I have dined or drank at all of the following bars/restaurants (listed alphabetically) and given each a rating, out of five stars (rating guidelines). Please note that I will keep the ratings on this list updated to reflect my most recent experience at the restaurant, which may have changed since my original review.
- 2nd Floor on Clinton (closed)
(5 / 5) - Anejo
(3 / 5) (review) (website) - BarBacon (3 / 5) (website)
- Barbounia
(4 / 5) (website) - Batard (4 / 5) (website)
- Bathtub Gin (4 / 5) (website)
- Beauty and Essex (3 / 5) (website)
- B Flat (3 / 5) (website)
- Billy’s Bakery (4 / 5) (website)
- Bite of Hong Kong (4 / 5) (review) (website)
- Blue Ribbon Brasserie (4 / 5) (website)
- Bodhi Tree (3 / 5) (review) (website)
- The Breslin (3 / 5) (website)
- The Cannibal (5 / 5) (website)
- Casellula (5 / 5) (review) (website)
- The Cellar (3 / 5) (website)
- Colicchio and Sons Tap Room (3 / 5) (website)
- Charlie Bird (5 / 5) (review) (website)
- Church Street Tavern (3 / 5) (website)
- Da Silvan0 (closed)
(2 / 5) (review) (website) - Dear Irving (5 / 5) (review) (website)
- Distilled (4 / 5) (review) (website)
- Empollon Taqueria (4 / 5) (website)
- Estela (3 / 5) (review) (website)
- Extra Virgin (3 / 5) (website)
- Fig and Olive (3 / 5) (website)
- Flaming Kitchen (4 / 5) (review) (website)
- Frankie’s Spuntino 570 (4 / 5) (review) (website)
- Garfunkel’s (4 / 5) (website)
- The Garret (3 / 5) (website)
- Gato (3 / 5) (review) (website)
- Georgetown Cupcake (4 / 5) (website)
- Gramercy Tavern (3 / 5) (review) (website)
- Ilili (4 / 5) (website)
- Ivan Ramen (5 / 5) (review) (website)
- Jane (4 / 5) (website)
- The John Dory Oyster Bar (closed) (4 / 5)
- Koi (3 / 5) (website)
- Legacy Records (4 / 5) (website)
- The Library at the NoMad (4 / 5) (website)
- Luke’s Lobster (4 / 5) (website)
- Lupa (5 / 5) (website)
- Madison Square Tavern (3 / 5) (website)
- Marc Forgione (4 / 5) (review) (website)
- Marta (4 / 5) (website)
- Maysville (4 / 5) (website)
- Milk and Honey (closed) (4 / 5)
- Nobu (4 / 5) (website)
- Old Rabbit Club (beer and wine only) (5 / 5)
- One if by Land, Two if by Sea (4 / 5) (website)
- Osteria Morini (4 / 5) (website)
- Pasquale Jones (4 / 5) (website)
- La Pecora Bianca (3 / 5) (website)
- Pig and Khao (5 / 5) (website)
- The Place (3 / 5) (website)
- Plan B (closed) (3 / 5)
- Racines (4 / 5) (website)
- Resto (4 / 5) (review) (website)
- Rice and Gold (4 / 5) (/)
- Scarpetta (4 / 5) (website)
- The Ship (4 / 5) (website)
- Smith and Wollensky (4 / 5) (website)
- Swine (4 / 5) (website)
- La Sirene (3 / 5) (website)
- Tartinery (4 / 5) (website)
- Tiny’s and the Bar Upstairs (4 / 5) (review) (website)
- Toro (4 / 5) (review) (website)
- Umami Burger (3 / 5) (review) (website)
- Vic’s (4 / 5) (website)
- Wallflower (4 / 5) (website)
- WD~50 (closed) (4 / 5)
- Yuca Bar (3 / 5) (website)
Favorite spots in Manhattan include the Cannibal for meat (in case you couldn’t guess), Ivan Ramen, Pig and Khao, and Charlie Bird. These spots are consistently amazing and never disappoint. Dear Irving and the Old Rabbit Club are my favorite spots for cocktails and beer, respectively. And Tiny’s always holds a special place in my heart, as it where Jason and I had our first date… food and drinks are pretty damn good, too. A lot of the other more renowned restaurants (for example Gramercy Tavern, Scarpetta, Batard, and One if By Land), while the food was consistent and delicious, I just found the atmospheres pretentious. I would much rather eat at one of the other more casual spots, feel more at home, and get (much) more bang for my buck.