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Veselka
144 2nd Ave.
at 9th St.

$$$$$

3

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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.. >

Hummus Place
109 Saint Marks Pl.
b/w 1st Ave. & Avenue A

$$$$$

5

9

Hummus Place is up to three locations now, East Village Hummus Place-EV, West Village Hummus Place-WV, and the Upper West Side Hummus Place-UWS. While everyone is raving about the .. >

Cafe Gray
10 Columbus Circle, 3rd Fl.
at 60th St.

$$$$$

2.9

9

Cafe Gray Forget the food for a second. The service was terrible. I am turned off from returning solely based on the service (or lackthereof). But what would bring me back is the .. >

chickpea
210 E 14th St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

3.4

6

Chickpea is more expensive than your average falafel & shawarma joint. Some of their products are worth it and some aren't. Here's what you should and shouldn't get: Order: Fal.. >

Taim
222 Waverly Pl.
b/w Perry & W 11th St.

$$$$$

4

6

A couple of weeks ago, before Robyn skipped town to frolic in Bologna she told me that she was going to dinner with friends to a place, which she announced had the best falafel in .. >

Teresa's
103 1st Ave.
b/w 6th & 7th St.

$$$$$

5

5

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.. >

Doma
17 Perry St.
at 7th Ave. S

$$$$$

3.5

5

A friend of ours keeps a list of New York truisms such as: “There is an automatic $20 penalty for setting foot out of your apartment building,” and “Garbage collection never happen.. >

Cheburechnaya
1611 Sheepshead Bay Rd

$$$$$

2

5

The kebabs are capable, but I go for the dough... >

Cafe Mogador
101 Saint Marks Pl.
b/w 1st Ave. & Avenue A

$$$$$

4

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 .. >

Kabab Cafe
2512 Steinway St.

$$$$$

4

Conspicuously absent from Peter Meehan's perceptive, thoughtful review of the Kabab Cafe was any mention of one of the original chowhounds, Jim Leff, who championed the restaurant'.. >

Cafe Kashkar
1141 Brighton Beach Ave.

$$$$$

1

4

abraço's piccolo milch At approximately 5:58pm Sunday evening, I was walking up 1st Avenue. Past 3rd street, 4th street (hang a left here and you'll be at the front door of Pinisi.. >

Alfanoose
8 Maiden Ln
b/w Broadway & Nassau St.

$$$$$

3

Establishments serving Middle Eastern food in New York tend to be starkly divided into two categories: pricey and very cheap, with very little in between. At one end there are the .. >

Rush Hour
134 Ludlow St.
b/w Rivington & Stanton St.

$$$$$

3

I swear we’ll get back to covering NYC food - things have just been a little hectic lately. Here’s a shot of my American Burger from Rush Hour to tide you over... >

Yemen Café
176 Atlantic Ave.
b/w Clinton & Court St.

$$$$$

5

3

Fateh ($15), bread bits cooked in gravy and topped with minced lamb, was our large group's clear favorite on a cool, drizzly evening... >

Babouche
92 Prince St.
at Mercer St.

$$$$$

1

2

How is that that proprietors can pour so much money — and, one can assume, so much hope — into a restaurant, then let a series of questionable decisions and avoidable mistakes trip.. >

Petrossian
182 W 58th St.
at 7th Ave.

$$$$$

4

2

Bad Day – Good Food It wasn’t a good day when I went to Petrossian for NY Restaurant Week. Firstly, that week I found out that a good coworker / foodie friend was going to be lea.. >

Uncle Vanya
315 W 54th St.
b/w 8th & 9th Ave.

$$$$$

2

Located near Columbus Circle - a small, semi-casual restaurant considered by some to serve the best Russian cuisine outside of Brighton Beach. Though neglectful and slow, the serv.. >

Bread & Olive
20 John St.
b/w Broadway & Nassau St.

$$$$$

5

2

Everybody loves falafel!  So the second week of Midtown Lunch’s existence was dubbed Falafel Week- and each day I visited and wrote about a different Midtown falafel.. >

Ukrainian East Village Restaurant
140 2nd Ave.
b/w 9th St. & St. Marks Pl

$$$$$

5

2

A small East European restaurant, located in the heart of Saint Mark's. Decorated with a plain burgundy-white banner, UEV specializes in homestyle Ukrainian cooking - from Kasha t.. >

Rainbow Falafel & Shawarma
26 E 17th St.
b/w Broadway & 5th Ave.

