The Meatball Shop – (Italian, American) Lower East Side

The Meatball Shop 84 Stanton St (between Allen St & Orchard St) New York, NY 10002 Neighborhood: Lower East Side (212) 982-8895 www.themeatballshop.com Good things come to those who eat LATE! This spot is usually jampacked during regular or post-drinking hours alike, but a small crew of hungry eaters came here to munch around 1 [...]

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Truck

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 [...]

Bouchon Bakery – Dessert, Midtown West (Columbus Circle)

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 [...]

Food Destination: Ithaca, New York (upstate)

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 [...]

CUPCAKE WARS!

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 [...]

Shake Shack – Burgers, Upper West Side

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 [...]

Gyu Kaku – Japanese (Yakitori BBQ), East Village

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 [...]

Chikalicious – Dessert, East Village

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 [...]

Artie’s Delicatessen – American, Upper West Side

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 [...]

Little Pie Company – Dessert, Midtown East (Grand Central) / Midtown West

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 [...]

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