The dive bar is a unique American drinking institution. Sure, there are shabby, well-worn bars the world over, but there’s something about the sticky floors, the graffiti-tagged bathroom walls, the wine selection that is “red” or “white,” and how the main room looks better with the lights off. Visiting dive bars in NYC make you […]
Author: David Farley
The Best Indian Restaurants in NYC: 11 Hot Spots
It was back in 1918 when the first of the Indian restaurants in NYC first fired up its curry-making stove burners on West 42nd Street. Since that time, the Indian food scene in the Big Apple has greatly expanded. And gotten much, much better. It evolved into affordable buffets that were sprinkled throughout nearly every […]
Culinary Landmarks: 12 Iconic Old-School Restaurants in New York City
Leave New York for a year or two and it will have changed. Restaurants, cafes, and bars come and go like a natural migration. But there are a handful of old-school restaurants in New York City that are culinary landmarks—places everyone should visit if you really want to take a bite of the big apple.The […]
Sizzlingly Spicy: The Top Thai Restaurants in NYC
Ask any New Yorker who has been here longer than a decade for the best Thai restaurants in NYC, and they will undoubtably point you towards Queens, specifically Elmhurst. And this is still the epicenter of Thai fare in New York. But, about 10 years ago, amplified by a trend serving the cuisine of Isan, […]
Our 10 Favorite Restaurants in Jersey City
Want to know a secret? Jersey City is a great dining destination. Forever overshadowed by being so close to New York City, this town of a quarter of a million people has quietly been producing remarkable, off-the-radar restaurants. And it’s just across the Hudson River, literally one subway station away from the West Village. […]
Eat Your Way Through the Best Mexican Restaurants in New York City
Only a few decades ago, it was hard to find many options for Mexican restaurants in New York City. However, around 10 years ago, a number of new restaurants and street carts began firing up their tortilla-warming griddles for the first time. Why? There’s no consensus, but it’s not a coincidence that Mexicans have been […]
The Best Cocktail Bars in NYC: 11 Places with Unforgettable Drinks
New York City is a drinking town. There are bars of every stripe here: dive bars, generic Irish pubs, wine bars, craft breweries, sake bars, and drinking dens that specialize in specific spirits such as mezcal, gin, or absinthe. But what about the best cocktail bars in NYC? Indeed, New York has some of the […]
The 12 Best Coffee Shops in NYC (By Neighborhood)
The coffee scene in New York City is, you could say, fully brewed. There are organically grown hipster coffee spots, small companies from California and Australia, and iconic brands from Colombia—all serving freshly roasted, high-quality coffee that will put to shame any ubiquitous corporate coffee chains. Skip the blue-and-white Greek-themed paper cups of bodega coffee […]
The 10 Best Luxury Hotels in NYC
New York City and luxury are pretty much synonymous. If you’re in this city of nearly nine million denizens and you have a chunk of money to burn, the Big Apple will hand you a torch. And there is nowhere better to throw some money at a swanky posh hotel room than Gotham City. This […]
Guide to the Best Museums in NYC
New York City is the financial center of the United States. It’s the mecca for theater. It’s one of the best restaurant cities on the planet. It’s the cultural capital of the United States. And it is home to a large collection of the world’s greatest museums. You could spend a year of weekends visiting […]
