Beloved EV diner all growed up. Big, modern room with industrial touches like concrete floors, massive support columns. Ukrainian menu gets an upgrade, too, presenting refined versions of Eastern E... read more
Bohemian rhapsody: Czech hall hosts sophisticated Prague export. Modern room with lively black graffiti panels, elegant wood floors. Tasting menu walks you through ham and horseradish foam, trout w... read more
Refined takes on Yugoslav comfort food. Short ribs and egg noodles, bureks with a cup of yogurt, juicy cevapcici sausage and killer zucchini fritters. Mellow little room hosted by young mom an... read more
Calling all beer geeks. 250 brews from all corners of the Earth -- the usual suspects, plus a truckload of unknowns from Belgium to Brooklyn to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka? Modeled after a Euro beer hall:... read more
Slobodon, please. NYC's first Serbian resto takes cues from Bosnian joints around town. Unlike Muslim devils, er, brothers, liberal use of pork -- from rind garnish to bacon-wrapped prunes. Signat... read more
Bureks, bureks, bureks! Ottoman Empire export puts phyllo to meat, spinach, and salty cheese, gives pizza a run for its money. Midtown location of mini-chain used to be a low-rent cafeteria, evolve... read more
Competition may be limited, but still the best Czech restaurant in all of NYC. Authentic décor harkens back to quaint Commie era, though T-shirt and CD sales lend more modern, touristy vibe.... read more
Add a second entry to your list re: things you know about Albania. Clocking in right after Kosovo, the burek—a savory, dinner-sized, golden-crusted pie. Balkan specialty comes with four choices of ... read more
Mismatched table and chairs, changing art on the walls, and lots of windows for passersby to glimpse studious Bohemians reading, writing, or fiddling on their Macs. Doma—"at home" in Czech &m... read more
Super-hot Polish staff, good solid Polish food, unfortunate post-Communist design aesthetic. Kind of like Poland, eh? Try the potato pancakes with the beef goulash, pierogis, among other eastern Eu... read more
If you can't find it, then you probably don't speak Polish, as name on door reads “Restauracja-Relax.” Totally worth the hunt. Settle in with choice of pierogi or sausage and have plent... read more
Bosnian meat palace. Smoky grill up front will have you homesick for momma's Sarajevan kitchen. Go meat-crazy with the platter, overflowing with sausages, kebabs, kidneys, hearts, and livers. Red p... read more
Second coming of legendary Chelsea pachyderm. Shake-up of original ...
Moroccan/Mediterranean fare is spruced-up version of Bistro Truck&r...
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San Francisco’s famed hole-in-the-wall expans to the LES. Swa...