For the second time in a year, La Focacceria has closed. The East Village Sicilian landmark, established 1914, first went under last year when its owner retired. It got a second chance in spring, when a longtime employee opened a...

There’s solid, homey Egyptian food at Astoria’s Al-Omda. Recent standouts include rich, garlicky, herbaceous green soup and juicy, tender, spice-rubbed rabbit, Brian S reports.

It’s all good at Marmara, but the best stuff comes from the grill. This Turkish restaurant, which opened in September in a hard-luck location in Manalapan, turns out meaty, beautifully cooked lamb chops and chicken or lamb...

If you want pricey, rare Chinese ingredients, go with a straight-up Cantonese seafood specialist.

After decades of serving great country breakfasts and lunches, the Pines has started serving dinner.

Park Slope’s El Pollo does right by its namesake specialty.

The Bay Bread group has opened two more Boulangeries–Union Street in Cow Hollow and Columbus Street in North Beach.

Taqueria Tlaxcalli has quickly hit its stride, winning over Bronx chowhounds with marvelous Mexican chow.

El Palenque’s eyebrow-raisingly good southern Mexican chow; delicious Ecuadoran food at El Tesoro.

“Keep in mind that this not France. It is upstate New York,” cautions erstwhile city slicker gala. He’s talking about eating in the Catskills, from around Oneonta to Phoenicia. That said, there’s still...

The Bangladeshi chow at Desi Biryani i or miss, most say, but one monster hit is its Mughlai paratha.

The Brazilian-owned Richmond branch of Mr. Pizza Man has been lauded for their doughy, awesomely weird pizza, like the sweet pizza with cheese, white chocolate, raisins, peaches, plums, and condensed milk. But they also have a...

Amelia’s rich, upscale Italian food and inviting, secluded setting are winning fans in Bay Ridge. Recommended: grilled New York strip steak with Madeira sauce, grilled veal chops (with garlicky broccoli rabe), veal...

They bake unbeatable coconut cake at Fort Greene’s Five Spot Supper Club, says BGRose.

Summer visitors to Finger Lakes wine country will find plenty to eat between vineyard visits, from fancy French to pub grub.