XR Bar August 4, 2001[CLOSED] What’s going on here? Good question. We’re not sure the proprietors of XR Bar know either. What’s...
Kelly’s August 4, 2001[CLOSED] My god, make the boredom stop! Something, anything. When people mention words like generic, derivative and horribly...
Copper Lounge August 4, 2001[CLOSED] A mighty roar went up on the UES when Sweet Melissa’s closed its doors. OK, we did...
Caffe dell’Artista August 4, 2001[CLOSED] Back before the day of the coffee superchain, there were coffeehouses that catered to the hip and...
Caffè Buon Gusto (Sutton) August 4, 2001[CLOSED] The sheer number of Italian restaurants in NYC is staggering. Add Caffè Buon Gusto to the heap,...
Pizzeria Uno (Upper East Side) August 4, 2001[CLOSED] One of six of this chain of Chicago style pizza joints in Manhattan, this one is particularly...
Vespa August 4, 2001[CLOSED] A crowded little Italian place on the UES. Sound familiar? It is. The funny thing is, we...
Taco & Tortilla King August 4, 2001[CLOSED] One of life’s great mysteries is the proliferation of Chinese Mexican joints around the city of Manhattan....
Cafe S•F•A August 4, 2001[CLOSED] The perfect place to lunch with the ladies. Any males within a thousand feet of this place...
St. Mark’s Ale House August 4, 2001[CLOSED] We’re not sure there was a huge outcry for a brightly-lit sports bar in this neighborhood, but...
Who’s On First August 4, 2001[CLOSED] One of the original kiddy joints on 1st Avenue, Who’s On First has somehow survived the slaughter...
Provence August 4, 2001[CLOSED] Who doesn’t love the French? Well, that can of worms aside, who doesn’t love comfortable restaurants with...
Spada August 4, 2001[CLOSED] You’re not going to be blown away. You’re probably not even going to remember what the place...
Eatery August 4, 2001[CLOSED] We don’t know how to explain it, but this place feels like home. OK, it feels like...
NV/289 Bar Lounge August 4, 2001[CLOSED] Places like this would normally annoy the living crap out of us. Bug-eyed bouncers look at you...
The Parlour August 4, 2001[CLOSED] Apparently there is a restaurant attached to this Irish bar. We had no idea. That aside, this...
Café Centro August 4, 2001[CLOSED] Smack dab in the middle of the swirling crowds of Grand Central and the gateway to Midtown,...
Nice Guy Eddie’s August 4, 2001 [CLOSED – Now Boulton & Watt] One part alternative sports bar, one part East Village pool joint, Eddie...