I dont know whether any of these are "sleepers" but the sure bets are Tempo, Applewood, Chestnut, & River Cafe (lunch). I’d also guess that Tanoreen, Rose Water, Downtown Atlantic & Bouillabaisse are very safe bets. Last...

Thanks to a tip from kayonyc, myself and the other half made a brief stop at Cafe d’Alsace before a movie last night. Since then, I read the other not-so-rave reviews among the Hounds. We didn’t have much time, and...

Unsung pies in Cobble Hill and Gravesend.

Freshness and variety at Little Italy.

Jackson Heights’ Punto Fijo deserves more attention than it gets for its homey, traditional Peruvian food, says kenito799.

Sometimes the biggest finds are obvious places that are undervalued by locals. No one in Portland doesn’t know Bill’s Pizza (177 Commercial St., Portland, Maine; 207-774-6166). But no one in Portland seems to fully...

I’ve now been to the BBQ stand in the 6th st Whole Foods several times over the last few months and find myself unable to leave without a quarter pound each of the smoked pork (boston butt I assume) and a link of the...

Murray’s Bagels – the location on 8th Avenue between 22nd and 23rd Streets in Chelsea – makes an INCREDIBLE BAGEL. Just like the bagels that our great city used to make more often years ago: 1. Big, very big. 2....

For years Lafayette parents could take their children to a bowling alley on Johnston Street and then wrap up the outing with Mexican food at Poncho’s, which was just a few doors over in the strip mall. It made for a cheap...

Not only is the dim sum excellent, you can get in at prime time on a weekend without a wait. I think it may be less crowded than others because it’s between 44th & 45th Street, about 10 blocks below the heart of the...

Chinatown favorite comes through with comforting curry noodles.

According to a report in Advertising Age, Anheuser-Busch will be launching its very own in-house film and production company. No, I haven’t been drinking.

Don’t go to Memphis Minnie’s expecting the New York pastrami of your (or someone else’s) childhood.

Sweet, delicate fish, done right.

At Piada on the Lower East Side, the namesake specialty is a sandwich from Emilia-Romagna–a toasted flatbread stuffed with meat, cheese, vegetables, or sweet stuff like fruit, preserves, or Nutella. “Ingredients are...