discrepancy in the lists’ conception of both “.. >
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Jackson Hole
517 Columbus Ave.
at 85th St.
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$$$$$
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Well, not really. I did sit for a filmed interview with Jim Miller of IKO Productions. He is doing an independent film about bars and just got back from Ireland. He had already don.. >
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Mayrose
920 Broadway
at 21st St.
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$$$$$
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3.2
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With Mayrose’s huge 20 foot glass windows it’s hard to determine who’s really doing the window shopping - outside looking in or inside looking out. This slice of Americana diner is.. >
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Burger Heaven
291 Madison Ave.
b/w 41st & 42nd St.
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$$$$$
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On Wednesday, I was craving for a burger for lunch. I don’t know why exactly but I just want some juicy ground beef sandwiched in a good, soft hamburger bun. Since it’s almost 12, .. >
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Carnegie Deli
854 7th Ave.
at 55th St.
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$$$$$
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Yes, I've been lagging on the posts, and I'm ashamed of it. ASHAMED! But I have dragged back some decent photos to share from my vacation, if that makes any kind of amends. Don't b.. >
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Cafe Edison (at the Hotel Edison)
228 W 47th St.
b/w Broadway & 8th Ave.
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Tonight is Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), and if you don’t have your Mom in town to cook for you (mine is flying in this morning), then you may want to consider Cafe Edison f.. >
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M & G Diner
383 W 125th St.
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$$$$$
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The interior of this "soul food diner" was plain, functional, but still bright even on a dreary, drizzly day... >
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Jerry's
101 Prince St.
b/w Mercer & Greene St.
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It’s hard to believe it’s been eighteen years since Jerry’s, the Soho diner as icon, opened its heavy chrome doors. Back in the day, when it first opened, Soho was the final fronti.. >
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Route 66 Café
858 9th Ave.
b/w 55th & 56th St.
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Route 66 Café would probably never cop to being a diner. But that’s what it is, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. New York City (and much of the state) diners are home to a l.. >
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Hope and Anchor Diner
347 Van Brunt St.
at Wolcott St.
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$$$$$
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3.1
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When I first moved to Brooklyn almost two years ago, I have to admit I had an unhealthy fascination with Red Hook. Something about this post-industrial wasteland of warehouses, ecl.. >
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Diner
85 Broadway
at 85th St.
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$$$$$
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Heirloom tomato salad with olive oil, basil and sea salt; a two-cheese plate; whole grilled dorade with bean and red onion salad; a mint julep; a glass of Muscat; a café au lait... >
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Reben Luncheonette
229 Hevemeyer St.
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$$$$$
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Though Spring is still playing peekaboo with the Northeast, a recent warm day seemed like a splendid occasion to try Reben Luncheonette’s Morir Soñando. After all, last year Saveur.. >
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Bus Stop Cafe
597 Hudson St.
at Bethune St.
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$$$$$
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1.6
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Oooooh, I think I have found the perfect place where you can meet up for a “getting to know you” first date/blind date (everyone’s favorite occasion—not!) or perhaps a coquettish p.. >
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Lyric Diner
283 3rd Ave.
at 22nd St.
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$$$$$
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3.3
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One of my friends, a film buff of Irish extraction, is predictably a St. Patrick’s Day enthusiast. It stands to reason, of course, that we tried and failed to find space in a trad.. >
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The Diner
75 Nassau St.
b/w John & Fulton St.
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$$$$$
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WHAT ROCK FESTIVAL boasts thirteen bands performing thirteen one-off songs in just under two hours? The Willie Mae Girls Rock Camp Showcase! (Think School of Rock, only all girls a.. >
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Sullivan Street Diner
169 Sullivan St.
b/w Bleecker & Houston
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$$$$$
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I liked to plan out where I'm going before I actually go anywhere to make sure I don't stray and eat ...everything... >
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Cafe Medina
9 E 17th St.
b/w 5th Ave. & Broadway
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$$$$$
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It's not quite fall as yet in Manhattan but I'm already in a mood for soup at lunch just about every other day. A colleague introduced me to Cafe Medina located on 17th street betw.. >
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Empire Diner
210 10th Ave.
at 22nd St.
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$$$$$
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An evening at Empire Diner = mediocre food and appalling service. But it is open all night... >
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Viand
1011 Madison Ave.
at 78th St.
