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Babbo
110 Waverly Pl.
b/w 6th Ave. & MacDougal St.

$$$$$

3

28

In light of all the speculation surrounding Italian celebrity chef Mario Batali and his (non-renewed?) contract with the Food Network , I feel it apt to post about Babbo, Batali's .. >

Otto Enoteca and Pizzeria
1 5th Ave.
at 8th St.

$$$$$

2.4

21

Since it had been at least a couple years (two years too long) since I’d been in New York, my list of places to hit had become, shall we say, major? With ten days and far too many .. >

Del Posto
85 10th Ave.
b/w 15th & 16th St.

$$$$$

3.5

18

It's hardly the fanciest thing on the menu, but I wanted to know what a really good pasta fagioli should taste like... >

The Spotted Pig
314 W 11th St.
at Greenwich St.

$$$$$

3.9

18

The details at The Spotted Pig make the place -- grease markered menu on a giant mirror, brown butcher paper on the tables, jade brocade booths, potted flowers hedging weathered Fr.. >

Hearth
403 E 12th St.
at 1st Ave.

$$$$$

3.2

17

Galen, Timothy, Linda and I dined at Hearth on July 17, 2007. The menus were on the table in the form of paper placemats. We ordered the $78 tasting menu for the table and a bottle.. >

Lupa
170 Thompson St.
b/w Houston & Bleecker St.

$$$$$

2.6

14

At night the restaurant Lupa can be, well, a nightmare: too many people, too much commotion, no room to maneuver, no way to relax. But the other day, when I needed a place for a m.. >

A Voce
41 Madison Ave.
b/w 25th & 26th St.

$$$$$

14

In a preview of her Off The Menu column in this Wednesday’s Dining section, Florence Fabricant reports: A Voce, the restaurant that has been a showcase for Andrew Carmellini’s refi.. >

Sullivan Street Bakery
533 W 47th St.
b/w 10th & 11th Ave.

$$$$$

4

12

It may seem like a terrible day for it (if you haven’t noticed, it’s pouring)- but I had to run an errand on the west side today, so I used it as an excuse to grab lunch at the Sul.. >

Union Square Cafe
21 E 16th St.
b/w 5th Ave. & Union Sq W

$$$$$

3.7

11

Believe it or not, I've never been to the famous Union Square Cafe Union Square Cafe. It's expensive, and at times very hard to get reservations, so somehow, it has slipped through.. >

Grimaldi's
19 Old Fulton St.
b/w Front & Water St.

$$$$$

11

Grimaldi's Grimaldi's is known by many as the best pizza in NY. It's another one of those places that I've been planning to go to forever but haven't been motivated enough. First, .. >

Patsy's Pizzeria
2287 1st Ave.
b/w 117th & 118th St.

$$$$$

4.3

10

The sixth slice is as good as the first. Yes, I just said 'sixth.' I would like to piggyback off of the Real Slim Shady's recent comments on America's Favorite Pizza Weblog and tak.. >

Falai
68 Clinton St.
at Rivington St.

$$$$$

1

10

One regret I had about my recent New York trip was I failed to visit ~FALAI~, a contemporary Italian place in the Lower East Side from Tuscan Iacapo Falai—I had a couple tablehoppe.. >

i Trulli
122 E 27th St.
b/w Lexington & Park Ave. S

$$$$$

10

Trulli are traditional stone houses from the southern Italian region of Puglia, distinguished by their conical, mortar-free stone roofs. The design of this expansive restaurant, an.. >

Alidoro
105 Sullivan St.
b/w Spring & Prince St.

$$$$$

8

Alidoro's namesake sandwich is so delicious I often find myself gravitating there even when I have no other reason to be in SoHo. What's in it? Smoked chicken breast from Nodine's,.. >

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.. >

Morandi
211 Waverly Pl.
at Charles St.

$$$$$

3

8

It feels weird to be writing about New York Donuts again after all those exhausting California posts. But let’s jump right back into it…Ronnybrook Dairy is now serving Donut Pub Do.. >

Cesca
164 W 75th St.
at Amsterdam Ave.

$$$$$

5

7

Let’s count the reasons my recent dinner at ‘Cesca should have been horrible. OK, not horrible: ordinary. Disappointing... >

Adrienne's Pizza Bar
54 Stone St.
b/w Coenties Alley & William St.

$$$$$

6

Square pies draw huge downtown crowds to Adrienne's. But is the pizza worthy?.. >

DeMarco's
146 W Houston St.
at MacDougal St.

$$$$$

3.2

6

Some sad news today. Romero Morales, a bartender at DeMarco's Pizzeria (a kinda-sorta offshoot of legendary Di Fara) was shot and killed last night for unknown reasons by a gunman... >

Via Emilia
47 E 21st St.
b/w Broadway & Park Ave.

