Healthy fare in a bright, easy space at Pier 62. Light hardwood floors and a vivid photomural of a pastoral scene add to the crunchy vibe. Chain does burgers, sandwiches, pasta dishes all affordabl... read more
Not a ’70s swingers comedy, but nabe café honoring a set of grandparents. Husband and wife owners met at Balthazar, bring over hospitality and sophistication. Casual spot serves all th... read more
Preview: This Australian-based boutique roaster breaks all the rules. Sticking out from the homogenous coffee scene brewed up in Williamsburg, Toby's makes coffee designed for you, by you. Yes... read more
Preview: Wash down some good music with a healthful juice at this vintage record store/Jamaican cafè, an expansion of nextdoor's Miss Lily's. Tentatively opening in mid-December, the shop's ... read more
The Half & Half Coffee Shop looks innocent enough, but is actually just a front for hidden speakeasy-style lounge. Food from a Harry’s hand, drink program by a Merchant Hotel vet. C... read more
Storied cheese shop from Seattle opens a magisterial dairy temple north of Union Square. Three levels: dark basement-level bar, bustling main cafe floor, and mezzanine overlooking the cheese vats. ... read more
Sounds dirty as hell, but actually "the most beautiful brown love story on earth" is just about chocolate and coffee. Migraine magnets come together under the watch of the bald man behind Max Brenn... read more
Downtown counterpart to Kurt Gutenbrunner’s Café Sabarsky. Jewel box of a joint is as sleek as fine crystal, which is maybe not such a coincidence since it’s stashed inside the S... read more
Villa Pacri's café arm. Trim tables and chairs under massive wine glass chandelier, or embrace the weather out on the big patio. Serves three meals, into the midnight hour and beyond. Chick ... read more
Nightlife vets Zeb Stewart, Vinh Nguyen, and Julie Park embrace the daylight at this airy Berry Street café. Pressed-tin ceiling, zinc-topped bar, and vintage fan foster a comfy Gallic vibe.... read more
The café arm of G-Point's Brooklyn Standard and Papacitos. Chef Cody Utzman takes inspiration from the bar tabacs of Burgundy, serves up casual fare with a French accent. Self-service scene,... read more
Queens bakery closer to the Getty Museum than a Getty auto body shop (which is what it's converted from). High-design café starts with rolling-pin motif outdoors, moves on to contemporary me... read more
Vegan chocolate spot from Blossom do-gooders. By the bar, bark, or bonbon, enviro confections compensate for lactose intolerance with quality cacao, wine pairings. Still fiending for mother's milk ... read more
Nolita day club embraces the west side with entry into The Jane Hotel. Same menu carries over, French and Moroccan faves. Baked eggs with smoked salmon, orange blossom waffles, Moroccan couscous, c... read more
Thankfully this Park Slope daily grinder lives up to its handle -- Café DuDouche just doesn't have the same ring. Swiss owner Christian DuCharme delightful even at 7am, pouring fair trade dr... read more
Ever-changing array of super-fresh locavore-ish sandwiches and salads nearly eclipsed by desserts, especially salted caramel ice cream sandwich. Keeps it creative with goat cheese tart, sardines wi... read more
Milk Bar that's the opposite of Korova: sweet, neighborhoody spot, closes early, uses only organic eggs and antibiotic-free meats. Frowns on the ultraviolence. (It's milk bar, as in "general store"... read more
Delicious Brazilian eatery like a watering hole in the desert that is the Williamsburg-Greenpoint no man's land. Petite 25-seater whips up meaty sandwiches and snacks from a cramped corner kitchen.... read more
Second coming of legendary Chelsea pachyderm. Shake-up of original ...
Moroccan/Mediterranean fare is spruced-up version of Bistro Truck&r...
NYC location number quatre for très chic French luxury brand...
What is the American jet-set doing these days? If you ask Michael K...
San Francisco’s famed hole-in-the-wall expans to the LES. Swa...