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Today marks the start of four straight days of rain. Drag. But it also marks the start of something that’s pretty much the total opposite of four straight days of rain. Something called Manila Social, a crush-worthy Filipino-ish date spot on a quiet corner in Williamsburg. It’s open now. For a time, this was a mere pop-up. Now the popping is
What do Communist legend Mao Zedong and a toreador have in common? A) They both fought bulls. B) They both ran China. C) They’re both on the wall of this place. Answer: Though we wish it were A, it is C. And that’s because it’s Tasca Chino, a Spanish restaurant combined with a Chinese restaurant to make one big Gramercy... restaurant. It’s opening
Did you know you’re going to lunch in the Bronx soon? Yeah, we’re as surprised as you. And yet, here we are. Talking about Hudson Garden Grill, a big box of sunshine and glorious lunches at the New York Botanical Garden, from expert restaurant-opener Stephen Starr. It’s open today. This is right in the middle of an honest-to-God arboretum. And right now,
That weekend just—it was here and it was wonderful and then it was gone. So quickly. Where’d it go? The only thing that could possibly soften the blow of its departure is Rebelle, a large patch of brick, light, wine and comely plates of French nourishment from the gentlemen of Pearl & Ash, opening tonight right next to that very establishment. The
Look, we’ve gotten pretty close, right? So we don’t think it’s too bold of us to assume you’d like, at some point soon, to be drinking under the warm sun by a river. Just tell us if we’ve overstepped our bounds on that one. If not, here’s Industry Kitchen, a waterfront behemoth of beer, cocktails and pretty much every kind of food, opening Monday near the
Bob Dylan sings about drinking rum in a Portugal bar with his wife, Sara, in... “Sara.” It’s off of Desire. Good stuff. Classic heartbreak tune. That should suffice for stage setting. So let’s learn from Lupulo, this big nautical Portuguese spot with a lot of beer, just opened in Chelsea by the guy behind Aldea. This is the kind of place that puts beer
It’s a great time to be a person who wants food right now. And who likes David Chang. And who’s reading this. Because you now know Maple, an app that gets you food concocted by David Chang in lightning-quick fashion. It just launched today for iPhone and Android. Disclaimer: this is only available from Chambers Street and below right now, so
You ever smelled something so rich and wonderful that it’s almost like you’ve already eaten it? Yeah, this place smells much better than that. Get up early for Dominique Ansel Kitchen, a three-pronged juggernaut of pastries, clandestine tastings and ice cream from the important baking man it’s named after. It just opened this morning in the West Village.
“I want a mojito.” —Federico García Lorca Just a hell of a poet that guy was. And he’d have loved Gardënia, the kind of airy Latin-Mediterranean spot where you can while away a whole damn day. It’s open now in the West Village. When you’ve got a date and there’s even a chance that date might be interested in talking with you over tuna tacos or a
Ugh, another day, another restaurant opening. Another perfect, delicious, charming restaurant opening that will invariably enrich your days and nights for the duration of its delightful existence. Gets old, doesn’t it? No. The correct answer is “No.” So avail yourself of Virginia’s, a rad little New American small-plates date spot from a bunch