$$$$$

5

6

Met up D'Artagnan and Maximus Thursday night. Tried to figure out where to go and we settled on the Flatiron district since Mrs Maximus was in the area. Flatiron is a phenomenal .. >

Veniero's
342 E 11th St.
b/w 1st & 2nd Ave.

$$$$$

6

Note: I had other food stuff to write beforehand but this post is waay more interesting. I’ll rewind later on this week, if I have the chance. Yesterday was arguably the best day I.. >

Franny's
295 Flatbush Ave.
b/w St. Marks Ave. & Prospect Pl.

$$$$$

2.5

6

On Tuesday night, I ran into a renowned chef who was enjoying a night off by dining at Franny's. He called Franny's the best restaurant in New York. "Besides yours," I winked. "No,.. >

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 .. >

Tarallucci e Vino
15 E 18th St.
b/w Broadway & 5th Ave.

$$$$$

5

5

I've walked by Tarallucci e Vino Tarallucci e Vino a couple of times and always intended on trying it. I had forgotten about it and then my friend Sarah suggested it for lunch. We .. >

dona
208 E 52nd St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

2.4

5

After investing considerable time and money into transforming Bellini into dona, co-owners Donatella Arpaia and Michael Psilakis lost their midtown lease and were forced to close a.. >

Alto
520 Madison Ave.
53rd St. b/w Madison & 5th Ave.

$$$$$

3

5

Alto is the newer of a duo of Italian restaurants by chef-wunderkind Scott Conant. Eric Asimov awarded three stars to L’Impero in December 2002, while Frank Bruni gave Alto a two-s.. >

Cafe 2 (at the Museum of Modern Art - MoMA)
9 W 53rd St., 2nd Fl.
b/w 5th & 6th Ave.

$$$$$

3

5

We went to MOMA one Saturday morning, right when they opened, thinking we'd miss the crowds. We didn't. We found ourselves at the end of a very long line that wasn't even going to .. >

Dominic
349 Greenwich St.
b/w Jay & Harrison St.

$$$$$

2

5

Last week, I had to arrange dinner for 31 people in TriBeCa. I wanted something memorable, but not ridiculously expensive. Dominic was the low bidder, at $55 per head, beating out .. >

inoteca
98 Rivington St.
at Ludlow St.

$$$$$

3

5

The small plate revolution that has overtaken the city hasn’t missed a neighborhood, and ‘inoteca, on the Lower East Side looks a lot like the movement’s official base of operation.. >

Gusto Ristorante e Bar Americano
60 Greenwich Ave.
b/w 6th & 7th Ave.

$$$$$

5

Chef Amanda Freitag has officially served her last meal at West Village Italian, Gusto. After representing Gusto at Tuesday evening's traditional "Feast of the Seven Fishes" dinner.. >

Da Silvano
260 6th Ave.
b/w Houston & Bleecker St.

$$$$$

4

5

I started to write this review and then my computer crashed, leaving me frustrated and unhappy.  Much like my experience at this restaurant.  The night started off well; though it .. >

Porchetta
241 Smith St.
at Douglass St.

$$$$$

5

It seems like forever ago (more like seven years) that Wylie Dufresne pioneered the Lower East Side restaurant revolution at 71 Clinton Fresh Food. Dufresne left 71 Clinton to open.. >

Bocca Lupo
391 Henry St.
at Warren St.

$$$$$

5

Strangely, I don’t feel like I have much of anything to say about Bocca Lupo because it’s solid, reasonable restaurant that needs no comment from me. (If I were to say anything it .. >

Frankies 457 Court Street Spuntino
457 Court St.
b/w Luquer St. & 4th Pl.

$$$$$

5

5

I've had quite a tasty weekend. I forgot how much I adore Frankie's Sputino -- Jenn D. and I had a delicious dinner there on Friday night. And if you're boroughphobic, you can go t.. >

L&B Spumoni Gardens
2725 86th St.
at 10th St.

$$$$$

5

The great thing about NY is no matter where you are, there's always some awesome restaurant near by. In Brooklyn last night and someone in our group suggested L&B. I've alway.. >

John's of Bleecker Street
278 Bleecker St.
b/w 6th Ave. & 7th Ave.

$$$$$

1

4

Here's another cash-only, wait in line outside, no slices/pies only kind of pizzeria in the city, John's on Bleecker.  The pizza today was just mediocre, pale in comparison to prev.. >

Aroma
36 E 4th St.
b/w Bowery & Lafayette St.

$$$$$

3.4

4

Sometimes I come upon a restaurant and one thing or another about it says to me, "Andrea. You should check this place out." Has that ever happened to you? You walk by a place and y.. >

Bellavitae
24 Minetta Ln
b/w 6th Ave. & MacDougal St.