$$$$$

2

Just moved over the weekend and don’t have any internet connection yet so long time - no post. Anyhow last Friday started taking some salsa classes again and decided to check out R.. >

Russian Samovar
256 W 52nd St.
b/w Broadway & 8th Ave.

$$$$$

4.6

2

Those passionate about cuisine sometimes must be reminded that restaurants serve many purposes. A fine evening can be had at an establishment where the food is not the purpose of d.. >

Horus Cafe
93 Avenue B
at 6th St.

$$$$$

4.5

2

I love going to Horus Cafe in the Lower East Side for Middle Eastern food. H and I went on a weeknight and it was such a different, mellow scene from the crazy, jam-packed atmosphe.. >

Casbah Rouge
2841 Broadway
at 110th St.

$$$$$

2

I was really, really looking forward to this place - invited for a birthday party, and I'd never tried Moraccan before. Always up for something new, I waited all week to go there. .. >

Lomzynianka
646 Manhattan Ave.
at Nassau Ave.

$$$$$

2

They were already out of the pickle soup... >

Russian Tea Room
150 W. 57th St.
near 7th Ave.

$$$$$

2

As the now-departed Gary Robins tells it, the Russian Tea Room is cash poor and empty, with revenues plummeting and chaos behind the scenes. While it would be convenient to write t.. >

Old Poland Bakery & Restaurant
192 Nassau Ave
b/w Humboldt St & Russell St

$$$$$

3.3

2

Genial, blue-collar setting for filling chow at working-class prices. This fried pork cutlet with mashed potatoes, plus a side of cucumbers in sweet dill sauce, ran me just $5... >

Pravda
281 Lafayette St.
b/w Prince & Houston St.

$$$$$

1

NYC’s high rents have been waging an undeclared war on the working class of this city for more than twenty years, but for two bars south of the 14th Street checkpoint—Pravda and KG.. >

Mocca Espresso Lounge
78-82 Reade St.
at Church St.

$$$$$

3

1

I love the joy of discovering new places and Tribeca is full of them. I am going to go back here again on Saturday because they are having a street fair related to the Tribeca Film.. >

Hudson Falafel
516 Hudson St.
b/w W 10th & Christopher St.

$$$$$

1

I’ve been pretty lazy lately with regards to lunch, and the weather this week hasn’t exactly made me regret the decision – however, the quality of food I’ve gotten has, for the mos.. >

Moshe’s Falafel
442 W 45th St

$$$$$

1

It's day two of my search for the best Falafel in Midtown… and while nobody has ever recommended Moshe's to me- I have walked by it many times, and it usually has a really long lin.. >

Azuri Cafe
465 W 51st St.
b/w 9th & 10th Ave.

$$$$$

4

1

It's been almost 2 years since I've spoken to my friend, Marsha Cottrell. No bad blood, just preoccupied. Marsha is a kick ass artist and foodie. We met up one time at a place that.. >

Afghan Kebab House #1
764 9th Ave.
b/w 51st & 52nd St.

$$$$$

3

1

If you’re down in Times Square and in search of a reasonably priced meal but) Want to avoid tourists / don’t want to go to franchise fast food.Don’t want to spend beaucoup bucks on.. >

Russian Vodka Room
265 W 52nd St.
b/w 8th Ave. & Broadway

$$$$$

5

1

Bar Man is well known for his sartorial splendor. As might be expected by anyone who sets a certain stylistic standard, I get many questions such as "Wow, where can I get a cheesy .. >

The House of Pita
32 W 48th St.
b/w 5th & 6th Ave.

$$$$$

1

House of Pita was the first falafel I had when I started working in Midtown.  One Avenue away from my office, on the most visited food street for my building.  (46th between 5th an.. >

Galil Restaurant
1252 Lexington Ave.
b/w 84th & 85th St.

$$$$$

1

Sometimes you want a hot beverage to chat over, and in that case Starbucks can be your savior-- due to their comfy furniture, not due to their burnt, nasty coffee or overly sweet d.. >

Stage Restaurant
128 2nd Ave.
b/w 7th & 8th St.

$$$$$

5

1

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.. >

Bamiyan
358 3rd Ave.
at 26th St.

$$$$$

1

Danna and I had planned on going to Wallse tonight, but after a very long and trying week, we both decided to order in and post-pone our Austrian dinner. So, staying at the top par.. >

Mamlouk
211 E 4th St.
corner of Avenue A & Avenue B

$$$$$

1

Middle-Eastern places are all over the country these days and they're definitely a hot favourite with the desi crowd in Manhattan. Last night we dined with my brother-in-law and hi.. >

