Restaurants Perfect For See And Be Seen
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Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St., Greenwich Village, NYSo much hype. We like Minetta Tavern, but come on…everyone needs to chill out. Plus, we don’t approve of restaurants with bouncers.
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Bar Pitti
268 Ave of the Americas, Greenwich Village, NYOutdoor/Patio Situation at Bar Pitti when it’s nice out. It’s quite the scene. Be prepared for what you’re walking into. This specific block of 6th Ave is primo Celebrity Sightings, it’s the food, Pitti’s classic Italian dishes, that’s the real draw. The crowds out front might suggest that Pitti is an absolute mob scene, but [...]
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Tiny’s
135 W. Broadway, Tribeca, NYTribeca is really f*cking cool. Just ask anyone who lives there, including Jay Z and imaginary Stang. When it comes to eating, that Tribeca coolness can be both a good thing and a bad thing. It’s a good thing when guys like Marco Canroa and Paul Grieco take their East Village wine bar Terroir and [...]
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Kingswood
121 W. 10th St., West Village, NYWow. How did we not know that Kingswood is such a scene? There are so many single ladies circling that bar that it feels like a perfume-laden shark tank. There’s blood in the water and I’m scared.
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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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Pulino’s Bar & Pizzeria
282 Bowery, Nolita, NYIt’s official. New York City has become Disney World, and Pulino’s is the newest attraction at Pleasure Island. Now, I can’t claim that I was around when The Bowery was home to Syd Vicious and Dee Dee Ramone and all the people they did smack with. But I did manage to get here before CBGB [...]
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Beauty & Essex
146 Essex St., Lower East Side, NYYeah, that’s right. Kim Kardashian. Who needs a photo of the restaurant when you’ve got Kim on the red carpet from opening night? By the way, what the f*ck is she wearing? Is she boarding a spaceship? I am going to hate this place. It’s amazing how one photo can really sum a place up. [...]
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The Standard Grill
848 Washington St., Meatpacking District, NYNew York Magazine recently wrote up The Standard Grill under the title “Above Standard”. Well, guess what, we’ve got higher standards than that. This is one crazy scene, but the bottom line is that the food in this place is bad.
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Macao Trading Co.
311 Church St. #1, Tribeca, NY“Look for the red lantern,” instructs the Macao Trading Co. website. This is how you will know you have reached your destination – the Portuguese colony of Macao circa 1952, “a fugitive’s heaven from which there is no turning back.” Awesome. We’re apparently having dinner at Universal Studios tonight.
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