Casual Weeknight Dinner
Casual Weeknight Dinner
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With a great list of rhum agricole, this Bushwick restaurant is an introduction to the créole cooking of Réunion, and a good choice for a low-key date.
Jewel of Himalaya
Jewel of Himalaya is a strip mall spot in Yorktown Heights that does fantastic traditional Tibetan and Nepalese food, as well as excellent versions of dishes from China and India.
Smokehouse Tailgate Grill
Smokehouse Tailgate Grill in Somers serves a short menu of juicy smoked meats on the second floor of DeCiccos.
Brothers Fish & Chips
Brothers Fish & Chips sounds like it could be a waterfront shack, but it’s actually an out-of-the-way seafood refuge in an Ossining strip mall.
Badageoni
Badageoni is a Georgian restaurant in Mount Kisco that makes an incredible adjaruli khachapuri.
Radio Kwara
Radio Kwara, from the team behind Dept of Culture, serves an excellent a la carte Nigerian menu in Clinton Hill.
Pubstreet
Pubstreet in Pleasantville’s former train station has a great menu of shareable apps, burgers, and grain bowls.
Speedy Romeo
Speedy Romeo in Clinton Hill is great for an undiscerning group or kids, but less so for St. Louis-style pizza purists.
Rosticceria Evelina
The sister restaurant to Evelina, Rosticceria Evelina makes really good chicken and pizza and has a covered backyard.
Island Shack
If you need a place to meet a date or a group of friends in Fort Greene, go to Island Shack and share some jerk chicken.
Chef Katsu
Head to this counter-service Japanese spot in Clinton Hill for a pork katsu curry rice bowl.
Wei Clinton Hill
The Clinton Hill location of Wei’s is a great option for casual weeknight mapo tofu.
Untable
The spicy What The Hell Fried Rice at this “unconventional” Thai spot in Carroll Gardens is no joke.
Pata Cafe
At Pata Cafe in Elmhurst, you can eat fragrant Thai food and buy lottery tickets under the same roof.
Tivoli Trattoria
Tired of all those West Village Italian restaurants that are impossible to get into? Try Tivoli Trattoria.
Konban NYC
Eat some pork katsu while meditating on a zen rock garden at this izakaya-style restaurant in Chelsea.
Felina Cucina
Wait out a weather delay with a pizza and negroni at Felina Cucina, an Italian spot in Newark Airport's Terminal A.
The Casual Italian Restaurant Guide
From an Arthur Avenue classic to a tiny takeout spot in Windsor Terrace, these are the reliable neighborhood Italian restaurants for any weeknight.
Little Kirin
Little Kirin on St. Marks serves great sandwiches with things like pho beef and five-spice pork, as well as rice bowls.