Russian & Turkish Baths
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

268 E 10th St
New York, NY 10009

Nicholas E. writes: One star for the radiant heat room--I truly felt like an Eastern European hobbit dwelling deep below the earth's surface, closer to it's molten core, in a cave packed with other hairy little men plotting to retake Cyprus in hushed tones.

One star for…

Tartine
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

253 W. 11th Street
New York, NY 10014

chris r. writes: if you're dining companion is from la, you might start to cringe when she starts ordering a completely new dish, which is based *very* loosely on what appears on the menu.  i don't know why people from la do this so often.  all i know is that i would…

Sidewalk Bar & Restaurant
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

94 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009

Helen N. writes: this place screams new york to me in many ways.
1) its dark, narrow and made of bricks
2) the staff is definitely not going out of their way to bring sunshine into your life
3) there is a small stage where an open mic is held every monday and it REALLY…

Christian Louboutin
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

965 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10022

Jennifer F. writes: I bought myself a pair of Louboutins for my 30th Birthday and they cost almost as much as my rent.

Although you may find it unethical to spend almost $900 on a pair of shoes when there are starving children in Africa, I don't. Those shoes are the…

Soho Grand Hotel
Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

310 W Broadway
New York, NY 10013

Ro N. writes: T and I came here last night to meet up with some of my people.   This out of towner was staying here and she always stays here when she's flying in from Toronto.

She loves this hotel!  

We came here to meet up for some drinks.

Since I am a sipper - I…

Veselka
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

144 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10003

Tori K. writes: My 100th review naturally goes to The Rainbow.

"ODE TO VESELKA"

Veselka =Rainbow, Heart of the East Village, HOME.  for 50 yrs. you have  been feeding your Ukrainian soul food to the tired, the poor, and the huddled masses from all walks of life,…

Joe's Pub
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

425 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003

Nicole G. writes: Justin Bond was on the bill at Joe's Pub, so my friend and I forked over the $20 cover and went. I was a little dismayed by the cover charge, but once inside had forgotten my woes and was oohing and ahing over the space. It's reminiscint of a…

Gray's Papaya

402 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10011

kristine r. writes: Ah, Gray's Papaya.  My first love when it comes to cheap, fast & good NYC eats.  Mmm.  Sometimes, life can't really get any better than double-fisting two hot dogs and a fresh papaya drink.  Love that slight crunch when you bite into the dog.  Such a…

Souen Restaurant
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village, Manhattan/Union Square

28 E 13th St
New York, NY 10003

Javier M. writes: From the moment you spot this little basement restaurant, something lures you. A torrid amount of plants dominate the whole outlook, and the lighting is vague and the color of dusk. As soon as you enter you perceive a sense of fresh moisture in the…

John's Pizzeria
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

278 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10014

Michael F. writes: "No Slice"

That's what the awning says. That's what they mean. No slices. Pies only. Oh yeah, but they do have calzones.

I did not partake of the calzones, so I can not speak to them, but the pizza... ah, yes, the pizza.

To put this in context, for the…

Pongsri Thai Restaurant
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Civic Center

106 Bayard St
New York, NY 10013

Esther K. writes: This is my second favorite thai restaurant in NY, plus its super close to my work! I love their Tom yum soup... its pretty spicy (just the way i like it) with just the right amount of lemongrass acidity.

i had the pad see ew which was also very…

Niagara
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

112 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009

Ellis B. writes: i used to come to this place all the time but then i thought it closed down.  well, i was wrong!  went here last night again and had a ball!  i felt like i was in a hunter s thompson movie as one benechio deltorro look alike and one very hairy man…

CBGB
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

315 Bowery
New York, NY 10079

Nancy K. writes: Last Call... Moving




NEW YORK (AP)

By LARRY McSHANE

Legs McNeil remembers the night back in 1975 when he walked into the dingy storefront club perched in the even dingier Bowery neighborhood. The band onstage, four guys in leather jackets and…

Midtown Comics
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District, Manhattan/Fashion District

200 W 40th St
New York, NY 10018

Jenny F. writes: Gigantic comic shop!  First floor is comics, graphic novels, and back issues.  Upstairs is mostly toys.  The knowledgeable staff that will help you find whatever you are looking for.

