The Pit Portuguese BBQ March 7, 2024I’m wondering if The Pit is the best name for a joint that serves food. It’s like when...
American Whiskey January 27, 2024For years there were very few options near MSG and Penn Station that didn’t either feel like you...
12th Street Ale House January 9, 2024This is a bar. Which may seem obvious. But I’ve been in plenty of joints that claim claim...
Le Souk January 6, 2024Is this a restaurant or an antique / tchotchke store? Or maybe it’s both? One will never know...
Szechuan Mountain House – Manhattan December 19, 2023It’s been a minute since I’ve hung out on St. Mark’s. But I was happy to see the...
Webster Hall November 18, 2023I’m not sure I knew Webster Hall was a concert venue until pretty late in life. To me...
Hot Bagels Abroad Montclair October 31, 2023If you’ve ever been to a bagel joint in New Jersey, you kind of know what you’re in...
Pilgrim Diner September 27, 2023Maybe we should call this the Pilgrim Diner II (Electric Boogaloo). Revamped and refreshed after a pretty long...
Two Boots – East Village September 14, 2023Hey, Johnny, do you like spicy pizza? Yes, spicy. Because that’s exactly what you’ll get at Two Boots....
Turtle + the Wolf September 6, 2023Ms. Hipster and I celebrated a joint birthday some time ago. A few folks were kind enough to...
Livingston Diner August 7, 2023I’m not sure what circumstances brought us this low. I believe it was after a very late doctor’s...
The Cast Iron Pot Signature July 23, 2023Hipster Jr. Jr. is pretty much into anything and everything Korean. Thus our day trip to Fort Lee,...
Benny Tudino’s Pizzeria June 21, 2023I once ate at Benny Tudino’s in 1995. It was some time after midnight. But it might have...
Butter & Jam June 1, 2023Hipster Jr. Jr. thinks brunch is stupid. We had a whole discussion about it the other day, and...
Urban Chicken – Montclair April 20, 2023Look, man, I don’t want to besmirch the help at Urban Chicken. Mostly because the chicken they produce...
NAYA – Midtown West March 3, 2023I guess everything is Chipotle now. Though in the case of Naya, it’s the Chipotle version of their...
Egan & Sons February 27, 2023I’m still a little at a loss as to what a gastropub is. I guess it’s like a...
Scala del Nonna February 15, 2023I’ve walked by this joint a million times. I think perhaps it was Japanese at one point. It...