New York Magazine

Cheaper Southern Italian spinoff of Peasant, pronounced ah-BEETS, as in pizza.

Open for breakfast (“prosciutto Benedict”) and lunch (Kobe burger)—dinner coming soon.

The panini kings at 'ino have brought Italian-style small plates dining to the Lower East Side. 

The adjacent café to the Here Arts Center is under the culinary jurisdiction of Jimmy Carbone, an East Village fixture who runs the cozy rathskeller Jimmy’s No. 43.

Bouley leaves his Tribeca comfort zone for this West Soho space, where he’s planning a production kitchen, a retail market, and a yet-to-be-named casual restaurant.

The tapas and main dishes at this hip, earthy Spanish joint may be lackluster, but 1492 does have its strengths.

Comfort food in a chic setting is the underlying concept at this chaotic but ultimately charming eatery.

Perfect for people who can’t decide what to eat, this clean-lined tapas joint has seafood, burgers, and homemade pasta with a mellow, date-friendly ambience.

Melissa Fox is a master of the empanada art, and plies her trade at her hacienda-away-from-home A Casa Fox.

Tableside cooking using lots of fire, among over-the-top stylings.

An Italian sub shop and self-declared “mercato Siciliano” has opened in the former Dom’s space.

A restaurant that has delved into the rarefied world of thin-crust square, or "grandma"-style pizza.

NOW CLOSED. Robert De Niro's L.A. export.

A lot of ramen around town can be disappointing. Not so at Ajisen.

Every weekday, a tahini-splattered falafel war is waged in Liberty Plaza Park, Wall Street’s great outdoors lunchroom, and this cart's excelled in texture (perceptibly crisper and a tad lighter) and flavor.

The Middle Eastern takeout joint has morphed into a 72-seat restaurant just two blocks away from the original location.

An offshoot of 71 Clinton Fresh Food.

This tiny takeout may no longer be called Melampo, but the Italian sandwiches and spectacular dressing are still the same.

Ryan Skeen is the latest chef cooking in this space designed as a layered homage to the neighborhood’s storied immigrant past.

A spotless, brightly lit bi-level restaurant where the kitchen turns out platters of elegantly sauced Cantonese dishes.

A reliable if unexceptional neighborhood pit stop near the Holland Tunnel.

Ancorca brings of touch of Little Italy and all the trappings to a quiet Financial District side street.

The Little Italy scene is geared towards out-of-town clients or in-laws but the food has more popular appeal.

This stylishly conceived place relies on a minimalist décor, a straightforward menu and a commendable wine list.

Lip-smacking mezze, a cozy atmosphere and potential celebrity sightings at this chic Soho haunt.