This Tribeca tea house serves a really good selection of food along with their teas. We love the Blackened Seafood Salad with cod, salmon and tiger shrimp in a champagne vinaigrette, the Spinach and Cheese Ravioli with sun-dried [more...]

Owned by business partners Moby and Kelly, this LES tea shop is vegan and vegetarian friendly. Afternoon tea for one or two, which includes tea, sandwiches, and sweets. The menu includes dishes like Vegan Quiche–with zucchini, wild [more...]

With three uptown locations, this ultra kid-friendly tea room is the perfect spot to enjoy an after school snack or weekend brunch or impress your child-laden out-of-town relatives. The special kids' menu includes Granny Smith apple [more...]

We are hard-pressed to find a bigger menu than the one at Big Nick's two UWS locations. Simply put, whatever you want, you can get it here. Burgers and Pizza are the two specialties; over 30 kinds of burgers beckon meat-eaters and [more...]

The Pressed Toasts ($6.50) here are sure to satisfy, and come with a mixed green salad and olives. The grilled vegetables, goat cheese, and pesto on a whole wheat square and the turkey, muenster and honey mustard are two of our picks. [more...]

With 66 teas, a kitchen open til 2am, and a menu chockablock with delicious food options, this 'Burg eatery is super popular. Oh, and did we mention the reasonable prices?

The smoked salmon with creme fraiche & beet relish [more...]

The menu here is a West Village/Meatpacking take on typical diner fare. Everything is good and filling, so choosing just one dish can be difficult. We love the Challah French Toast and the Goat Cheese and Arugula [more...]

The mac and cheese at this swank restaurant is called Mac & Jack; it's the classic dish topped with a crust of parmesan and a layer of frizzled onions. The noodles are tender and coated in the creamy cheese, with the onions giving a [more...]

Dine like the Sex & the City foursome at this Chelsea restaurant, where you might even score a few celeb sightings.

The mac and cheese appetizer is made with the short, stubby pasta found in boxes of Kraft, but the delicious [more...]

The menu here is so neatly broken down–appetizers, entrees, vegetables and desserts–that our only difficulty in selecting food came because everything sounds so enticing. The Vermont Quail ($12), served with herb gnocchi, leeks, and [more...]

Located on Williamsburg's south side, this romantic restaurant serves New American cuisine. For appetizers, we suggest the Warm Artichoke Heart Salad ($11), with fresh cranberry beans, baby arugula, parmesan, and an artichoke [more...]

We headed to this former Pizzeria Uno with the bar set pretty low; after all, the last time we were there (with visiting relatives), we chomped our way through a "Chicago Style" deep dish pizza. This time, however, we ordered [more...]

Located just west of the Nexus of the Universe, this East Village restaurant's three meals–lunch, dinner, brunch–provide nouveau American, eclectic, and international cuisine with nice little twists. At lunch, we sunk our teeth into [more...]

Owned by a super-cute married couple, Applewood serves up delicious, local, and organic dinner and brunch dishes in a comfortable, quaint setting. For dinner, we suggest the Caramelized Butternut Squash Salad, with roasted macadamia [more...]

Open the warm wooden door to 24 Prince and head for one of the super-cushy booths. If the mercury's hovering at a comfortable temp, make your way out the back door and into the restaurant's beautiful garden. The restaurant offers an [more...]