PrepKitchen Little Italy - Little Italy hot spot turns out California-style comfort food. 

Papilles (Hollywood) - Upscale French bistro offering an affordable prix fixe menu.

Certainly, Milano is not much noted for its eco credentials, being as it is much more concerned with everyone looking fabulous when the apocalypse does indeed arrive. But boutique hotel purveyors Starhotels have graced Italia's fashion capital with a truly eco-chic option that doesn't sacrifice style in the process. Their new E.c.h.o. hotel is replete with recycled design elements, massive solar panels, and water recovery systems.

606 R&D (Prospect Heights) - City Bakery vets put sophisticated slants on comfort food faves.

Sperry Top-Sider (Union Square) - Classic kicks will help you fit in at your next yacht outing.

Fushimi (Williamsburg) - Psychedelic sushi spot brings some Vegas to the 'Burg.

Añejo Tequileria y Restaurante (Hell's Kitchen) - Angelo Sosa is back in Le Cocina Del Infierno. And he’s got tequila.

Post & Beam (Baldwin Hills) - Posts, at least one beam, and some of the freshest ingredients in town. 

The Club House (Downtown) - Dive into deco. The '20s were sexy, sexy, sexy.

Heatwave (Palermo) - A pool party flanked with DJs, record executives, and a guest-list only exclusivity.