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$$$$$
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If you are ever in the neighborhood of Madison and 60th, and need a quick bite, check out Viand Coffee Shop. A true New York experience. .. >
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Corner Shop
643 Broadway
at Bleecker St.
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$$$$$
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3.1
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Lately, all I seem to want is Belgian hot chocolate, mac & cheese, and fruit cobbler. Fortunately, these comfort foods can all be found at Corner Shop Cafe. Whenever I walk down Br.. >
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Tick Tock Diner
481 8th Ave.
at 34th St.
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$$$$$
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After class on Thursday, I didn't know what to eat, or whether I was really hungry. So naturally, I ate way too much... >
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Landmark
158 Grand St.
b/w Lafayette & Center St.
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$$$$$
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I headed back to Hell’s Kitchen and it was a lot cooler than the last time, thank goodness for that. Only downside was a wee bit of drizzle the merely served as an excuse to stop i.. >
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Pearl Street Diner
212 Pearl St.
at Fletcher St.
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$$$$$
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Seeking out new places to eat lunch in the Financial District using good ol' MenuPages, preferably with costs in the lower digits, I came across the Pearl Street Diner. Now, I coul.. >
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3 Guys Restaurant
1381 Madison Ave.
at 96th St.
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$$$$$
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"No samples" was a reasonable sign for the outdoor produce racks; "You eat, you pay" seemed a bit brusque. The loss-prevention vibe pervaded the rest of the market, too. Junasar br.. >
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Everest
22 Chatham Square
at E Broadway
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$$$$$
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For some reason I craved knish for dinner. It was partially because I figured Yonah Schimmel's would be open after 9PM, which was when I got out of class, but as I neared the warm .. >
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Khondoker Luncheonette
58 Kenmare St.
corner of Mott St.
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It's a real question. This cake. This one right here *points* -- why is this so deliciously moist and spongey and light? I didn't know what to expect so I just tore a piece off and.. >
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Cheyenne Diner
411 9th Ave.
at 33rd St.
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$$$$$
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I realized I didn't talk about the food at Cheyenne Diner. The food is okay. The bacon was fried satisyingly hard, the white toast was juicy from all the butter dabbed on to it and.. >
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Joe Jr. Restaurant
167 3rd Ave.
b/w 15th & 16th St.
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$$$$$
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If you were walking outside yesterday in NYC at noon-ish, you'll understand the pain I was feeling... >
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Puebla
47 1st Ave.
b/w 2nd & 3rd St.
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$$$$$
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I am not Jesse Post. By that I mean I’m not some renowned Internet food critic from Brooklyn. Rather, I’m just your run-of-the-mill finicky eater/stand-up comedian from Brooklyn. W.. >
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Stage Restaurant
128 2nd Ave.
b/w 7th & 8th St.
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$$$$$
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I don't know what's taken me so long to discover the Stage Restaurant, but now that I have I plan to be a regular there from now on. Great golden brown thin latkes, terrific cheese.. >
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7A Cafe
109 Avenue A
at 7th St.
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No drinkie for me Last last Sunday I went to 7A with John, Pete, Aleks, Dean, and Madeleine (yes, that was too much LJ linkage) to celebrate's Aleks' birthday. It sits on the corne.. >
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Big Daddy's Diner
239 Park Ave. S
b/w 19th & 20th St.
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3.1
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While the concept of cramming a restaurant with vintage-American imagery got old sometime around 1994 (after my second trip to Ruby Tuesday’s with my parents), Big Daddy’s Diner so.. >
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Bon Vivant Diner
820 Broadway
b/w 11th & 12th St.
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$$$$$
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The bloot. That's what I call whatever I have now. It can only be described as "the bloot.".. >
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B & H Vegetarian Restaurant
127 2nd Ave.
b/w 7th & 8th St.
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$$$$$
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So I did go to B&H this morning. Waking up early and walking = bad for Robyn. IN WHAT DIMENSION HAS WAKING UP EARLY AND WALKING BECOME HARMFUL FOR MY HEALTH?.. >
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Zucco: Le French Diner
188 Orchard St.
at Houston St.
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$$$$$
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My main reason for eating out so often is because...I like da foods. The process of shoving tasty things into my mouth and maneuvering my jaw in such a manner so that my teeth may .. >
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Sarge's
548 3rd Ave.
b/w 36th & 37th St.
