I would be remiss if I didn’t help you navigate this city a little while you are here. I tried to tell you where to go when you came to SF for AALS. Here is where to spend your money eating if you have to stay in Manhattan:
Lowlife: Get your Alsatian Pinot flowing here and try a borscht that will surprise you. Welcome.
Rebelle: There is no better place to have your leek ash in town.
Cocoron: You deserve soba. Even though it is cold outside, don’t ruin the consistency of this perfect soba in some kind of soup application. Go basic or go home.
Mission Cantina: No, Mexican is not good in NY. But this place started in SF — and really the only thing you should eat here is a ma po tofu burrito. Please share it with someone. It will blow your mind. But a whole burrito will also blow your colon.
Consider going to Brooklyn for these:
Roberta’s: Move over Sally’s and Pepe’s. There is a new king.
Maison Premiere: Oysters and absinthe. Leave your panels early, for there is no better happy hour anywhere on earth.
The Four Horsemen: Drink the funkiest most natural wines in town with small plates of vegetables and good music as companions.
And here is where to get your cocktails:
Little Branch: It is annoying to stand on that line. But just wait. Then put yourself in their hands.
Evening Bar: Intimacy is hard to come by in this town (though, sadly $16-18 cocktails are not). But fireplaces are blazing.
Cosme: In the end, $60 duck carnitas are only justifiable on an expense account (hmmm). The drinks are something to write home about.
Amor y Amargo: There are about 7 seats in this bar. So you won’t get one unless you are willing to drink at a weird hour. Be weird. Everything is stirred. Nothing is shaken. FYI.
SEE YOU AT THE HAPPY HOUR TONIGHT AT 8:30!
Posted by Ethan Leib on January 7, 2016 at 09:23 AM