Eating At The Bar
Eating At The Bar
Page 3Llama Inn
In 2021, Llama Inn in Williamsburg has loosened up into a laid-back Peruvian spot we’d visit on a random Tuesday night.
Sushi Katsuei
This is the second location of the Park Slope spot where you can get some excellent, relatively affordable sushi.
Banchan by Sunny
Banchan by Sunny is a pop-up at People's Wine on the Lower East Side serving a large variety of banchan and other Korean dishes.
El Quijote
El Quijote originally opened in 1930 in the bottom of Hotel Chelsea, and the Spanish food here is all better than what’s typically found at NYC’s legendary landmarks.
Evelina
Evelina is a Mediterranean spot that feels cooler than most of the other neighborhood restaurants in Fort Greene.
Lore
Lore is a Park Slope restaurant where you can get everything from a dosa to buckwheat spaetzle. The menu is all over the place, but it works.
Ladybird
Ladybird is a vegan restaurant in the East Village that's perfect for a fun night out, whether you're vegan or not.
L'Abeille
L'Abeille is a Japanese-French restaurant in Tribeca that will remind you that tasting menus can be special.
Nudibranch
Nudibranch in the East Village serves exciting dishes influenced by a grab bag of cuisines.
Studio 151
Studio 151 is an East Village speakeasy serving late-night sushi with a four-seat omakase bar.
8282
Korean spot 8282 might just become your favorite LES hangout for fried chicken, gochujang margaritas, and delicious upscale anju and banju.
Citrico Cafe
Citrico Cafe is a Mexican restaurant in Astoria where Taco Tuesday can turn into a late night out.
Comodo
At Comodo in Flatiron, you'll find things like pasta and roast chicken prepared with a variety of Latin components.
Shmoné
At this Israeli place in Greenwich Village, the menu is typed out daily in Comic Sans font, and you can eat a whole mackerel served with a big chunk of challah.
Wenwen
Wenwen is a fun restaurant in Greenpoint with hearty dishes that seem like they're coming out of a home kitchen in Taiwan.
Una Pizza Napoletana
This LES restaurant is serving the best Neapolitan pies in NYC—and possibly the rest of the world, the Twittersphere, the Metaverse, and any other vaguely habitable place.
Nonna Dora's
At this restaurant in Kips Bay the pasta is made fresh by the real-life Nonna Dora every morning.
Eyval
Eyval is a Persian restaurant in Bushwick where you can eat stylish small plates like fava bean borani and potato tahdig.
Skirt Steak
Skirt Steak’s concept is pretty simple: Make people wait in line, and then reward them with steak, peppercorn bearnaise, and unlimited fries.
Ops
Ops is a pizza restaurant in Bushwick where you’ll want to become a regular even if you don’t live in the neighborhood.
Contento
Contento is an exciting place to have dinner in East Harlem - they serve Peruvian dishes and the restaurant was built with accessibility in mind.
Misi
Misi is the pasta-focused restaurant from the people behind one of our all-time favorite Brooklyn restaurants, Lilia.
Gramercy Tavern
Don't take this fine dining restaurant by Union Square as seriously as it takes itself. Instead, treat Gramercy Tavern as a fun neighborhood spot where you can eat a fantastic burger at the bar.