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$$$$$
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After watching Transformers, we were starving and ready for lunch. We walked up Third Avenue and decided to try Sarge's Delicatessen Sarge's Delicatessen since some people had hear.. >
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Soup Burg
1095 Lexington Ave.
b/w 76th & 77th St.
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$$$$$
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3.3
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My friend John is the type of person who will say, "Hey, Elaine Stritch is playing at the Cafe Carlyle. Do you want to go?" And I'm the type of person who will say: "Yes.".. >
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Nectar Restaurant
1090 Madison Ave.
at 82nd St.
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2.7
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A juice bar seems like a strange place to find a ground lamb sandwich. Yet that was the scene for last night’s dinner – Nectar, which seems to be primarily in the business of conc.. >
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Neptune
194 1st Ave.
at 12th St.
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$$$$$
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I've only been to Neptune Room twice. I've only tasted about 10 dishes total at this point. I live conveniently near the restaurant on the UWS... >
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Little Poland Restaurant
200 2nd Ave.
b/w 12th & 13th St.
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I googled "how many calories in babka" and MY WEBSITE CAME UP FIRST... >
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Tom's Restaurant
2880 Broadway
at 112th St.
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$$$$$
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2.8
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The outside of Tom's looks the same as ever (see it in reruns, as the exterior to Monk's Diner on Seinfeld); the inside has put on a few airs (souvenir menus for sale), and breakfa.. >
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Broadway Restaurant
2664 Broadway
at 101st St.
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$$$$$
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The green onions in my Western omelette (breakfast special; $5.95) still had their snap, and the thin-sliced home fries were firm and not overly greasy. With rye toast, coffee, and.. >
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Metro Diner
2641 Broadway
at 100th St.
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Sometimes on a cold day, there’s just nothing like a plate of greasy pancakes, waffles, eggs, sausage and bacon. We went down and braved the snowbanked sidewalks and feasted on som.. >
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Viand Restaurant
300 E 86th St.
at 2nd Ave.
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I don't get bars at diners. The two are completely and utterly incongruous with each other... >
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Moonstruck Diner
400 W 23rd St.
at 9th Ave.
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$$$$$
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I've been eating so much yet today I am wearing my "fat gauging pants" because THEY FIT even though I am fat. So I guess they don't work that well. BUT THEY FIT. ALRIGHT. Anyhoo, I.. >
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Vynl
754 9th Ave.
b/w W 50th & W 51st St.
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One restaurant on 9th Avenue that most people tend to know is Vynl– it’s not a landmark because of the size of the storefront, but rather because it is pretty unusual as diners go... >
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Cafe Regular
318a 11th St.
b/w 4th & 5th Ave.
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$$$$$
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Everyone has one. A place that whisks you away to another place (induced by caffeine). A place where you feel at once at home. If you're like me,exploring the nooks and crannies of.. >
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Katina's Restaurant
390 7th Ave.
at 12th St.
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Three slices of mushroom and sausage pizza, one slice of mushroom pizza, a bottle of IBC root beer, a bottle of Orange Crush, a can of Wild Cherry Pepsi.. >
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7th Avenue Donut Shop
324 7th Ave.
b/w 8th & 9th St.
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If you’re looking for a freshly-baked Nut in Park Slope, and assuming you don’t get trampled by a stroller on the way there, the 7th Ave Donut Shop is the place for you... >
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Bus Stop Coffee Shop
542 Ninth Avenue
at 40th St.
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I spend so much time running around, beneath, and through the Port Authority Bus Terminal that I feel it is in some ways my third home (right after the office, which is right after.. >
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Hector's
44 Little West 12th St.
at Washington St.
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New Venus
252 8th Ave.
b/w 22nd & 23rd St.
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Stage Deli
834 7th Ave.
b/w 53rd & 54th St.
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Odessa
119 Avenue A
b/w 7th St. & St. Marks Pl
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LoSide Diner
157 E Houston St.
b/w Eldridge & Allen St.
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Polonia
110 1st Ave.
b/w 6th & 7th St.
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Bully's
759 Broadway
at 8th St.
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Park Café
861 7th Ave.
b/w 55th & 56th St.
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Ritz Diner
1133 1st Ave.
b/w 62nd & 63rd St.
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