Restaurants Perfect For First/Early in the Game Dates
our suggestions
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Colonie
127 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NYColonie is a new-ish restaurant on Atlantic Ave., on the north side of the street…so it still counts as Brooklyn Heights. That’s an important technicality, considering the restaurant is publicly declaring itself the beginning of a new restaurant era for the neighborhood. See, before Colonie, Brooklyn Heights did not have its own Frankies 457, or [...]
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Maharlika
111 1st Ave., East Village, NYWhat started as a once a week pop-up brunch has now turned into a Filipino empire in the making. The crew of friends behind this new restaurant called Maharlika felt that Filipino food was under represented in NYC. So, without much in the way of formal training or restaurant experience, they set out to showcase [...]
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Yerba Buena
25 Ave A, East Village, NYGood drinks. Good food. Good service. Good vibe. What more can you ask for? We love this East Village Latin establishment.
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Barbuto
775 Washington St., West Village, NYA trendy spot, but for a more sedate group…not the hair gel and high heels crowd that you find a few blocks north in the meatpacking district. Simple food, top quality ingredients, a good wine and beer list – all the makings of an Immaculate Infatuation mainstay.
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Upstate Beer & Oyster Bar
95 1st Ave., East Village, NYYou might be wondering how it’s possible to grade a world renowned restaurant like wd~50 on the same scale as we would a tiny oyster and beer bar in the East Village. It’s quite simple, actually. Regardless of the level of sophistication or style of cuisine at any given establishment, it all comes down to [...]
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Prima
58 E. 1st St, East Village, NYWe’ve always been fans of The Summit Bar, however we never reviewed it because the food menu is tiny and the door/bouncer/crowd scenario most nights is unbearable. Thankfully, the kings of cocktail decided it was time to add something a little more gastronomic to their resume. We love a pleasant surprise and that’s exactly what [...]
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Nopa
560 Divisadero St., San Francisco, CAIf someone held a gun to my head and insisted I vacate NYC immediately, San Francisco would be the destination. It’s the only other city in America I could realistically see myself living pre-retirement, and I know many New Yorkers share the sentiment. There’s a lot to love about SF. In a way, it’s a [...]
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Max
51 Ave. B, East Village, NYFor the money, Max is the best Italian in all of New York City.
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Raoul’s
180 Prince St., SoHo, NYRaoul’s is the sh*t. That’s really the only proper way to put it. If you can’t have a good time here, you probably can’t have a good time anywhere. This boisterous French bistro has been a Soho institution since the 70’s.
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Rubirosa
235 Mulberry St., Nolita, NYLately we’ve been hearing a whole lot of buzz about how Nolita is officially the new “it” neighborhood in New York for restaurants. I suppose we’re even guilty of helping create some of it. Also, note that I just used the term “it” neighborhood, which means we have officially jumped the shark. You might as [...]
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