My NYC Food Map

All those blue balloons are restaurants we have been to. You can click and see its name and a brief comment. The list follows below.

202 Café – Chelsea Market
75 9th Ave
Great brunch in Chelsea Market from Notting Hill, UK

5th Ave Chocolatiere
693 3rd Ave
Amazing chocolates

79 Street Boat Basin Cafe
79 West St & Hudson River
Awesome view of the Hudson River. Beautiful sunset. Junk food.

Adrienne's Pizza Bar
54 Stone St
Stone St, squared add-what-you-like pizza

Aldea
31 W 17th St
Amazing "arroz de pato", Portuguese restaurant

AOC Restaurant
314 Bleecker St
Great affordable French

Aperitivo
780 3rd Avenue
Great sandwiches around Midtown East

Ariyoshi
810 Broadway
Very traditional noodles, udon and sobas. Go for Ebi-ten / Nabeyaki udon

Aroma Espresso Bar
145 Greene St.
Iced-Cappuccino! Cute modern store

Art Polis Espresso
great coffee around Columbia University

Art Bar
52 Eighth Avenue
Good for drinks

Arte Cafe
106 W 73rd St
Interesting mix of Italian cuisine in a brownstone house

Aquavit
65 E 55th St
Scandinavian Food ex- Marcus Samuelsson

A Voce Columbus
10 Columbus Circle # 3
Great Italian, Columbus Circle view.

Azul
152 Stanton Street
Great Argentinian restaurant, good empanadas

The Backroom
102 Norfolk St
drinks served in teacups, a throwback to clandestine drinking during Prohibition.
Hard to find it.

Balthazar
80 Spring St
Soho - love love love, reservations are extremely necessary

Balducci's
81 8th Ave
Good cheese/sandwiches, finger food to bring home

Baluchi
224 E 53rd St
Indian Food

Bar Boulud
1900 Broadway New York
Gread French food around Lincoln Center

Barbaresco
843 Lexington Ave
Good Italian around Upper East

BondSt
6 Bond St
Delicious Japanese food, go for the lychee panna cotta

Bouchon Bakery
10 Columbus Cir
Great Hot Chocolate, Croissants and Tarts

Bouley
163 Duane St
Nominated one of the best French in NYC

Brass Monkey Bar
55 Little West 12th St
Great view+drinks at Meatpacking

Brasserie
100 East 53rd Street
Good American style food

Brasserie 8½
9 West 57th Street
Had a great Thanksgiving Dinner

Breeze
661 9th Ave
Thai-French fusion

The Brewhouse
13 Marshall St, Norwalk, CT
Amazing clam chowder and lobster roll

Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
2 Cadman Place West, Brooklyn
Go for strawberry!

Buddakan
75 9th Ave
Great Asian Fusion and beautiful ambiance

Burger Joint
118 W 57th St
Best hamburger in NYC, inside Le Park Meridien

Butter
415 Lafayette St
Great food and lounge

Cafe Borgia
161 Prince St # 10012
Quiche + wine around Soho

Cafe Lalo
201 W 83rd St
Famous for You've Got Mail Movie.

Cafe Select
212 Lafayette Street
Good for a coffee or snack around SoHo

Cafeteria
119 7th Ave
Brunch, lunch or dinner 24/7

Carbonara
202 W 14th St
Good and cheap eat around W Village

Carmines
200 W 44th St
Cheap Italian, huge meals

Casellula
401 W 52nd St
A favorite for wine bar and huge selection of cheese

Central Park [no name]
Great place, find it around the baseball fields. Dog friendly, good hotdogs and beer.

Chickpea
688 Avenue of the Americas
Falafel, pita, salads, all baked. Meal for $10

China Grill
60 W 53rd St
Awesome Chinese, huge meals

Chocopologie
12 S Main St, Norwalk, CT
Anything about chocolates!

Choptank
308-310 Bleecker St
Soft shell blue crabs

Commerce
50 Commerce St
Go for the bread and sandwiches!

Crumbs
501 Madison Ave
Cupcakes and Cookies

Daniel
60 E 65th St
Celebrate! Awesome French, but expensive

DBGB
299 Bowery
Boulud's charcuterie

Delicatessen
54 Prince St
Late bite around Soho

Despana
408 Broome Street
Spanish Market

Dolce Vita
181 Grand Street
Little Italy's pick of an Italian friend.

