Love this - here are my final four: 1. Poppy’s (great coffee, pastries, and prepared foods) 2. Lilia (perfect pastas, always changing menu, and secret off menu steaks) 3. Butterfield (perfect selection of high-end groceries) 4. Bemelmans bar (live music and martinis)
I understand this is a food blog and as such the obvious temptation is to pick all spots to eat, but personally I just like eating wherever in the city I end up. With the exception of breakfast, I don’t need food right next to me. So therefore:
Unnameable Books, city’s best used bookstore.
Spectacle, or any similar microcinema with interesting selection.
Harpers Bread House
The Bush (or any queer bar, but the bush has actually-good cocktails, not always the case)
Damn good corner!! Unnameable is such a great shop! Being in there at like 11pm after a few drinks always trips me out in the best way haha we need more late night bookstores
Not me spiraling trying to craft the perfect corner... Rhodora, La Cabra, Bernie's, and can't possibly narrow things down to a fourth because it's overwhelming. it'll have to be a triangle, sorry!!!
I think there's a general recipe: 1) a neighborhood / casual spot - like a lion's bar where you can get a reliable meal, some sort of caesar salad and burger combination 2) a coffee shop with great vibes and even better pastries. bonus for a brekkie sandwich / burrito. I love la cabra for this or from Lucie come to mind 3) a wine bar that serves food and 4) the casual cheap eats spot
Guess I'm not sleeping tonight because this quandary will actually be haunting my dreams
You’ll figure it out (eventually)
I have to vote for myself but I’m deeply obsessed with all of these intersections.
the hibino mention though… that place fucks
If I could eat at one place for the rest of my life… that would be the winner without a shadow of a doubt lol
this is such an incredible new york / food specific conversation. and im already hyper fixating on what mine would be
drop your 4 once you have it figured out!!
ok I spent all day thinking about it and I cheated: 1) MISIPASTA 2) Rhythm zero or La cabra 3) Courage bagels [sorry, had to] 4) Bar Bete
- The Four Horsemen: Stumbling downstairs right at 5:30pm for a bar seating? I'm there.
- Villager: Always wished Villager was my neighborhood cafe
- Cho Dang Gol: Lunch or dinner, solo or group, quick bite or proper meal, CDG does it all for me. It's truly the most reliable and comforting spot.
- Taku Sando: I crave a sandwich every other day. Also a great spot to hangout with friends and share some ribbon fries.
If this was a real corner I'd never leave :')
Wait you win
ok wow one of my FAVORITE pieces you've done.
I’m not
Love this - here are my final four: 1. Poppy’s (great coffee, pastries, and prepared foods) 2. Lilia (perfect pastas, always changing menu, and secret off menu steaks) 3. Butterfield (perfect selection of high-end groceries) 4. Bemelmans bar (live music and martinis)
I understand this is a food blog and as such the obvious temptation is to pick all spots to eat, but personally I just like eating wherever in the city I end up. With the exception of breakfast, I don’t need food right next to me. So therefore:
Unnameable Books, city’s best used bookstore.
Spectacle, or any similar microcinema with interesting selection.
Harpers Bread House
The Bush (or any queer bar, but the bush has actually-good cocktails, not always the case)
Damn good corner!! Unnameable is such a great shop! Being in there at like 11pm after a few drinks always trips me out in the best way haha we need more late night bookstores
Going to eat out on this conversational gambit for weeks to come. Such a good idea
Go forth and inflict turmoil upon all your friends
Not me spiraling trying to craft the perfect corner... Rhodora, La Cabra, Bernie's, and can't possibly narrow things down to a fourth because it's overwhelming. it'll have to be a triangle, sorry!!!
I think there's a general recipe: 1) a neighborhood / casual spot - like a lion's bar where you can get a reliable meal, some sort of caesar salad and burger combination 2) a coffee shop with great vibes and even better pastries. bonus for a brekkie sandwich / burrito. I love la cabra for this or from Lucie come to mind 3) a wine bar that serves food and 4) the casual cheap eats spot
Such a great thought piece! Now I will be observing every corner in NYC to see how well it's curated haha
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