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Name: Tijuana Picnic. Open: Tonight. Height: About 10 feet. Weight: That’s ridiculous. Nobody weighs restaurants. Location: The Lower East Side. From: The dudes behind, between them, Acme, the Happiest Hour and Indochine. Specialty: Mexican with a few twists and turns and tacos, and tequila-fueled party nights. Now just behold its splendor in our
Fun fact: Adalya is the name of an ancient port in Turkey. Our apologies if you’re an authority on ancient Turkish ports and that seemed patronizing to you. Related: say hey to Adalya, a low-slung Gramercy hideaway of post-work Mediterranean goodness. She’s open now. Bottom line on this: it’s where the post-work drink turns into post-work duck breast and
“Viagra is like Disneyland. An hour-long wait for a two-minute ride.” —Confucius ... Or maybe he didn’t do the fortune cookies at Red Stixs, a cheeky, sweeping spot for high-level Chinese by way of the Hamptons, open now in Midtown. These guys just opened the first of these out in Water Mill over the summer, and much like yourself, now they’re here. Let’s
Food It’s a New Day In the year 2015, there’ll be vast, hours-long dedications to waffles, alcoholized tomato juice and portmanteaus. They’ll call these sessions “brunch,” and these will be the best of them for your New Year’s Day.
Great news. We’ve found the restaurant and lounge of the year. So far, anyway. It’s called Hunt & Fish Club, and it’s two capital-G Grand floors of steak, former sea life and current cocktails. The doors part tonight. What you’re to expect here is an old-school, conspicuous-consumption (of meat, and all things, really) vibe. Think Delmonico’s,
The Place: Mission Chinese Food. It’s Mission Chinese Food, so you know it. And it’s been resurrected after an unceremonious forced closure in 2013. Here’s what the hype’s said... and what the reality is. The Hype: It’s less divey than before. The Reality: Uh-huh. Think classy version of a classic Chinatown spot now. Big round tables with pink
Some guy is opening a colossal Midtown restaurant tonight. Allegedly he’s a big deal. His name’s, what was it? Ralph Lauren or something like that? Sounds made-up. Anyway, take a look at The Polo Bar, an astonishingly spot-on titan of an erudite dining experience from the crown prince of Americana, opening tonight. Horses. Sorry if that
Sorry, things that live in the Mediterranean. But you don’t really stand a chance once people get a load of this... It’s Santina, a date-like ode to the Italian coastline and all its seafaring nourishment from the trio responsible for Torrisi/Carbone/ZZ’s Clam Bar. It’s open now at the very foot of the High Line. The Lobster Catalan is righteous.
Food Cherub Rock In the year 1015, Valentine’s Day dinners were primitive, involved flagons of mead and didn’t exist. In 2015, you’re luckier. Especially since you’re about to be privy to the city’s most romantic tables right... now. The Piano Table at Mezzrow You require: Something dedicated to your date. You’ll receive: A piano-side seat for
Words that describe today: Monday. Bummer. Fried. Chicken. Getting. Better. Thanks to Pies ‘n’ Thighs, which, against all odds, is a place with fried chicken and pie. It’s now open on the LES. You’ve likely crossed paths with the Southern cooking par excellence at these guys’ Williamsburg location. This one’s a little different. Where Williamsburg’s