Doughnut Plant
379 Grand Street
Amazing doughnuts!

Dumbo General Store
111 Front St, Brooklyn
Good paninis, salads and coffee. Cash only!

Empanada Mama
763 9th Ave # 1
Go for Brazil and some yuka frita!

Eatery
798 9th Ave
American-Asian mix

Epistrofi
200 Mott Street
Cute place to get a bit around NoLiTa

EN brasserie
435 Hudson St
Awesome Japanese, best tofu ever.

Essex
120 Essex Street
Great brunch around Lower East Side

Extra Virgin
259 W 4th St # 1
Great brunch around the West Village

Fai Da Bakery
83 Mott St
Chinese Bakery, best pork buns around Chinatown

Ferrara Pasticceria
195 Grand St
Cannolis and more Italian Goodies

Fig & Olive
10 E 52nd St
420 W 13th St
Mediterranean Food - I love the lamb skewer

Fishtail by David Burke
135 E 62nd St
Fish fish fish and cheesecake lollipop dessert!

Five Guys
296 Bleecker St
burgers!

Five Points
31 Great Jones St
Great brunch, many many options!

Freeman's
End of Freeman Alley
Another good brunch around the LES

Gascogne
158 8th Ave
Beautiful back garden, even if it's raining! Brunch for $20!

Grandaisy Bakery
73 Sullivan St
Italian bread and pannetone

Green Table – Chelsea Market
428 W 16th St
Lovely local eco-friendly food, mac’n’cheese is the best!

Grom
1796 Broadway
Great gelatos

House of Brews
302 W 51st St
Hundreds of beers and good finger food

Hummus Place
99 Macdougal St
305 Amsterdam Ave

Hungarian Pastry Shop
1030 Amsterdam Ave
soups and lunch around Columbia Univ.

Il Bastardo
191 Seventh Avenue New York
Italian food around Chelsea

Industria Argentina
329 Greenwich St
Great Argentinian Milanesa

Inoteca
133 Orchard St
Good sandwiches around Lower East Side

Ippudo
65 4th Ave
Worth waiting for its noodles

Isabella's
359 Columbus Ave
Great brunch, limited options. Sit outside!

Jacques Torres
350 Hudson St
go for their hot chocolate

Japonica
10 University Plaza
Traditional Japanese, simple and delicious.

John's Pizzeria
260 W 44th St
Great pizza, similar to Brazilian

Kanoyama
175 2nd Ave
Good Japanese, service is slow

Kee's Chocolate
80 Thompson St
Zagat rated 29, go for the honey saffron

Kyotofu
705 9th Ave
Japanese desserts in Hell's Kitchen

La Gioconda
226 E 53rd St
Italian

La Goulue
746 Madison Ave # 1
French, I wasn’t lucky.

La Tartine
253 W 11th St
Great reasonable brunch, BYO and no corkage.

Le Cirque
151 E 58th St
Lovely Pricey French, go for restaurant week

L'Ecole, French Culinary Institute
462 Broadway
Great French!

Le Bernardin Restaurant
155 W 51st St
Best place to celebrate. Amazing food, totally worth it.

Le Jardin Bistro
25 Cleveland Place
Cheap French, beautiful garden outdoors

Le Pain Quotidien
60 W 65th St
Amazing tartines!

Le Souk
47 Avenue B
Good food + club

Lefteris Gyros
1 North Broadway, Westchester
Great cheap Greek!

Little Giant
85 Orchard Street
From farm to table "as grandma would make it"

Lombardis
32 Spring Street
No slice! one of the best pizzas in NYC

Má Pêche
15 West 56th Street
First David Cheng our of East Village.

Magnolia Bakery
401 Bleecker St
(2 other locations: Upper West Side and 6th Ave&49th St)
Cupcakes, cakes and cookies

Mamoun's Falafel
119 MacDougal St
Best falafel, $2.50 for a sandwich

Manzo Eataly
200 5th Ave
Mario Batali's Italian Market & Restaurant

MAS
39 Downing St
Farmhouse style, great fish

Max Brenner Chocolate
141 2nd Ave
Discover their chocolate and much more.

Meatball Shop
84 Stanton St
Meatballs!

