Restaurants In Chelsea
our suggestions
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Del Posto
85 10th Ave., Chelsea, NYMario Batali restaurants have a reputation of being tourist traps and magnets for the bridge and tunnel crowd. There’s always a lot of action, and you never know what kind of spectacle might unfold on any given night. Example? How about when Sinbad rolled in during one of our visits with a crew of five [...]
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Crema
111 W 17th St., Chelsea, NYLike most people, the idea of gourmet Mexican is a bit foreign to us. Our South of the Border cravings are usually satisfied with cheap tacos and a few cans of Tecate. Crema is a fancy New York take on traditional Mexican, and a nice surprise.
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Txikito
240 9th Ave., Chelsea, NYWhat does Txikito mean? Well, first of all, it’s a play on the ancient Basque language where a T followed by an X makes a “ch”. Therefore, you get the adorable name, pronounced “chic kee toh”. What does “chic kee toh” mean? That two straight guys can never meet here for dinner. “Dude, meet me [...]
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The Red Cat
227 10th Ave., Chelsea, NYThere’s a certain breed of New Yorker who regularly frequents The Red Cat. They’re generally older, (in their 40′s and 50′s) and aren’t concerned with being uber-hip and mixing it up with the 20 and 30 somethings at the Momofukus and Freemans of the world. They’re not sleazy old timers trying to make up for [...]
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La Bottega
88 9th Ave., Chelsea, NYThere are a lot of reasons to expect mediocre food out of a place like La Bottega, but surprisingly, this Italian restaurant is far better than it needs to be.
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El Quinto Pino
401 W. 24th St., Chelsea, NYA while back, we pointed out in the Txikito review that this particular block of NYC happens to be in an ideal corridor for first date dining. El Quinto Pino is certainly part of that equation, but we say so a bit reluctantly. Why? Well, it’s a cozy little wine and tapas bar with character, [...]
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Rub BBQ
208 W. 23rd St., Chelsea, NYA long time ago, we met a man named Calhoun the Superhero. He ran deliveries for Rub BBQ, and he was awesome. Feel free to read all about him in our Highline Challenge feature from 2009. We assume that he’s moved on by now to a new job or been elected to public office, but [...]
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BLT Fish
21 W 17th St., Chelsea, NYA pricey seafood restaurant that we’ve had both good and bad experiences with.
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Rye House
11 W 17th St., Chelsea, NYWhen we think about bars in this city we actually enjoy hanging out in, Rye House definitely fits the mold. We’re huge fans of these new-school drinking establishments that deliver the goods with their beer and cocktail repertoire, but also where the kitchen plays a big role in defining what they’re all about.
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Aldea
31 W. 17th St., Chelsea, NYAfter being hyped on this place by friends and food media for the last year, I was pretty confident Aldea was going to be a John Starks over the entire Bulls team kind of slam dunk. Not the case. While some of their highly touted dishes – namely the sea urchin toast and duck paella [...]
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