Red Farm – West Village

          (Pork & Crab Soup Dumplings)                       (Spicy Crispy Beef)                                   (Shrimp and Snow Pea Leaf Dumplings) Wow. Definitely one of my new favorite restaurants in the City. Ones you tried the dumplings here, it will be hard to find other places where you will still enjoy them. They are vary…

Eataly Manzo – Flatiron

  (Carne Cruda) This restaurant is located inside the Eataly supermarket. It is one of the more formal dining experience within the 4 other restaurants located at Eataly. The menus mainly focuses on Meat however, some fish and vegetarian dishes are also present. Meat lovers should definitely try this place. One can not make a…

Balaboosta – Nolita

                   (Daily Ceviche )                                            (Hummus)                                                (Grilled wild Branzino) Such a lovely and simple place with crazy good food: perfect for a dinner or lunch with friends. Each dish brings out a wide variety of new flavors as they combine the Mediterranean and Middle eastern cuisine.  I would recommend to share as many…

Nougatine Jean George – Upper West Side

(Veal Milanese) This place is very classy and elegant with an client base of mainly business men and women at lunch time. Thus, it is a really good place to enjoy delicious fine cuisine accompanied with class and style. During the week they offer the lunch Tasting menu that includes an appetizer, entree and desert…

Don Bogam – KTown

This is for sure my favorite place for Korean BBQ. IT has a nice atmosphere as you sit “under the table”, the service is really good and the meat is amazing. All meat and fish dishes are prepared right in front of you at your table. Everything is to share and the little appetizers/ side…

16 Handels – Chelsea/ Soho/ East Village …

This spot is a  frozen yogurt chain super famous in NYC and thus a classic. Originally there were 16 handles for 16 different flavors, today each store has different flavors you can try and choose from. After pouring you cup full of flavors you can choose a huge variety of different toppings, from fruits, sweets,…

La Esquina – Nolita

(Chips and La Esquinas own Salsa Roja & Grilled Cheese) This restaurant is such a fun place for a late night dinner with music and good friends. The Mexican food is classy and super tasty and flavorful while the accompanied Margarita Pinchas keep you going and amused. I would recommend to share the dishes as…

Smorgasburg – Brooklyn

                         (Spicy Tuna Sashimi Tacco & Mexican Mango & Hibiscus Slushy)                    (Beef and Duck Bun)   This is a different and exciting location for sure. Smorgasburg  is a market not a restaurant, which is only open on…

Rosemary´s – West Village

     (Zucchini, Tomato, Oregano)               (Tuna Cruda)                                            (Focaccia Taleggio Tartufi) This place is a really nice place to have brunch at the weekends or lunch within the week. Its Italian cuisine is really delicious and you can choose from healthy as well as unhealthy treats. My recommendation is to share the dishes not only because…

Han Dynasty – East Village

(Beef Long Hot Pepper Style) This is a really good spot in the city to eat some simple Chinese food. Even though its simple, it is also super tasty and fresh. I would always recommend this restaurant over any other Chinese restaurant in Chinatown as this is an authentic place rather then a touristic one….