Restaurants Perfect For Coffee & A Light Bite
our suggestions
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Joseph Leonard
170 Waverly Place, West Village, NYConceived in the spirit of Little Owl, this is a tiny West Village restaurant perfectly engineered for surveying action while you eat. Dinner is generally better than brunch, but it’s a nice place to dine any time of day.
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Barney Greengrass
541 Amsterdam Ave, Upper West Side, NYYou want to know something kind of embarrassing? I’m a Jew who grew up just outside of the city and not once had I ever eaten at Barney Greengrass until last week. Alec Baldwin & Richard Blais would be so disappointed. Over the years, I’ve definitely gotten a taste of their infamous sturgeon and smoked [...]
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Peels
325 Bowery, East Village, NYIt took us the better part of a month and about ten visits to make up our minds about Peels. Why? Because there is a LOT going on at this new restaurant from those who brought us Freemans. They’ve got breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner, all happening at either communal tables downstairs, or in the [...]
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The Queens Kickshaw
40-17 Broadway, Astoria, NYWe are Astoria rookies; so if you live there and/or frequent the neighborhood, know that we are fully aware of this shortcoming before bombarding us with emails about how much we suck. We understand that there are plenty of great restaurants in this part of the city, but Steinthal is terrified of Greek food, and [...]
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Fort Defiance
365 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn, NYAn hour and thirty seven minutes after leaving my East Village apartment (a commute that included a subway, a bus and a friend’s car), I finally made it to Red Hook. Although it’s not much farther than Carroll Gardens, it’s an infinitely more difficult commute, especially when the F train isn’t running local stops. I’m [...]
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Northern Spy Food Co.
511 E 12th St., East Village, NYLocal produce is hot right now, Padma hot. Start up the bandwagon, hop on board, drink some Blue Point and eat some pigs that grew up in Dix Hills. This trend brings us to East Village favorite Northern Spy Food Co., which popped up in 2009 around the corner from Infatuation HQ and prides itself [...]
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Balthazar
80 Spring St., SoHo, NYWe’ll keep this short and sweet. Mad action. That’s what goes on at Balthazar. It’s an absolute zoo. The amount of fur wearing, European tourists that pack themselves into Keith McNally’s boisterous French bistro day in and day out is mind blowing. It really is quite a racket. McNally makes running a successful restaurant in [...]
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Cafe Orlin
41 Saint Marks Place, East Village, NYWhen I’m in need of a centrally located East Village Chronic Brunch spot, Cafe Orlin is always in my back pocket. The food is consistently good – both satisfying and affordable. While there usually appears to be a crowd, the waits are never terribly long. Unlike most brunch favorites, Orlin has plenty of tables. Having [...]
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Jack’s Wife Freda
224 Lafayette St., SoHo, NYLadies who brunch, pay close attention. We are about to present to you a brand new spot for your Chronic Brunch rotation, and one that’s gonna make you look like the coolest person in your group, or pack, or whatever it’s called when more than three of you gather. Jack’s Wife Freda is a simple, [...]
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Cafe Gitane
242 Mott St., Nolita, NYCafe Gitane is the epitome of the “it” downtown cafe – a quintessential Nolita eatery and place to See and Be Seen that so many places try (and fail) to replicate.
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