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...
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...
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....
Lucy’s August 24, 2020A classic East Village dive by any definition, Lucy’s has been a mainstay in the neighborhood for three...
The Central Bar May 4, 2020[CLOSED] A generic bar name for a generic sports bar. Seems fitting. Because someone actually sat around thinking...
Boulton & Watt May 31, 2019[CLOSED] The last time I was in this space it was an awful mish-mash sports dive bar called...
Hunan Slurp May 9, 2019Generally you like your restaurants to have appetizing names. You know, names that evoke velvety richness, or hominess....
Miss Lily’s 7A Cafe April 17, 2019I’ve been to Jamaica. I’ve been to Turks & Caicos. That doesn’t make me special per se, but...
Amor y Amargo April 4, 2019Being a bar in NYC must be tough. First, there are like a million of them. Second, even...
The Penny Farthing March 15, 2019There are bars out there that you only end up in late at night and can’t seem to...
Cooper’s Craft & Kitchen – East Village November 28, 2018It’s only in recent years that I learned about what the heck a “cooper” is. And now I...
Drexler’s November 11, 2018[CLOSED] Fancy doesn’t usually fly in the East Village. Or maybe that’s my 1995 brain talking. But, as...
Avenida Cantina October 26, 2018[CLOSED] Who doesn’t love a taco? Well, apparently like everyone online who has ever been to this joint....
The Summit Bar October 5, 2018There was a time when Avenue C was a place where you’d be more likely to score crack...
Momofuku Noodle Bar – NY September 5, 2018Momofuku, muthafucker! Yessiree, this is the original restaurant in the Momofuku empire. Ok, calling it an empire is...
Holiday Cocktail Lounge August 22, 2018I’ve probably walked by this Hobbit-lookin’ dump a thousand times in my wanderings over the past twenty years....
Root & Bone August 3, 2018[CLOSED] I will admit that I was not entirely sober when I ate at Root & Bone. Granted,...
