Le Bernardin

Le Bernardin, New York's internationally acclaimed four star seafood restaurant, was born in Paris in 1972 by sibling duo Maguy and Gilbert Le Coze. Dedicated entirely to the cuisine of Gilbert Le Coze, the self-taught seafood wizard, it only served fish: Fresh, simple and prepar...

Russ & Daughters

Back when "fancy" and "appetizing" could be found on façades across the Lower East Side, when places like M. Schacht served up all manner of smoked fish, Russ & Daughters had already been there for decades. Founded in 1914, Russ & Daughters maintains a...

Sakagura

Established in 1996, Sakagura has been a pioneer in introducing New Yorkers to the world of sak and continues to be one of the top sake bars in the United States. Their one-of-a-kind menu consists of over 200 kinds of carefully selected sakes, authentic tapas-style Japanese dishe...

Prune

Chef Gabrielle Hamilton opened this wonderful restaurant several years ago in the space formerly known as Casanis, and it became an immediate success. With clever appetizers and main courses that are updates on old classics, Hamilton additionally used ingredients not frequently f...

Le Veau d'Or

Since 1937, Le Veau d'Or has been a staple and a landmark to the Upper East Side, with a battalion of devoted regulars who will sing its praises. It's solid, traditional Parisian cooking, prepared expertly by chef Marin Martin, and it's about as old school an eatery as you could ...

G. Esposito & Sons Pork Store

Famous neighborhood purveyors of pork products.

Heidelberg

Sammy's Roumanian Steak House

Sammy's is a survivor of yesteryear, a portal back in time when schmalz was king and the Yiddish Theater ruled the Lower East Side. Now surrounded by burgeoning Chinatown, Sammy's steadfastly remains a beacon of chopped liver, steak, kishka, kerplach, and other beloved (oy vey!) ...

Katz's Delicatessen

Born on the Lower East Side in 1888, with its famous decades-old signs such as "Send a salami to your boy in the army" and window display of thank-you letters from former U.S. presidents, Katz's has repeatedly earned the moniker of most authentic New York deli. Generati...

Sophie's

East Village bar that has survived many years of gentrification to remain a reliable dive. While the neighborhood around it slowly assume a feel of polished, modern urbanity, Sophie's stubbornly refuses to fit in, neither by changing its decor nor by hosting any working poets, al...

National Nightclub

Leave it to Odessan immigrants to create one of the most stunning spectacles in the predominantly Russian Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn and, even more impressive, opening one of the city's very first Russian restaurants way back in the heady days of 1978. The food almos...

Keens Steakhouse

In 1885 Keens Chophouse opened independently under the ownership of Albert Keen, by then a noted figure in the Herald Square Theatre District. Keens soon became the lively and accepted rendezvous of the famous. Actors in full stage make-up hurried through the rear door to “fortif...

Gray's Papaya

For over 20 years, Gray's Papaya has sort of functioned as the Statue of Liberty ("give us your tired, your hungry..."). It constantly prints clever advertisements that fill its windows and laud its many accomplishments ("The biggest bargain in Manhattan!"). I...

Hop Kee

Downstairs dining with some delicious Cantonese food that draws out the locals and the gourmands alike.