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  1. 2026–06–09

    Lei °°°°°°°*

    Such a cuuute spot with a wine-bar menu built on sentimental Chinese foods and flavours. One of the harder reservations to get these days, but it’s worth going in person to ask for one—they’re often happy to sneakily save you some of the space usually reserved for walk-ins.
  2. 2023–03–07

    Atoboy °°°°°°°*

    Modern but approachable Korean food in a relatively affordable prix-fixe menu at the precursor to Atomix (now I want to go even more than before!) Very compelling flavours in the small dishes, rounded out by the mains, where the rice and kimchi were unexpectedly the stars.
  3. 2023–03–05

    Nakaji °°°°°°°*

    Excellence in (nearly) everything, as you’d expect—the classics with some surprises.
  4. 2023–02–20

    Overstory °°°°°°°*

    Hard to get into but the drinks (and maybe the view?) are worth it.
  5. 2022–12–21

    Au Comptoir °°°°°°°**

    I won’t shut up about…
  6. 2022–12–20

    Botanist °°°°°°°*
  7. 2022–12–15

    Kissa Tanto °°°°°°°*
  8. 2022–12–10

    Stonemill Matcha °°°°°°°*
  9. 2022–12–02

    Family Meal at Blue Hill °°°°°°°*

    An ultra-seasonal tasting menu served family-style (fun!)
  10. 2022–11–12

    Chambers °°°°°°°*

    A small and sleek neighbourhood restaurant in Tribeca serving up well-considered seasonal dishes. The food here isn’t extremely inspired but it is very satisfying, and there’s a great selection of drinks to accompany dinner—mostly wine, having been a wine bar previously.
  11. 2022–10–31

    Rule of Thirds °°°°°°°*

    Walking here from the train, it’s impossible to ignore the hipster–industrial vibe of this area in Greenpoint: a vintage thrift store; a record shop; a very modern-Zen dashi specialty store (that’s worth stopping by!)
  12. 2022–10–28

    L’Abeille °°°°°°°**

    That feeling of dérangement is so rare and is such a fleeting memory, but you’ll never forget where you found it, and you’ll never stop wanting to go back, to try finding it again.

  13. 2022–09–02

    Ramen Ishida °°°°°°°*
  14. 2022–08–20

    Frenchette °°°°°°°*

    Creative French bistro fare in a warm and refined setting. The standouts are in the “Amuses” section (country ham and melon with pickled chanterelles), but the entrées are done well (duck confit, a classic) and won’t be disappointing. They’re known for the duck frites, which wasn’t on the menu when I went for dinner (next time!)
  15. 2022–08–19

    Tonchin °°°°°°°*
  16. 2022–08–14

    El Condor Coffee Roasters °°°°°°°*
  17. 2022–07–15

    Momoya (SoHo) °°°°°°°*
  18. 2022–06–03

    Ise °°°°°°°*

    Simple but amazing soba noodles.
  19. 2022–05–01

    Ivan Ramen °°°°°°°*
  20. 2022–04–20

    Ramen Danbo (West Village) °°°°°°°*

    So consistently good, surprisingly not busy at all being nestled in West Village. Reminds me of dark rainy days back home.
  21. 2022–03–25

    BBF °°°°°°°*

    Great ambiance and service in an almost-empty restaurant (one other group came in while I was there—though there’s also an omakase bar in the back that I didn’t get to check out). The chirashi is a steal at $19, and there’s a nice sake selection to pair.
  22. 2022–03–13

    NONONO °°°°°°°*
  23. 2022–03–05

    Raku °°°°°°°*

    Tasty broth and noodles in a minimal-chic (as the Google Maps entry accurately describes) atmosphere. Maybe a little overpriced. They give you a frozen grape at the end though.