Posted on February 6, 2010 by justineateat
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Truck Parked near 22nd & 6th, 15th & 5th, other various spots Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Take Out (truck) Cuisine: American, Ice Cream, Dessert, Coffee Favorite Dish(es): Ginger $6 This is one ice cream truck that doesn’t need a jingle. Labeling themselves as purveyors of artisan hand-crafted ice cream, the Van [...]
Filed under: American, Chelsea, Cuisine, Dessert, Ice Cream & Gelato, Location, Not Cheap, Price, Restaurant Type, Specialty, Take Out, Union Square | Tagged: Ice Cream, van leeuwen, ice cream truck, best ice cream in nyc, nyc truck, street food | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 13, 2009 by justineateat
Bouchon Bakery 10 Columbus Circle (inside the mall, 3rd flr) (212) 823-9364 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Take Out Cuisine: French Bakery, Dessert, Coffee Favorite Dish(es): Blueberry Macaron ($2.95), Bacon Chive Scone, Red Velvet Cupcake Fancy bakeries are pretty commonplace in NYC, but this one on the top floor of the uberposh “mall” at Columbus Circle [...]
Filed under: American, Bakery, Date Places, Dessert, French, Midtown West, Not Cheap, Take Out | Tagged: bacon, baked goods, Bakery, bouchon, bouchon bakery6, columbus circle, cupcakes, French, french bakery, macarons, pastries | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 24, 2009 by justNYC
Places Visited: 1. Maxie’s Supper Club 2. Hot Truck @ Shortstop Deli 3. Doug’s Fish Fry 4. Purity Ice Cream 5. Hazelnut Kitchen Having lived in Ithaca for 4+ years while serving time at Cornell, I always enjoy making the trek upstate to get a breath of fresh country air and relive foggy memories of [...]
Filed under: American, BBQ, Date Places, Dessert, Food Destinations, New York State, Not Cheap, Organic, Seafood, Sit Down | Tagged: BBQ, cornell, cortland, deli, doug's fish fry, Food Destinations, getaways, hot truck cornell, Ithaca, Ithaca dining, Ithaca restaurants, maxie's, purity ice cream, Raw Bar, shortstop ithaca, travel, trumansburg, upstate NY, upstate NY restaurants, weekend vacations | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 18, 2009 by monicayumyum
In this taste-off, we put some of NYC’s favorite cupcake joints to the test for the highly prized NYNYEATEAT “YumYum Award”. Using the Red Velvet Cupcake as the test subject (for no reason other than it’s my favorite), we’re judging based on moistness, flavor, frosting, and that overall melt-in-your-mouth factor. The contenders, in no particular [...]
Filed under: American, Bakery, Chelsea, Date Places, Dessert, Lower East Side, West Village | Tagged: baked goods nyc, bakeries, best cupcakes in new york, best cupcakes in NYC, best of, billy's bakery, billy's cupcakes, buttercup, buttercup bakery, crumbs, crumbs bakery, crumbs cupcakes, cupcakes, magnolia, magnolia's, new york cupcakes, NYC cupcakes, NYC Dessert, sugar sweet sunshine | 3 Comments »
Posted on January 7, 2009 by justNYC
Shake Shack 366 Columbus Ave at 77th St Pricing: Cheap Venue: Sit Down / Take Out Cuisine: Burger Joint Favorite Dish(es): Strawberry Milkshake ($5.25), French Fries ($2.75) People have been waiting for the opening of the new uptown Shake Shack for, well… as long as they typically wait in line at the original location in [...]
Filed under: American, Burgers, Cheap, Dessert, Sit Down, Take Out, Upper West Side | Tagged: best, Best Burger, best upper west side restaurants, Burger Wars, Burgers, Cheeseburgers, fast food, nyc restaurants, Shake Shack, Shake Shack upper west side, Upper, Upper West Side, Upper West Side restaurants | 3 Comments »
Posted on September 6, 2008 by justNYC
Gyu Kaku 34 Cooper Sq, between Astor Pl and 4th St (212) 475-2989 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: Japanese (and some Korean) Favorite Dish(es): Kalbi ($12 each), Chicken Bibimbop ($9), S’mores ($4 each, dessert) This is a large, upscale, wannabe-trendy West Coast chain Japanese restaurant across from Cooper Union in Astor Place. Each [...]
Filed under: BBQ, Date Places, Dessert, Drinks, East Village, Japanese, Not Cheap, Sit Down | Tagged: astor place, cooper union, east village japanese, Gyu Kaku, gyukaku, japanese bbq, japanese restaurants, new york japanese, smores nyc, union square restaurants | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 30, 2008 by justNYC
203 E 10th St, between 1st and 2nd Ave (212) 995-9511 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: Dessert, Dessert Bar Favorite Dish(es): Blueberry Trifle, Chocolate Tart (Prix Fixe, $12) This is a tiny little “Dessert Bar” near St Marks that has become popular as a date and happy hour spot, and usually has a [...]
Filed under: Bakery, Date Places, Dessert, Drinks, East Village, Not Cheap, Sit Down | Tagged: Chickalicious, Chikalicious, Date Places NYC, Dessert Bar, Downtown Dessert Places, East Village, Japanese Dessert, NYC Dessert, Prix Fixe, St Marks Place | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 3, 2008 by justNYC
2290 Broadway, at 83rd St (212) 579-5959 Pricing: Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: American Deli Favorite Dish(es): Hot Pastrami sandwich ($10) ; Hot Dog ($2.50) Although NYC is famous for its traditional kosher delis (Katz’s, Carnegie, 2nd Ave), we think Artie’s on the Upper West Side is the best all around. The portions are generous [...]
Filed under: American, Cheap, Dessert, Sit Down, Upper West Side | Tagged: American, Cheap, Delis, Diners, Kosher, Sandwiches, Sit Down, Upper West Side | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 2, 2008 by justNYC
Little Pie Company 109 E. 42nd St (in Grand Central basement Food Court) (212) 983-3538 424 W. 43rd St, between 9th and 10th Ave (212) 736-4780 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Take Out Cuisine: Dessert, Pies & Cakes Favorite Dish(es): Florida Key Lime Pie, Southern Pecan Pie, Peach Pie, Sour Cream Apple Walnut Pie I first [...]
Filed under: Bakery, Dessert, Midtown East, Midtown West, Not Cheap, Take Out | Tagged: Bakery, Dessert, Midtown West, Not Cheap, Pie, Take Out | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 2, 2008 by justNYC
195 Grand St, between Mott & Mullberry Sts (212) 226-6150 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: Baked goods, coffee, bar Favorite Dish(es): “Death by” Chocolate Truffle Cake, Strawberry Daiquiri This is one of those famous historic Italian bakeries in Little Italy that you’d expect to see in a date movie. It’s a large two-story [...]
Filed under: Date Places, Dessert, Italian, Little Italy, Not Cheap, Sit Down | Tagged: Date Places, Dessert, Downtown West, Drinks, Italian Bakery, Little Italy, Not Cheap, Sit Down | Leave a Comment »
