Category Archives: New York

Rules for Tri-State Italian food

Posted on 2024/03/30 by .

Piers emails me: You’re a NJ native and great at finding good restaurants. So what are the rules for finding good old school American Italian restaurants? Not like modern farm to table places full of natural light in Brooklyn or … Continue reading →

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Singaporean hawker centre in Manhattan

Posted on 2023/03/17 by .

Urban Hawker, On 135 W.50th, 17 vendors Here is a NYT review, good photos of the key dishes. The Hainanese chicken rice was amazing, worthy of Singapore, get it poached of course. Condiments! The Malaysian lontong was quite good, the … Continue reading →

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Cafe China – NYC

Posted on 2022/02/17 by .

Cafe China, web site, 59 W.37th St. NY, NY, 212-213-2810 [Google | NYMag | TripAdvisor | Ylp] Recently opened, still in “soft launch” phase. Sichuan, but fragrant rather than “knock your socks off hot.” The smoked tofu is amazing, the … Continue reading →

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Jungle Bird, NYC

Posted on 2019/06/12 by .

Jungle Bird, NYC, web site, 174 8th Avenue, New York, NY, 646-868-8422 [Google | Ylp] That is my brother’s new restaurant in Chelsea, southeast Asian food, it has made the Approval Matrix and after three weeks is already a big … Continue reading →

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Three Manhattan Places

Posted on 2016/10/17 by .

A few places to eat in Manhattan: Hatsuhana, very expensive sushi but outrageously good, (web site) 17 E. 48th Street. (TripAdvisor | NY Mag | NYT) Then try LoLo’s Seafood Shack up in Harlem (web site), 303 W. 116th Street, … Continue reading →

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The economics of diners in New York City

Posted on 2015/11/10 by .

They are disappearing, though still with a cluster in Queens, here is one trouble they are having: It costs as much as $4 million to open a new diner these days … compared to $500,000 for a higher-end restaurant, because … Continue reading →

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Six Rules for Dining Out

Posted on 2012/04/13 by .

Please see http://tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com/?page_id=2393 Related Posts:Hu Tieu Mi Lacay Cho LonPho Ga VangTruong TienKhisko Authentic Bolivian CuisineBanh Cuon Thang Long

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John Brown Smokehouse

Posted on 2012/02/25 by .

John Brown Smokehouse, web site, 25-08 37th Avenue (Crescent Street), Long Island City, Queens, NY, 718-361-0085 [NY Mag | NY Daily News | PigTrip | Yelp] photo credit: Dougtone Set in the middle of nowhere, these are the best burnt … Continue reading →

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Flushing bleg

Posted on 2011/12/16 by .

Where should we eat in Flushing, Queens, Sunday morning? Hsieh hsieh! Originally posted on Marginal Revolution – click to see comments and suggestions. Related Posts:The economics of diners in New York City

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New York tips: Tulsi, Jones Wood Foundry, Golden Mall

Posted on 2011/05/09 by .

1. Tulsi, web site, 211 E. 46th, between 1st and 2nd, New York, NY, 212-888-0820. The most authentic Indian food I’ve had in the U.S., ever, get the vegetables. Not a cheap mom and pop, but by Manhattan standards this … Continue reading →

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