From time to time, The Scout will feature interborough food tours designed as culinary and geographic explorations of our fair city. Each has been field tested, in a single day,…
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The Tenenbaums
By Siobhan Vivian
Photo: Staff
The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson’s visual love letter to New York. Though never explicitly named, the film presents a stunningly constructed pastiche of the quirky, the kitschy and the…
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Tea & Sympathy
English
Photo: Courtesy of Tea & Sympathy
This tiny English outpost in the West Village has been going strong since 1991 and shows no sign of slowing down.
Address:
108 Greenwich Avenue
New York, NY 10011
212-807-8329
Hours:
Mon-Fri 11:30am-10:30pm
Sat-Sun 9:30am-10:30pm
Gyu-Kaku
Asian
Photo: Courtesy of Gyu-Kaku
Perfect for a group or an interactive date, this California-based chain restaurant is a far cry from Benihana. Korean cook-your-own barbecue gets a Japanese twist; choose from assorted meat, seafood and vegetable dishes, then grill them yourself at your table and enjoy with assorted dipping sauces.
Address:
34 Cooper Square
New York, NY 10003
212-475-2989
Hours:
Sun 5pm–10pm
Mon–Tue 5pm–11pm
Wed-Thu 11:30am-2pm / 5pm-midnight Fri 11:30am-2pm / 5pm-midnight
Sat 5pm-midnight
Macao Trading Co.
Eclectic / Mix
Photo: UrbanDaddy
Macao Trading Co. has all the elements of an “in” place – discreet Tribeca location, spicy cocktails with exotic ingredients, and a “gimmick” – Chinese-Portuguese food (both small and large plates) with an old-world flair. But those cocktails, like the Drunken Dragon’s Milk – a grown-up pina colada with coconut milk, green tea vodka and Thai basil – are delicious.
Address:
311 Church Street
New York, NY 10013
Hours:
Daily, 5pm-4am
Hibino
Asian
Photo: Courtesy of Hibino
Several blocks south from bustling Smith Street sits a quiet Japanese restaurant in Cobble Hill called Hibino. The restaurant is a collaborative effort between two chefs and a graphic designer.
Address:
333 Henry Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-260-8052
Hours:
Mon-Fri noon-2:30pm
Mon-Thu 5:30pm-10pm
Fri-Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm
Sun 5:30pm-9pm
Craftbar
American
Photo: Courtesy of Craftbar
Tom Colicchio’s casual spinoff of his highly acclaimed Craft restaurant is a destination in its own right. The menu consists of a range of small dishes that include
fried oysters with Old Bay aioli, and white anchovy bruschetta with braised leeks and a poached egg.
Address:
900 Broadway,
New York, NY 10003
212-461-4300
Hours:
Mon-Wed noon-10pm
Thu-Fri noon-11pm
Sat 10am-11pm
Sun 10am-10pm
James
American
Photo: Daniel Krieger
James is nestled in the Prospect Heights neighborhood on the corner of St. Marks and Carlton Avenue, tucked inside a century-old brownstone.
Address:
605 Carlton Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11238
718-942-4255
Hours:
Dinner
Tues-Sun 5:30pm-11pm
Brunch
Sun 11:30am-3:30pm
Bar
Tues-Sun 5:30pm-12am
Mon Closed