Megu
62 Thomas St
Great Japanese Food, beautiful lounge and ice-buddha

Metrazur
Good for drinks (tuesday = ladies night; friday = martini's night), beautiful view of the Grand Central
75 Grand Central Terminal

Mile End
97A Hoyt Street, Brooklyn
Worth going for Canadian bagels

Milk & Cookies Bakery
19 Commerce St
the name says it all!

Miss Favela
57 S 5th St, Brooklyn
feijoada and samba

MoMA Café 2
11 W 53rd St
bruschettas and arugula salad + chocolate pudding

Momofuku Noodle Bar
171 1st Ave
The best noodles in NYC

Momofuku Ko
163 1st Ave
Hard to get in, 12 seats/night, unforgettable

Morimoto
88 10th Ave
Beautiful bar and restaurant. Amazing exotic food. Iron Chef.

Moustache
90 Bedford St
Mediterranean food. Hummus and pita.

Natsumi
226 W 50th St
Super fresh, good and reasonable sushi. In front of Wicked

Nobu
105 Hudson St
Creative and Innovative Japanese

Ollie's
411 W 42nd St
Good Chinese food. Super fast and cheap

Once Upon A Tart
135 Sullivan St # 1
go for a tart in Soho

Ono
18 9th Ave
Japanese food

Otto Enoteca e Pizzeria
1 5th Ave
Pizzas by Mario Batali, great for groups!

Pastis
9 9th Ave
Awesome brunch and lunch

Perry St
176 Perry St
Jean-George Group, good food and prices

Petrie Café
Metropolitan Museum
afternoon tea + view to Central Park

Piada
601 Lexington Ave
Flatbread Italian Sandwiches

Pinkberry
596 9th Ave and other locations
frozen yogurt, green tea and pomegranate!

Piola
48 E 12th St
Brazilian style rodízio de pizza, service is slow.

PJ Clarke's
915 3rd Ave
Lincoln Center: great before/after movies
On the Hudson: beautiful view (4 WFC)
Go for the Cadilac Hamburger + fries

Pomodoro
229 Columbus Ave
Good Italian!

Prune
54 E 1st St
Lots of organ meat!

Raoul's
180 Prince St
French, famous for its Steak au poivre

Revel
10 Little West 12th St
great fish on top of a super hot rock. expect some oil on your clothes!

Rice N Beans
744 9th Ave
Brazilian Food, good pudim

Rice to Riches
37 Spring St
Many flavors of rice puding (arroz doce)

Riingo Bar
205 E 45th St
Great drinks, Japanese mix food

Roberto Passon
741 9th Ave
Good food around Hell's Kitchen

Rosanjin
141 Duane Street
Traditional Kaiseki cuisine

Rouge Tomate
10 E 60th St
Interestin location around Central Park

SD26
19 E 26th St
Great Italian around Madison Square Park

Sel & Poivre
853 Lexington Ave
French for locals. Great service.

Sensuous Bean
66 W 70th St
Huge variety of coffee

Shimizu
318 w 51st st
Really good sushi

Sobaya
229 E 9th St
Traditional soba, udon and Japanese Food

Sono Le Petit Cafe
156 Spring St
Good cappucino

Spicy Market
403 W 13th Street
VERY spicy

Spotted Pig
314 W 11th St
Local, from farm to table food

Spring Street Natural Restaurant
62 Spring St
fresh OJ and organic food

Stuffed Artisan Cannoli
176 Stanton Street
Amazing Sicilian cannolis in the LES

Sushi Samba Park
245 Park Avenue South
Japanese-Brazilian mix: sushi and caipirinha.

Sushi Yasuda
204 E 43rd St
Really good and tradicional sushi

Taboon
773 10th Ave
Mediterranean around Hell's Kitchen

TAO
42 E 58th St
Asian fusion, nice ambient and food. Loud music

Torrisi
250 Mulberry St
Amazing Little Italian restaurant

Union Square Cafe
21 E. 16th Street
Great location, food, service and ambiance! no wonder is Zagat's #1!

Vento Trattoria
Italian
675 Hudson St

Warren 77
77 Warren St
Go there for hockey games

The Wright
Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave
Nice restaurant inside the museum

Xe Lua
86 Mulberry St
Traditional Vietnamese around Chinatown

Zanzibar
645 9th Ave
Drinks around Hell's Kitchen