Vespa August 4, 2001[CLOSED] A crowded little Italian place on the UES. Sound familiar? It is. The funny thing is, we...
Doc Holliday’s August 4, 2001Yet another honky-tonk, redneck bar that seems about as out of place in the East Village as a...
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....
Fanelli Cafe August 4, 2001Sometimes progress takes a backseat to tradition. Most of the time progress means bulldozing the past and paving...
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...
E.J.’s Luncheonette (Upper East Side) August 4, 2001E.J.’s is yet another brunch place with the retro look, where 95% of the clientele are too young...
White Horse Tavern August 4, 2001Look, I’m old. I can collect 125 years worth of dust on my chandeliers. You know Dylan Thomas,...
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...
Prohibition August 4, 2001It is rare for Mr. Hipster to review a place in which he has never been (there’s a...
Churrascaria Plataforma August 4, 2001Who wouldn’t be thrilled with the promise of all-you-can-eat meat (aside from those pesky vegans, vegetarians, PETA members,...
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 Gin Mill August 4, 2001Aah, those first couple of post-college years spent drinking Bud Light at 4 AM on Thursday nights… Ah,...
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,...