37 East 28th Street between Park and Madison Avenues 212/213.2328 about $150 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ Update, 2007: Renovated as Pamplona Ureña is the latest restaurant to open in Murray Hill from one of David Bouley’s apprentice and ex-executive chef of Blue Hill, Alex Ureña. The restaurant has been dubbed ...
80 Second Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets212/254.6610about $20 for two, with drinks, with tip I either order cod or haddock when I stop by. I soak them in vinegar and brown sauce. Everything goes down easily with Boddingtons. Mushy peas, baked beans and pickled onions are also on the menu if the chips are ...
229 East 9th Street off St. Mark’s Place and Second Avenue 212/533.6966 about $50 for two, without drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ One of the few places that still hand-roll and hand-cut their soba noodles is Sobaya, one of my lunch staples. Whether I order a hot bowl of soba or a cold one, ...
236 East 9th Street off St. Mark’s Place and Second Avenue212/353.8503$5 for one, cash only More like a shack than a restaurant, Otafuku has been a mainstay of this small block of Japanese stores. They have Japanese pancakes, okonomiyaki, but going to Otafuku means ordering the 6-piece takoyaki, octopus meat rolled into balls and mixed ...
105 Sullivan Street off Spring212/334.5179about $25 for two, without drinks, without tip Known as the Sandwich Nazi to those of us who worked during the dot-com days around SoHo, Alidoro is now bright and airy with its yellow washed walls and friendly successor. I was once shushed by the temperamental sandwich maker while I stood ...