$$$$$

5

4

There’s no way around it. No way not to admit it. I have a backlog. More restaurants visited than time to write dedicated posts about each one. That’s not wholly unusual: I head ou.. >

Quartino
11 Bleecker St.
b/w Lafayette St. & Bowery

$$$$$

4

I'm on the road this week, posting from sunny Carmel, CA. One of my best friends is getting married on Saturday and with the bachelorette party tonight and my birthday tomorrow (th.. >

L'Impero
45 Tudor City Pl.
off of 42nd St. b/w 1st & 2nd Ave.

$$$$$

4

4

Walking to L'Impero on a winter night has to be one of the most romantic experiences in NYC. You look up at the black-branched trees, ascend an old stone staircase, and find yourse.. >

Osteria del Sole
267 W 4th St.
at Perry St.

$$$$$

4

4

First I would like to take this opportunity to wish my dear friend LittleMissSunshine a very happy birthday. And in her honor, I am finally writing about our dinner at Osteria del .. >

Fiamma
206 Spring St.
b/w 6th Ave. & Sullivan St.

$$$$$

4

I had originally planned to write about Fiamma Osteria. Okay it wasn't much of a plan. I was looking for a last minute dinner reservation and I clicked onto Grub Street to see if I.. >

Sfoglia
1402 Lexington Ave.
at 92nd St.

$$$$$

4

Sfoglia has gotten its share of good press lately. Andrea Strong said, “I would consider a move Uptown for this restaurant.” In New York, Adam Platt was smitten, awarding three sta.. >

Barbuto
775 Washington St.
at W 12th St.

$$$$$

4

Barbuto is one of my old favorites (earlier report here). Although it is on the edge of the Meatpacking District, Barbuto is far more civilized than most of the area’s other restau.. >

Peasant
194 Elizabeth St
corner of Prince & Spring St.

$$$$$

3

4

I had the opportunity to eat at Peasant Saturday night -- the wine bar downstairs. Not only did I have good company, interesting conversation, and my favorite dish there (the octop.. >

Bar Pitti
268 Avene of the Americas

$$$$$

4

As the weather grows nicer and nicer, you may find yourself saying, "Hey! I want to eat outside!" And yet when it comes to decent places to eat outside in New York, the question ge.. >

Beppe
45 E 22nd St.
b/w Broadway & Park Ave. S

$$$$$

4

There’s no way around it. No way not to admit it. I have a backlog. More restaurants visited than time to write dedicated posts about each one. That’s not wholly unusual: I head ou.. >

ino
21 Bedford St.
b/w Houston & Downing St.

$$$$$

4

Bryan ‘Ino, the Irish producer for all sorts of angry Anglos, everyone from James Chance and Robert Fripp to Bono and Paul Simon O’Donnell, is equally legendary for dabbling in suc.. >

Carmine's
200 W 44th St.
b/w 7th & 8th Ave.

$$$$$

2.5

3

For a big group of hungry people..check out one of this city's institutions..Carmine's... >

Il Mulino
86 W 3rd St.
b/w Sullivan & Thompson St.

$$$$$

5

3

Il mulino is a perfect example of the beauty, wonder and romance that is the Italian language. Out of curiosity, I looked up what il mulino meant in English and I'm still chuckling.. >

Maurizio Trattoria
35 W 13th St.
b/w 5th & 6th Ave.

$$$$$

3

I've given Maurizio glowing reviews in the past, but I just went again recently and I was a bit disappointed. The food wasn't bad but I just wasn't as impressed this time. My entr.. >

Barmarche
14 Spring St.
at Elizabeth St.

$$$$$

3

Well, maybe not the end of the bars on Spring Street, but I did walk to the end of Spring Street where it hits the Bowery. The Bowery is booming. I remember the good old days with .. >

La Bottega (at The Maritime Hotel)
363 W 16th St.
at 9th Ave.

$$$$$

3

3

It was a sunny spring day and Winette and I wanted to take the opportunity to eat al fresco and sans car fumes. She suggested the Maritime Hotel's La Bottega and I was all for it... >

Perbacco
234 E 4th St.
b/w Avenue A & Avenue B

$$$$$

5

3

Perbacco is a superb Italian restaurant located in the Financial District, in the same block as Aqua and the venerable Tadich Grill. Opening in just fall of 2006, it is a recent ad.. >

Bread
20 Spring St.
b/w Elizabeth & Mott St.

$$$$$

3

The area east of Soho has changed so dramatically over the past few years.  There are a variety of different stores and restaurants that are absolutely worth checking out.  I had l.. >

Bread Tribeca
301 Church St.
at Walker St.

$$$$$

3

There’s no way around it. No way not to admit it. I have a backlog. More restaurants visited than time to write dedicated posts about each one. That’s not wholly unusual: I head ou.. >

Lo Scalco
313 Church St.
b/w Walker & Lispenard St.