Zerza
304 E 6th St.
b/w 1st & 2nd Ave.

$$$$$

1

Instead of having a crazy night out at a party, we decided to celebrate New Year's in style at a restaurant. Miss Jess, one of my ladies from California, is here visiting her boy, .. >

Anyway Café
34 E 2nd St.
at 2nd Ave.

$$$$$

1

A plain slice of pizza.. >

Al-Baraka
154 E 55th St.
b/w 3rd & Lexington Ave.

$$$$$

2.3

1

I’m a big fan of the buffet.  Not any particular buffet… just buffets in general.  I like the style of eating.  I like the variety.  I like the extent to which I can embarrass myse.. >

Mamoun's
119 MacDougal St.
b/w Bleecker & W 3rd St.

$$$$$

3.3

1

...Wait, wuh? I didn't know much about the Israeli chocolatier (besides that he's bald and makes chocolates) until he opened one of his combination store-and-cafe chocolate-filled .. >

Pick a Pita
247 W 38th St.
b/w 7th & 8th Ave.

$$$$$

1

A little over a month ago, this photo was posted to the Midtown Lunch Flickr Photo Group by joshbousel: For un-fat people not looking to stuff various foods with french fries, a pi.. >

Rectangles
1431 1st Ave.
b/w 74th & 75th St.

$$$$$

4

1

The hot summer days in New York City evoke a climate not unlike the summer I spent abroad in Israel in 1990. I remember fondly the cafes in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa, which sta.. >

Cafe Orlin
41 Saint Marks Pl.
b/w 1st & 2nd Ave.

$$$$$

5

1

Looking for an ideal brunch hangout? Now that sunny days and warm weather are finally arriving in New York, it’s important to have all your favorite brunch hangouts lined up. A gre.. >

Neptune
194 1st Ave.
at 12th St.

$$$$$

1

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... >

Little Poland Restaurant
200 2nd Ave.
b/w 12th & 13th St.

$$$$$

4

1

I googled "how many calories in babka" and MY WEBSITE CAME UP FIRST... >

Kebap G
1830 2nd Ave.
b/w 94th & 95th St.

$$$$$

1

Some weeks ago, I wrote about finding the doner kebap at Memo comparable in content and quality (if not in size) to the fare at some of my favorite German and Austrian kebap stands.. >

Djerdan
221 W 38th St.
b/w 7th & 8th Ave.

$$$$$

1

Occasionally during lunch I get ambitious and decide to travel further than the West Village/SoHo West area that seems to dominate my midday dining.  Today, I went all the way up t.. >

Jimmy's No. 43
43 E 7th St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

1

Stopped by Jimmy's with some friends before the Hatton / Mayweather fight. The ref was hella crooked constantly breaking up the clinch taking Hatton out of his game...vent...any w.. >

Cinderella Falafel
129 2nd Ave.
b/w 7th St. & St. Marks Pl

$$$$$

1

Three words come to mind - just not impressed. The falafel here is brown and blah, with slow service, and just none of the zing of Chickpea. Nuff said. Sorry guys. If I'm on this e.. >

Marrakesh
235 E 53rd St., Lower Level
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

1

I haven’t seen Kim for the longest time and really hang out with her. Why? Because of the chaotic meet up that I had back in July for the South Street Seaport concert didn’t suffic.. >

Oasis
161 N 7th St.

$$$$$

1

Mike King delivered the difference-making RBI double in the 3rd inning as the previously winless Karl Malone and the Mailmen finally delivered... >

Sanaa Restaurant
193 Atlantic Ave.
b/w Court & Clinton St.

$$$$$

1

Late night hunger pangs got you wondering if there’s an alternative to ordering from Bedouin Tent for the billionth time?  That’s where I was last night, anyway.  I love the Tent, .. >

Damis
931 Manhattan Ave.
b/w Kent & Java St.

$$$$$

4.2

1

The neon cocktail sign suggests Pigalle naughty. The flying gorilla and talking ghoul make for odd dining companions. And the disco ball? It fits the disco music. But why is there .. >

Pirosmani
2222 Avenue U

$$$$$

2

1

Hungryrabbi and I met for our LTH-New York excursion in Sheepshead Bay, out in South Brooklyn, at Pirosmani, a Georgian (Soviet-diaspora) restaurant. One of the treasures of living.. >

Cafe Istanbul
1715 Emmons Ave.

$$$$$

5