NYC Hotspot Find: Flinders Lane
FLINDERS LANE, EAST VILLAGE It took dinner at Flinders Lane to realise how much I’ve missed the food back home in Australia. If you’re lucky enough to have travelled there, you’ll know modern Australian cuisine as a beautiful multicultural collision that takes the best from South East Asia, Greece, Italy and even India with British … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Hi-Collar
HI-COLLAR, EAST VILLAGE I keep saying “this is my new favourite restaurant” but this time it really is, promise. Hi-Collar is one of those no-details-spared Japanese hotspots. It’s a Parisian-inspired cafe by day and restaurant/sake bar by night. The place literally transforms as soon as the barman stealthily slides the wall-to-wall cabinet door to reveal … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Saxon + Parole
SAXON + PAROLE, NOHO Saxon + Parole is a solid NoHo restaurant where you can expect an excellent meal with a memorable bottle of wine. You’ll even enjoy all of it in the restaurant’s lively atmosphere with its sophisticated NoHo crowd. Meat-lovers’ ears will prick up when they hear the specials because there’s bound to … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Bromberg Bros. Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken
BROMBERG BROS. BLUE RIBBON FRIED CHICKEN, EAST VILLAGE NYC’s cult fried chicken favourite now has its own outpost where hungry Manhattanites can indulge in deliciously crispy birds in the bright, low-key, cafeteria-style space. If you’ve not tried Blue Ribbon’s fried chicken before, expect umami galore when you feast on the Chicken Dinner with chips and … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Ramen Setagaya
RAMEN SETAGAYA, EAST VILLAGE NYC probably has more ramen restaurants than any other city outside of Japan so I think I can forgive myself for letting this one slip my mind for a year. I revisited Ramen Setagaya recently (this time with a lot more NYC ramen experience under my belt) and I was majorly … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Luke’s Lobster
LUKE’S LOBSTER, EAST VILLAGE Luke’s lobster has all the simple elements of a good lobster roll lunch covered: 1) A toasted, buttered New England roll 2) Not over-mayoed 3) Filled only with the sweet lobster parts – the knuckles and claws 4) A dash of celery salt and lemon infused butter 5) A cool hip … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Hester Street Café at the New Museum
HESTER STREET CAFÉ AT THE NEW MUSEUM, BOWERY This New Museum X Hester Street Fair collaboration sees the two partners creating a platform for some of NYC’s most creative local artisans to present and sell their food inside a museum environment. Inside you can enjoy baked goods from Café Grumpy, an espresso from Intelligentsia Coffee, … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Beyond Sushi
BEYOND SUSHI, EAST VILLAGE When I read there was a place in NYC serving up the most creatively constructed vegan sushi, I knew I wanted to try it. I also knew I’d have to fail to mention the vegan part to my man and just hope for the best when we got there. The two … Continue reading
New York City guide: 10 new restaurant obsessions
It’s been about 6 months since our last NYC restaurant round up… in New York time that is worth at least a year’s worth of restaurant research! So, it’s time for a new round up of 10 of our favourite meltingbutter.com restaurant haunts. Some of these restaurants are new, some are old, some are hotspots … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Degustation
DEGUSTATION, EAST VILLAGE Spend the evening watching each dish from your degustation menu being prepared especially for you. You get everything you’d expect from a degustation here – creativity, delicacy, surprising and memorable flavours – except you pay $80 for 7 courses instead of $200. Best Bit: At Degustation, every table is a chef’s table. … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Sobakoh
SOBAKOH, EAST VILLAGE As soon as you walk into Sobakoh you will know you’re in good hands when it comes to Soba noodle authenticity. Not only are about 50% of the patrons and 100% of the staff Japanese, but you can also see and feel that fanatical Japanese sensibility everywhere from the service, the ingredients … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Robataya
ROBATAYA, EAST VILLAGE Robataya hails as my proudest restaurant find in NYC. It’s a 9th Street Japanese restaurant that can easily be overlooked with all the others on the same street vying for your attention but if you are lucky enough to stumble in you’ll be rewarded with the mouth-watering smell of Japanese BBQ and … Continue reading
New York City guide: Top 10 bars for frequenting
It’s been just over a year living in NYC now and admittedly; it’s been the drunkest year of my life. I’m not really sure who I should be blaming for this… Myself? My friends? The plethora of watering holes in the city? Probably all three (not that there’s even anything wrong with some responsibly drunken … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Elsa
ELSA, EAST VILLAGE Bright and airy with a stylish balance of old and new. Think clean white walls, Edison bulbs and vintage sewing machines. Best Bit: Start early when it’s still light out and enjoy sitting under the big beautiful skylight https://www.facebook.com/elsabarnyc 217 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009 (917) 882-7395 … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Angels Share
ANGELS SHARE, EAST VILLAGE I’d say with conviction that they make the best cocktails in the city. Hopefully you score a seat in one of the booths by the big beautiful windows but if not, the handsome Japanese bar men make sitting at the bar a pretty good consolation prize. Remember the only way in … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Von
VON, EAST VILLAGE A low key East Village local with rustic all-wood interior that could be reminiscent of an old bar in the South of France. The bar attracts a well-dressed downtown crowd that skews creative. Best Bit: There’s a small-room club downstairs where you can dance off all the wine you’ve consumed. http://www.vonbar.com/ … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Sake Bar Decibel
SAKE BAR DECIBEL, EAST VILLAGE Located in what I like to call Little Tokyo on 9th Street East Village, this place could easily be named best sake bar in NYC. Look out for the illuminated “On Air” sign (it’s the only way you’ll know you’ve arrived) and walk down the wooden stairs into what feels … Continue reading
New York City restaurant guide: Fifteen Favourites
It’s probably impossible to distil all NYC restaurants down to the best 15, but I’m ambitious so I’m going to go ahead and do it anyway. Besides, it’s my blog so I can take it back if I change my mind. These restaurants are the top-15 that really impressed me in the 10 months I’ve … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Zabb Elee
ZABB ELEE, EAST VILLAGE Zabb Elee scores major points with me because I haven’t eaten such good Thai food since I last visited Sydney. You won’t find the usual Pad Thai here, what you will find is very authentic north-eastern Thai food that you can guarantee is very spicy (so be prepared). I don’t think … Continue reading
NYC Hotspot Find: Ippudo
IPPUDO, EAST VILLAGE My first love in New York is Ippudo. I’ve only ever ordered 2 things on their menu and been there at least 20 times. Those 2 things are so satisfying that all of my friends and I are not tempted to even try anything else (see proof in the picture) Best Bit: … Continue reading
New York City guide: The coffee snob’s guide to NYC
Italians and Australians in my experience are two of the fussiest coffee drinkers in the world. And it just so happens that most of my friends living in NYC are either Australian, Italian, or people who have lived in Italy for a substantial time – basically; my friends are a bunch of coffee snobs. Since … Continue reading
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