NYC Restaurant Reviews | Steakhouses, Burgers & Bars
There are some days where you just need a reset. Not a spa day. Not yoga. Not somebody telling you to protect your peace. You need a steak, a martini, a Yankees game on TV, and a bartender who understands the assignment. That is how I ended up back at Chadwick’s in Bay Ridge. If…
Carver Steak NYC Review (Round Two): Back With the Crew and Zero Regrets Well… I ended up back at CarverSteak. This time it was with the old food crew. The OGs. The guys I started this whole “eat everything in sight” journey with. Haven’t seen them in a minute, so we needed somewhere solid, fun,…
It’s good to have friends.It’s even better to have friends who are chefs and invite you to friends-and-family tastings. This weekend I had the privilege of attending the pre-opening soft launch of Double Knot NYC, and let me tell you… this place is not playing around. For those who don’t know, a friends-and-family event is…
Monkey Bar NYC: Hog Salt Does It Again I’ve been a Hog Salt fan for years. Like, ride-or-die, trust-the-process, order-without-thinking kind of fan. Au Cheval, Small Cheval, the Chicago spots, all of it. The only reason it took me this long to get to Monkey Bar NYC is simple: I do not enjoy fighting for…
When two of my top ten favorites, Gotham Burger Social Club and Smith & Wollensky, join forces for a pop-up, there’s no question: I’m going. I’ve been following Gotham Burger since the early days, from those gritty pandemic pop-ups to their Lower East Side brick-and-mortar, and it’s been a front-row seat to watching a burger…
Frank has been around forever, and for good reason—it’s one of those East Village staples that always delivers. The whole family of restaurants feels like walking into your grandma’s kitchen (if your grandma also had a killer HVAC system and three guys working an 8×8 kitchen nonstop). The vibe is simple, chill, and always reliable….
Every now and then, the stars align and Peaches makes it back to the East Coast. She’s one of those friends I don’t get to see nearly enough, so when she does roll through, it always turns into a proper feast. This time, we kicked things off at Minetta Tavern , a New York institution…
Picture this: it’s the first full football Sunday of the year. I’m way too lazy to cook, Monday meetings are looming like a hangover, and I need a pick-me-up. The natural choice? Chadwick’s. One: they’ve got TVs. Two: the sound is on. Three: the food is always on point. And if you haven’t realized yet,…
The question of the night: If you cook your own food at a Michelin-starred Korean BBQ like COTE NYC, does that make you a Michelin chef? Luckily, at COTE, you don’t have to worry about that—they handle most of the grilling for you. Minus the occasional stolen piece from a friend who insists on eating…
Last updated June 2026 I have eaten a lot of burgers. More than is medically advisable. My only regret is not keeping better notes from the early years. This list is not about the trendiest burger in the city right now. It is about the ones I keep thinking about after I leave. The ones…