354 Metropolitan Avenue near Havemeyer Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 718/963.3404 about $60 for four, with a gallon of beer, without tip ♥ ♥ In case it hasn’t been obvious, I love pork. I was having a bad day and all I wanted was to get a couple of drinks where I can sit outside and enjoy ...
402 West 43rd Street off Ninth Avenue 212/564-7272 about $190 for two, with drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ I remember my first time in Esca as if it happened just last week. The $700 bill was split in four, my purse let out a small cry and I hoped that the next time my friends ...
65 Fourth Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets 212/388.0088 about $40 for two, with drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ Shigemi Kawahara became Japan’s Ramen King after winning three consecutive years in a TV program against other ramen chefs. After twenty years in business, people still line up outside his Ippudo branches in Japan. This East ...
End of Freeman Alley, off Rivington Street between the Bowery and Chrystie Street 212/420.0012 about $80 for two, with drinks, with tip ♥ Package something well and watch the people come. This seems to be Freemans’ motto and it works. First, the location that still confuses people who do not hang-out in the area: where ...
946 2nd Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets 212/355.6565 about $120 for two, with five drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ Depending on whom you ask, ceviche may have originated from Peru or Ecuador. Wherever your allegiance lies, it’s seafood marinated in a citrus-based concoction to “cook” the meat without heat. Crave Ceviche Bar doesn’t want ...