Even if there are so many highly rated restaurants in New York, there is not a lot that is really worth a return (in fact, the same as everywhere in the world 🙂 ) Very often there is a disappointment before even starting your first dish. Like this Northern Italian…

It’s funny because the first time I ever ate in Austrian restaurant was in New York. I have already posted about the “Danube” restaurant in Tribeca (on April 28th). Now its the time of Wallse, a busy one-starred place in the West Village. I don’t know if we chose the…

Pastis is a French brasserie in the trendy Meat Packing district in New York. It is THE place to have brunch if you want “to see and to be seen”. There is ALWAYS many people on weekends, so it is impossible to get a reservation by phone. But what you…

JoJo( 1 star Michelin) is the first and the oldest restaurant of the famous chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten in NY. And, it is not typical for the sleek Upper Eastside. The boudoir style interior and the crystal chandeliers create particularly mysterious mood. I had dinner there last night and I have…

I knew Lupa (Italian-roman) restaurant quite long time ago (i discovered it just passing by), but only now I found out that it’s the restaurant of Mario Batali, “one of the most recognizable chefs in America”. Despite the celebrity chef, the restaurant is very homey and trattoria like. The menu…

Koi (40 W 40 str.) is another copycat of Nobu. I call it “copycat” as the only dish worth a try was the famous Matsuhisa’s “black cod”. Otherwise, the choice on the menu is very small and i didn’t see any original dishes. Even if they try to create the…

Since I bought the Michelin New York guide last autumn, I just had to write something about the ratings. To be short, I think the ratings for the New York restaurants are just not right. Here is an excellent article by Mike Steinberger who sums up all that I think.…

After moving to Upper West Side, I discovered some great restaurants, Gari, for example (which is on Columbus Av. , between 78 and 77 street). Gari is the younger sister of another restaurant, Sushi of Gari, which is on the East Side, and, in my opinion, has one of the…

“Casa Tua” – is an Italian restaurant in Miami Beach. The ambiance and the crowd is chic, and, the most important, the food is excellent. The food is very simple, but fresh. (What Italian restaurant needs more? :)) The tuna tartar or baby spinach salad are the must! What is…

Like no other megapolis, (except Tokyo, I guess! 🙂 ) New York has really big choice of Japanese restaurants. I have never been in Masa( the price of menu $300+ is a little discouraging for raw fish), but I think there are some fantastic Japanese in NY, which are the…