Lucius (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} luciusk) wrote,@ 2007-10-10 22:41:00 |
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New York restaurants
The past two weeks I have been to many great restaurants in New York.
Virage in the East Village (118 2nd Ave) is a favorite.
Kai Kai Cafe, also in the East Village (131 Ave A), has good bubble tea, though it's a tiny place because the main room is being renovated. St Mark's Place has seen several new restaurants open recently, and one of them also serves bubble tea, but I haven't tried it yet.
Zoe in SoHo (90 Prince St) is "an institution," says my friend Jo, and it's great but expensive. They have a good selection of wines, and have special dishes prepared in their wood-fired oven, but the highlight was the dessert I ordered called "The Bomb" which was frozen yogurt covered with white chocolate and a sauce that included diced strawberries.
Another great but expensive place is Blue Ribbon Sushi (276 5th Ave, Brooklyn), which Jo recommended to me.
If you're looking for something less expensive nearby, there's J Pan (287 5th Ave, Brooklyn). Their avocado-cranberry salad is great.
I've also been to several mostly unremarkable places on 7th Ave in Brooklyn, but you can get good burritos at La Taqueria at 72 7th Ave.
And finally, it's not a restaurant, but Union Hall (5th Ave & Union St, Brooklyn), a fine bar with two bocce courts and live music and performances downstairs, is one of my favorite places for just hanging out. And they have bocce league on Monday nights, so if you want to play competitively, here's your chance. They have my favorites Brooklyn Lager and Chelsea Blonde on tap.
The past two weeks I have been to many great restaurants in New York.
Virage in the East Village (118 2nd Ave) is a favorite.
Kai Kai Cafe, also in the East Village (131 Ave A), has good bubble tea, though it's a tiny place because the main room is being renovated. St Mark's Place has seen several new restaurants open recently, and one of them also serves bubble tea, but I haven't tried it yet.
Zoe in SoHo (90 Prince St) is "an institution," says my friend Jo, and it's great but expensive. They have a good selection of wines, and have special dishes prepared in their wood-fired oven, but the highlight was the dessert I ordered called "The Bomb" which was frozen yogurt covered with white chocolate and a sauce that included diced strawberries.
Another great but expensive place is Blue Ribbon Sushi (276 5th Ave, Brooklyn), which Jo recommended to me.
If you're looking for something less expensive nearby, there's J Pan (287 5th Ave, Brooklyn). Their avocado-cranberry salad is great.
I've also been to several mostly unremarkable places on 7th Ave in Brooklyn, but you can get good burritos at La Taqueria at 72 7th Ave.
And finally, it's not a restaurant, but Union Hall (5th Ave & Union St, Brooklyn), a fine bar with two bocce courts and live music and performances downstairs, is one of my favorite places for just hanging out. And they have bocce league on Monday nights, so if you want to play competitively, here's your chance. They have my favorites Brooklyn Lager and Chelsea Blonde on tap.
