Small Plates
Small Plates
Page 3Indika House
Indika House is an Indian take-out spot in Bushwick with Indo-Chinese and chaat options that make it worth a name drop.
Pinch Chinese
Pinch Chinese is one of the few places to get Chinese food in Soho, and you should stick to the dumplings and smalls plates for the best overall experience.
Via Carota
Via Carota is a walk-in only Italian spot in the West Village, and there’s a good chance you’ll have to wait a few hours for a table. It’s worth it.
Atoboy
Atoboy serves a $75 prix-fixe menu in Flatiron, and it's a wonderful place to casually nerd out over expertly-made Korean food.
Loring Place
Loring Place is an upscale Greenwich Village spot that should please just about everybody.
Buvette
Buvette is a French restaurant in the West Village that’s great for a date or a really good breakfast. Just be aware that it can get pretty cramped.
Ruffian
Ruffian is a tiny East Village bar with a huge natural wine list and a short menu of really good Mediterranean food.
Leyenda
Leyenda is a Latin cocktail bar in Carroll Gardens with good small plates and a nice back patio.
Shukette
Head to Shukette in Chelsea for labne, pita, and other Mediterranean dishes from the Levant region.
Tournesol
Tournesol is a French small plates restaurant in Long Island City that’s ideal for casual date night.
Casa Apicii
Casa Apicii is the West Village Italian restaurant you hit up when you need to feel like an oligarch. An oligarch who loves pasta.
Añejo
When your tequila list is longer than your menu, we start to worry. The food at Añejo would be wonderful, but sadly they take the “small” in “small plates” really seriously.
Traif
If you enjoy a shared small plates dinner experience, then Traif in Williamsburg should be on your radar.
Vini E Fritti
Located inside the Redbury Hotel, Vini E Fritti is a wine and snack bar that’s a great place to meet someone in Nomad.
Il Posto Accanto
Il Posto Accanto in the East Village is home to some of the best meatballs and pastas in town. Plus, it has a great wine list and open air dining.
Glou
Glou is a wine bar and small plates restaurant in Prospect Lefferts Gardens that’s one of your best options in the area for a first/early date.
Haenyeo
Haenyeo is a walk-in-only spot in Park Slope with a fun atmosphere and some very good Korean food.
Socarrat Nolita
At Socarrat Nolita, the only way you are having a comfortable meal sitting at the massive communal table is if you have the body frame of Beaker from The Muppets. Bring a bigger group so you can sit at a real table and enjoy your delicious paella in peace.
El Quinto Pino
This restaurant/wine bar in Chelsea from the folks who brought you Tia Pol and Txikito delivers solid authentic Spanish eats, wine, and sangria.
Bar Jamón
Bar Jamón is basically Casa Mono's waiting room. However, for that First/Early in the Game Date, where dinner feels too formal but you are also starving, Bar Jamón was designed for you.
Dante
Dante is the rebirth of a beloved 100-year-old Greenwich Village restaurant. It’s ideal for a first date over drinks and small plates.