What happens in New York?
This is a short story, it's called "Outdoor Dining Sucks and So Do You." By Eric Adams.
westawants we wuv:
1/ Rezdora
2/ Crown Shy
3/ Oxalis
4/ bar pitti
5/ Yakitori Torishin
6/ Manhatta
7/ Pietro Nolita
8/ Buvette
9/ Llama Inn
10/ Hibino
10/ (closed) Gentle Perch
40 worth reviewing; Alphabetically:
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Aita (Crown Heights) - Pasta is eh, vibe decent. Went w/ dad 1 Lauren 2
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Au Cheval (Tribeca) - Ok Burger - fine establishment.
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Boucherie (Union Square) - Feel like you’re in a New York version of Paris. good food.
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Buvette (Greenwich Village) - Eggs something unearthly, lovely space, favorite kind of cafe.
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Buttermilk Channel (Carroll Gardens) - Delicious x 3. Chicken fried perfect, slaw, waffles. Popovers I’ve never seen before. Packaged really well for pickup. (Togo) fuckin terrific waffle, good chx sandwich
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Claudette (Washington Square Park) - Underwhelming, unexciting burger but very cute restaurant for Hamptons oldies.
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Court Street Grocer (Carroll Gardens) - Always top line sandwiches. Good brekky sandwich
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Crown Shy (FIDI) - Really great lettuce with shaved radish. Amazing dressing and sunflower. Lemon-thinner-than-paper in the asparagus salad. Delicious apple sorbet like biting into one.
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Da Andrea - Cozy little Italian joint between Union Square and Washington Square. Outside the film screening.
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Esposito’s (Carroll Gardens) - Top-tier old school deli. Eggplant parm to take home should be available everywhere to everyone.
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Fausto (Park Heights) - Exactly good but don’t even remember the meal.
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Frankie’s Spuntino 457 (Carroll Gardens) - A neighborhood restaurant to be proud of.
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French Louie (Boreum Hill) - Above average radish and butter.
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Frenchette - Is this a hot dog or a steak? Very cute place though.
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Gage & Tollner - Enough already. Beautiful restaurant, food mediocre. Martini lock.
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Gentle Perch (East Williamsburg) - Beef that slid off the bone. Suku drink always delicious. Amazing Chicken w/ waffles shaped like fish. (Closed 2021)
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Gramercy Tavern (Gramercy Park) - Professional tavern worthy of another visit.
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Gueros Tacos (Park Slope) - Gringo tacos for sure, but tacos were done with a little more care than average ish. (Closed 2021) Can still get at.
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Hibino (Brooklyn Heights) - Felt like real Japan.
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Hi Hi Room (Carroll Gardens) - Consistently delicious sandwiches, sliders, fries. Comfort food and fun vibrant atmosphere. (Closed 2023)
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Jacks Wife Freda - Worse than terrible.
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Joseph Leanord - the antidote to JWF, was served the penultimate “french toast”
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Kesté (FIDI) - Certainly as good as it is claimed or known to be. Very savory each night more savory than the last.
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La Rina - Really terrific Italian meal. Contemporary.
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Lore (Park Slope) - Park Slope exactly.
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Llama Inn (Williamsburg) - Peruvian elegante, potatoes three ways that taste like a firework. Lots of tang in the dishes.
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Lucali (Carroll Gardens) - Probably the best gourmet large pie of all time. Milky cheese.
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Maison Yaki (Prospect Heights) - Love made the skewers cheap (Closed).
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Manhatta (FIDI) - Really terrific food, especially the cutesy lobster roll. Unbeatable view and yumm drinks.
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The Terrace (Times Square) - Setting was unforgettably gorgeous, perfect for a fancy date. And actually quite a real good steak.
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Olmsted (Prospect Heights) - Very weird flavors and worth every penny.
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Oxalis (Crown Heights) - Fuxkin mackerel to start was the second piece of fish I ever loved. Michelin Fichelin EARNED (n/a drink program like off the hook)
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Pasta Louise (Park Slope) - Good.
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Pastis (Chelsea) - HIGHLY enjoyable and lively.
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Pietro Nolita (LES) - Pasta incredible tiramisu to bring home in a pan--was Best 'su in the City. Pink bright jivey.
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Pasta Louise (Park Slope) - Good.
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Provini (Park Slope) - Had a risotto cream dream. Italian, great neighborhood treat.
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La Pecora Bianca - Old reliable in a pinch. Good food, welcoming atmosphere.
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Queensyard (Hudson Yards) - Forgettable but beautiful space.
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Red Hook Tavern (Red Hook) - (Bib) The cheese was glazed to the burger cooked perfectly. The bun was crispy AND spongy. Kale salad was scrumptious. Fish and chips were the ideal.
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Rocco's Steakhouse - king it, homey had the escort one seat over
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Sweet Chick - locations, them buoys run the doordash show.
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PJ Clarke's (on the Hudson) - Bar so big you can dine in peace, guaranteed.