A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
Apparently the number pizza place in Manhattan.
Got a pepperoni pizza and a mozzarella sticks. The pizza was great (but won’t say is absolutely THE best). It is pretty light (crust is not too thick), cheese is good, and not too much sauce. Mozerella stick was pretty standard. I would come back again (but wouldn’t go out of my way). Also paired my dinner with a merlot (which also was pretty standard).
An Italian food market great for drinks and, well Italian food and pastries. (There are also locations in Vegas and Paris, but this one is about the New York).
This is located at the World Trade Center building 4. Definitely great for Aperol Spritz and making your own cannoli (made mine with cow’s milk, and ciocolatto, which is 70% chocolate).
Next time I really want to try the pizza and/or pastas.
A great brunch place that is really close to Grand Central (literally across the street.
Got the New York Strip with Scrambled eggs, and a mimosa. Great combo 🙂
Great Italian place at the south side of Central Park.
Ordered an espresso martini to start (which they had a two for one special). Would say it’s the best espresso martini I’ve ever had.
For my main, got a penne vodka pasta with chicken. Solid call. We also had a side of mozzarella sticks (didn’t like how they made them though). Would definitely come back here.
First bagel place that I’ve tried in New York.
Got a ham and swiss bagel near midtown west. I had it with the “everything bagel” (apparently it’s a common bagel that has seeds of various spices like onion, garlic, etc). Definitely enjoyed the bagel, but next time would probably get it not toasted.
A great Greek place at the east side of New York.
Got the octopus to share for appetizers (by far the best Octopus I have eaten). Then got the Seafood pasta (basically an awesome seafood linguini as pictured below).
Tried this Turkish restaurant in New York. Overall great food.
Got the chicken Adana kebab. Definitely a great choice. Also got Turkish coffee (which was similar to drinking an espresso shot… so indifferent about getting it again). Lastly got kunefi for dessert (a cheese based food that had a light sweet syrup). Wouldn’t mind getting it again, but it was filling.
Went to this bar for Tuesday night drinks.
This place is a restaurant, but also a classy bar. They made decent espresso martinis, and also got several whisky sodas. Would come here again for drinks after work. Also, noticed some people at the bar were alone. Might be a good place to meet new people. Also would be curious about this place for dinner.
Visited this bar in Korea Town in New York. It is sorta hidden since it is on the second floor of a building, and the stairs to get to it are a bit hidden.
This place has excellent drinks and good. Got a strawberry soju and a whisky sprite (yea, pretty standard). For food, got vegetable dumplings and something called tofu in hell (it’s a sweet spicy sauce). Both great.
Wanted to get some more things that were on the menu, like some sort of traditional rice cake dish or bulgogi dish. I’ll be coming back.
Came to this place for thanksgiving in New York.
The place had a traditional French vibe (person I was with said it seems very Paris authentic). The history behind the restaurant is that some popular broadway star used to own the place.
In terms of atmosphere, the piano player really set the happy mood for the night.
For thanksgiving, it was a fixed menu. For the appetizer, got the crab cakes. They were really good. For the main, got the turkey. Turkey was good, but stuffing and butter nut squash were meh. For dessert, not sure what it was called, but it’s pictured below (also was meh). I think overall the price ($85 per person) was not worth it. They did however give some macaroons at the end, which were great.
For drinks, got an espresso martini and some sort of mojito. Both were also meh.
