Trading SpacesTransforming a staid brasserie into a high-style destination takes more than just a revamped menu, name, and interior. It needs a whole new outl […]
Pass the ButterPart restaurant, part nightclub, this wood-paneled new hot spot tries to please both foodies and scenesters. It’s so ambitious that it just migh […]
Ritz CracklerCombining Greenmarket produce with Continental flair, Atelier is shooting off sparks at the new Ritz hotel on Central Park South.
Smoke and MirrorsDanny Meyer is trying to conjure up the ultimate New York barbecue joint – a feat no one else has ever pulled off. But are all his high-tech sm […]
Fanning the FlameStephen Hanson – the P. T. Barnum of the restaurant world – has turned his attention to Italian food. Needless to say, his new osteria, Fiamma […]
Meet’s MarketGansevoort Street is shifting from a hot spot into tired culinary territory. But Meet – with
subtle, delicate food and good feng shui – turns […]
Fallen IdolDashing, temperamental, but still revered – a little like Lord Byron with a whisk – David Bouley reopens his flagship restaurant, Bouley. Can […]
Second HelpingsA new Patroon has reopened in midtown, and while the old one’s bull-market mantra was “nothing succeeds like excess,” the new version cultivates […]
Smith & FressenThe Lower East restaurant boom continues: Boldface names are already flocking to Brian McNally’s retro-eighties boîte, and a Ludlow Street […]
Bid ‘Em UpIt took a while for the critic’s paddle to start waving happily, but Bid – located in the bowels of Sotheby’s – has raised the bar and broug […]
Club MedDon’t mistake Marseille for a brasserie – it’s as nuanced as the Mediterranean town it’s named for; Moda delivers Italy, but with side trips to […]
Roll Playing A seemingly infinite variety of irresistible rice-paper rolls, redolent of coriander or lemongrass, signals Nam’s authenticity; fusion – some […]
Tongue TwistersAt Papillon, Paul Liebrandt (late of Atlas) has built himself another culinary thrill ride. Though the meek of palate may want to get off, gastr […]
Ground HeroOne more reason to go to TriBeCa: The Harrison, a neighborhood restaurant of the classic old school.
Where To Eat Now 2002Maybe it’s my own warped perspective, but trundling around town these days on my gastronomic rounds, I’ve detected a subtle shift in the culina […]
Look at MiFusion tricks take center stage at countless restaurants, but at Mi you’ll taste a truly magical performance – thanks to chef Gary Robins’s sle […]
Class ActLa Caravelle may have a fancy nouvelle menu, but at this venerable institution, you really ought to study the classics.
On the VergéMedi brings famed chef Roger Vergé to New York for the first time. But his delicate touch is hard to find at Rockefeller Center.
Danzón FoolThe grand tradition of the gregarious, welcoming host lives on at two new eateries fronted by two familiar faces.
Man OverboardA restaurant that looks – and
acts – like a club, Man Ray is surely a place to see and be seen. But is it a
place to eat?
Moderne ArtAt DB Bistro Moderne, his informal new theater-district boîte, Daniel Boulud starts by repositioning the humble hamburger as the ultimate […]
Subway SeriesThe Blue Ribbon empire has expanded to Brooklyn. But can the unique charm of the original survive the trip?
Taxi FareLooking for a culinary trip? Follow that cab.
The Rule of RawJewel Bako is looking for a few good sushi lovers, the kind who will happily compete over who has the strictest standards and the most discrimin […]
Fly to MidwaySure, it might be trendy, but the elegant cooking and recession-ready prices at Midway will make you hope that this is one fad that lasts.
Rare CommodityLeave those new theme-park steakhouses to socialites on the Zone; for serious meat eaters, MarkJoseph Steakhouse delivers the real deal, authent […]
Say CheesesHandcrafted cheese and exotic fondues take center stage at Artisanal; at D’Artagnan, the new foie gras emporium, you can’t be too rich or too fatty.
Mama’s BoyBeppe is chock-full of recipes from Cesare Casella’s Italian family kitchen. He calls it “Free Range Tuscan Country Cooking.” We call it good.
Arts and CraftAttention, master builders: Tom Colicchio’s Craft offers a do-it-yourself take on gourmet dining, which can lead to a well-constructed meal – o […]
Fashion VictimVirot, in the Dylan Hotel, is attempting to ride the final crest of the chic-hotel-restaurant wave. Unfortunately, the food will leave you swamped.
The WastelandOnce again the question must be asked: Can serious diners find bliss north of 61st Street on the West Side? Is the pope Italian?
Dutch TreatNobody goes to the Netherlands for the food, so NL has brought updated lowland cuisine – the first in 350 years – to us. Peter Stuyvesant woul […]
Hog WildPork aficionados, take note: The best roast pig in town (not to mention quite a few other equally alluring Portuguese dishes) is now within spit […]
Tedium RareTuscan Steak doesn’t just smell like meat, it smells like money. And while it might be good for business, it’s not all that appetizing. Jimmy’s […]
Roll PlayingPart dockside shanty, part upscale seafood boîte, Mary’s Fish Camp on West Fourth Street appeals to the inner lobsterman lurking in every […]
Nan StarterTo curry favor with uptown palates, Ada has translated Indian classics into a French format. But instead of receiving a passage to India, diners […]
Go Go CrazyThe light flavors at Chinatown’s first nouvelle dim sum joint, Dim Sum Go Go, could keep you feasting for hours. There’s nothing light, however, […]
English BeatTodd English’s high-wattage career began in Boston, and now he makes his first foray into Manhattan with Olives at the W Hotel. Be warned: His f […]
Sutton ImpactThe décor may still be the same, but the food at Le Périgord, that grand dame of East Side society dining, has undergone a dramati […]
Wild BoreAt noisy Chinghalle, Campagna’s Mark Strausman goes the comfort-food-and trendy-scene route in the meatpacking district.
Tapas ThisFlamenco dance away from that armoire: Chef Douglas Rodriguez has brought alluring Spanish bar food to ABC Carpet & Home.
Plaza, Not So SweetONEc.p.s. has taken up residence in the Plaza Hotel’s late Edwardian Room, and the old-world glamour has been replaced by wacky décor and […]
Put On a Hapsburg FaceAustrian cuisine dances into the West Village with Wallsé, where the flavors are light and complex, the schnitzel is golden, and the kn&o […]
Theater in the GroundBrasserie 8 1/2 is restaurant dining at its most Fellini-esque: a subterranean stage where the scene, not the food, is the […]
Spanish MainMeigas’s traditional but complex dishes will transport you to Spain. The tyrannical waiters – Galicia is famous for its dictators, too – are j […]
Nibbling DoubtsFor a certain kind of eater, nothing less than a pot roast will do. But Annisa, with its intimate setting and delicate flavors, scores a convert.
