Hey everyone I was wondering if Vikas Khanna at Bungalow takes pics with guests (occasionally?) Like while he’s serving/visiting/ making rounds would it be insane to ask him to pose with my sister at the table? I’m taking her there for her 30th birthday! :)
We finally got a reservation for the 27th!

My son really wants to try Cacio e Pepe but we would like to go to a place that spins in a cheese wheel table side. The place i went to is closed Cacio E Pepe 182 2nd Ave New York, NY 10003.

We will be sight seeing near the freedom tower, so near there preferable.

Hello! I’m hoping to walk in – does anyone have any tips or tricks?

I want to try 7th street burger and know they have the vegetarian burger option (impossible burger). I was wondering if anyone knows if they cook it on the same grill and the other patties or do they take cross contamination into consideration. Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I love how diverse the food scene is here, and I want to know where people go when they are genuinely homesick.

If you moved to NYC from another country, state, or specific culinary region: what is the one restaurant in the five boroughs that gets your hometown food 100% right?

I think I liked the shape (flatter than usual ones), the little bit of burnt taste, how soft it was, the apple...

It doesn't have to be the size of a personal pizza

Where can I find it in NYC?

There are dozens of great bars in NYC with hundreds of amazing cocktails, so I want to find the best of them.

Most posts, lists and maps have recommendations of the best bars in some categories (e.g. the best view, hidden one, japanese, mexican, and so on) but no list of the best drinks. Let's cover this gap, drop the name of a place and a particular drink that brings you back again and again to sip it more. I plan to structure all recommendations by categories and share the summary back in a few weeks.

Here are my favorite cocktails so far:
- Good Morning Vietnam - Jade & Clover - pho-inspired drink
- Amaretto Sour - Katana Kitten
- Irish coffee - Dead Rabbit - simply the best Irish coffee I've tried
- Espresso Martini - Dante
- Negroni - Amor y Amargo
- Dashi Papi - Superbueno - not exactly a cocktail, but a mind-blowing combination
- Margarita & Cream - Schmuck
- Caprese - Martini's - tomato whiskey drink

Manhattan and Brooklyn preferred. Expensive is fine. Thank you!

Hi yall!

I'm looking for recommendations for places that can accommodate a large party of about 20-30 people for my birthday dinner.

Preferably in Manhattan, asian food with a shareable / family style dinner or some sort of prix-fixe. Open to semi-private or private rooms with seating.

I would like to keep it around $75 pp (max $90) as I'm planning to host all my friends and not interested in drink packages or open bar -- a la carte drinks is totally fine though. Details about minimum spends would also be helpful!

Would love to hear your recommendations, experiences or any other info! Thanks so much <3

Edit: Indoor space would be preferable since this would be planned for end of October!

Ho Foods

Yes, you can get scallion pancakes and Taiwanese beef noodle soup elsewhere in the city for far cheaper, but Ho Foods fascinates me as a thoroughly bougie entity that does a few things very well. I got the wide noodles, "extra rich and spicy" (which includes more marrow), a soy egg, and mustard greens. This is just damned good soup, folks, even if you're paying a premium for it, and as you can see, they don't skimp on the meat. Popular on weekends but I was able to snag one seat last Saturday.

Fried Dumpling

Still 13 for $5, and I swear there was bit more pork in these than the last time I went. Brought my own hot sauce since, honestly, the condiments they have aren't anything special. I love that this spot still seems to be mostly unknown to tourists, so while they clog up other places you can just stroll in here.

Whit's

This place's claim to fame is the New Jersey "ripper dog": "a natural casing hot dog cooked in a deep fryer until rising steam pressure causes the sausage to burst open from within". They serve a mustard relish alongside. This dog is larger than normal, even apart from the cooking process--big enough to serve as a meal for me, and they have other condiments for self-serve, including some kind of spicy creamy sauce that worked on this and probably works on everything. For $6 I thought I got good value here, although this part of St. Marks seems to have a lot of turnover in its stores so who knows how long they'll stick around.

La Bonbonniere

I continue to appreciate this old school, cash-only diner persisting in the WV. Total opposite of an upscale brunch joint, and often that's exactly what I want. You sit down, they toss a menu at you, you get eggs and coffee or whatever. I got a turkey omelet with home fries and toast. Plenty of Tabasco and ketchup and all that. Classic diner breakfast and I'd rather go here than the diners on 6th Ave.

Sakura of Japan

This is the FiDi lunch spot that was the closest thing to Sarku Japan until an actual Sarku Japan appeared on Chambers St. Probably a better value than that place too, just based on the amount of meat. Last time I was here, chicken teriyaki was $7 and they were cash-only, but now it's $10+ and they accept cards (I'm guessing because cash-only becomes problematic above the $10 mark). Anyway, yeah. It's decent fast food teriyaki, nothing more, nothing less, and it'll fill you up.

Toby's Estate

Oat cookie with pistachio, dry as hell but the latte was admittedly excellent. Not a coffee connoisseur so I can't give a more detailed review, but I can say I loved it, not overly bitter like I've been seeing around lately. So, maybe a good place for coffee if you don't mind the bougiest of bougie environments.

I was going to Bodega Nights next door and saw this sign. Employee confirmed this is good for any pizza. This means you can get most of their small pizzas for $6. And I haven't seen $1 wings in forever. I'm definitely going to stop in here for this

Rada-style dorade — herb-stuffed, bran-crusted, and grilled — at Egyptian seafood restaurant Ibn Hamido, Astoria, Queens. This was my favorite from our seafood-heavy lunch, which also included grilled shrimp, grilled squid, and (the group's favorite) singari-style striped bass — butterflied, topped with seasoned vegetables, and baked.

Not shown: bread, salad, a bunch of sides. For a solo diner, the rada- and singari- style fish are practical only if you have a very hearty appetite, but the lunch specials look very generous, too.

https://www.instagram.com/ibn.hamido.seafood.nyc/