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Food, Fashion and Furniture: New York’s Best Designer-Backed Restaurants

Food, Fashion and Furniture: New York’s Best Designer-Backed Restaurants

From Polo Bar to La Mercerie, these are the designer-owned restaurants worth booking a reservation.

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Papa San Serves Up Casual Nikkei Fare in Hudson Yards

Papa San Serves Up Casual Nikkei Fare in Hudson Yards

The new restaurant is the low-key, casual leg of the Llama Group.

25.02.2025 2

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At Joomak, Jiho Kim Writes His Own Fairy Tale

The acclaimed chef wants every guest to feel like royalty through service, comfort and impeccable food.

15.02.2025 2

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Discover the Coziest Italian Restaurants in the West Village

From intimate osterias to bustling all-day eateries, these neighborhood restaurants do Italian well.

13.02.2025 4

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Kid Is a Love Letter to the Perfect New York Slice

Playful, elevated and casual at its core, Kid is a cinematic vignette capturing the feeling of the perfect New York slice.

22.01.2025 3

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People’s Revives the Avant-Garde Gallery With an Alluring Cocktail Lounge in Greenwich Village

People’s debuted in New York this month. Erica Chayes Wida For New Yorkers, entering a dilapidated façade into a candlelit club is a right of...

21.12.2024 5

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The Stockton Inn’s Triumphant Return Is Rooted in Its 300-Year History

The Stockton Inn is back and better than ever. Armando Rafael A biting breeze blew off the Delaware River as I walked up Bridge Street to the newly...

13.12.2024 4

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Two Brooklyn Breakfast Spots Dive Deep into the New York Immigrant Experience with New Dinner Concepts

Some say you can never go home again. The weight of this statement may resonate more for the immigrants who chose to leave, refugees who were...

28.10.2024 30

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Monkey Thief Delivers as a Hell’s Kitchen Drop-in for Playful Cocktails

If you find yourself looking for a pre-dinner drink somewhere near West 47 th Street and Ninth Avenue without catching the chaos of Times Square,...

10.10.2024 40

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For New York’s Inaugural ‘Make Food, Not Waste’ Restaurant Week, 12 Eateries Vow to Reduce Waste—And Share Their Tips

The waste-free restaurant week kicks off in conjunction with the City of New York’s mandatory curbside composting law.

30.09.2024 2

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Elvis Brings Sultry Tangerine Nostalgia and French Fare to Great Jones Street

For 35 years, The Great Jones Café was a New York watering hole—a veritable institution. Since 1983, the Cajun-Creole restaurant and bar on Great...

20.09.2024 2

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The Corner Store Is a Sexy Throwback With Overindulgent Kid Food for Adults

I’d been eyeing the corner of West Broadway and Houston ever since Dos Caminos, the longstanding Mexican chain, began to lose its luster. OK, maybe...

16.09.2024 3

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Michelin Just Added 11 New York City Restaurants to the 2024 Guide

The New York City Michelin Guide now includes more than 400 spots spanning diverse cuisines, styles, techniques and interiors. On Wednesday,...

11.09.2024 5

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Well-Seasoned From Nose-to-Tail: Why Lord’s Chooses Its Salt Wisely

I’ve never before left a meal ruminating on a crouton. I’ve spent hundreds of hours over the course of my life examining the flakiness of a...

09.09.2024 4

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Where to Find the Best Negronis in New York City

From the classic three-part recipe to clever spins that’ll keep you coming back for more, here’s where to find must-try Negronis in New York City.

29.08.2024 4

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From Montana to New Hampshire, These Are the Most Majestic Getaways for Equestrians and Horse Lovers

These breathtaking hotels and ranches transport guests into their incredible landscapes and equine adventures.

23.08.2024 10

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The Butcher’s Daughter Does Steak: How Sarah Simon Is Bringing Lucky’s Montecito to Manhattan

For Sarah Meyer Simon, Lucky’s Steakhouse always felt like home. Simon’s father, Herb, opened the original Montecito location with friends and...

16.08.2024 8

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Ras Plant Based Brings Ethiopian Food, Good Vibes and Plenty of Spice to the West Village

It was a quiet Wednesday afternoon at Ras Plant Based ’s new location on Sullivan and Bleecker, and despite the kind of dripping late-July weather...

09.08.2024 4

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Can Le Veau d’Or Suspend Time? A Reincarnation in Review

Anthony Bourdain once called Le Veau d’Or, New York’s longest-running French bistro, “a restaurant that time forgot.” The restaurant arrived on the...

07.08.2024 4

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