I once saw the biggest geek fight ever!!!!  Some guy was reading a…

Ear Inn
Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

326 Spring St
New York, NY 10013

CB M. writes: In a city of uniformity on virtually every corner (New York, playing itself, with liposuction and a boob job), the Ear Inn stands out.  So ramshackle and antiquated.  Maybe because of the antiquity of the building - originally the home of an…

Alfanoose
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Financial District

8 Maiden Ln
New York, NY 10038

Chris J. writes: Disclaimer: this review is based on the consumption of one item - falafel.

I'm Irish. I'm also Leb. As such a mongrel, I observe Lent (Catholicism). During the 40 days of Lent a "good" Catholic abstains from eating meat on Fridays. Today, NYC…

Milk & Cookies
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

19 Commerce St
New York, NY 10014

Nic B. writes: I've always wanted to open a cookies-n-cream shoppe where I'd make cookies and homemade ice cream.  Nothing is more comforting than the two together in a sandwich or crumbled in.  Genius, no?  Well, Milk & Cookies beat me to it.  And in addition to…

J G Melon
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

1291 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10021

Gourmet G. writes: An Upper East Side landmark, this small, unpretentious watering hole is the kind of hangout you'd expect to find near a suburban college campus - or a bit closer to NYU - rather than in one of the city's most expensive neighborhoods. You can't go…

Westville
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

210 W 10th St
New York, NY 10014

kristine r. writes: HOLY HOT DAMN!  What a meal, what a meal!  Westville is yet another example of how much Yelp has changed my life when it comes to choosing restaurants.  It was dinner time and I happened to be in Greenwich Village with my bf.  Where to eat?  "Well,…

Chelsea Market
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Meatpacking District, Manhattan/Chelsea

75 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10011

Sam P. writes: It's like a post-apocolyptic, neo-futuristic, all-inclusive mall / food-court / shopping center / office building / bakery / architectural wonder.  What's not to love?  

Seriously, anything you get here seems a little more special because you got it…

Junior's Restaurant Main Concourse
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

Grand Central Terminal
45 Grand Central Terminal
New York, NY 10001

karan s. writes: you have not had a cheesecake if you have not had juniors!!!!!!!!!! period. puts cheesecake factory to shame.this is a very good reason to go to the city. it is simply amazing. try them , very rich n creamy. absolutely the best, guess what i am…

Brooklyn Museum

200 Eastern Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11238

Lily T. writes: generally i don't bother to write reviews for places that have been reviewed this many times already, because usually i don't have much to say that hasn't been said before.  but on this occasion, i have a few items to point out:
1. i don't understand…

Aki On West 4th
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

181 W 4th St
New York, NY 10014

Chantelle K. writes: Once again, thank you, Yelpers. My friend D and I wanted to grab some sushi on a Saturday night, didn't want to pay a ton of $$$ but also wanted somewhere with a bit of ambiance. Stumbled upon Aki on W 4th thanks to Yelp (of course) and since it was…

Doma Cafe & Gallery
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

17 Perry St
New York, NY 10014

Atif I. writes: Me: May I join you? I asked the troika with an apparent literary bent sitting near the middle of the cafe.
They: Why, are we coming apart? (laughter). (hmmm...twisted literary bent, for it is an old Groucho Marx joke)
Me: Well, there's an empty chair…

The Chocolate Room
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

86 5th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Nadja M. writes: The way I see it:

You can expand the joint -or- make everything less tasty.  

Because, I hate waiting and you cannot keep throwing me out for going up to the tables and saying, "Damn Fatty, hoover that shit then get on!"  

I don't care that there were…

Markt
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village, Manhattan/Meatpacking District

401 W 14th St
New York, NY 10014

Katie Q. writes: I have to admit I'm a little prejudiced against the meatpacking district.  Mainly because I lived a few blocks away back in the day when the streets still ran with blood and there were trannies everywhere looking for a "date"...it was glorious.  Now…

Little Pie Company
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village, Manhattan/Meatpacking District

407 W 14th Street
New York, NY 10014

Liiisa C. writes: Liiisa: We always go to Starbucks.  Dude, this is wrong -- We're in Manhattan!  Today, we're going somewhere else.

*Liiisa excitedly drags friend to Little Pie Company only to find it boarded up & vacated*  Closed.

Guess where we ended up.  Yep,…

Convivium Osteria
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

68 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Katie Q. writes: LOVE the ambiance here.  I went with 2 chicks and a dude (wasn't that a movie in the 80's...or possibly Skinimax?) so it wasn't a date night or anything but it was romantic as all hell.  We were seated in the cellar which in no way is a "it puts the…

Caffe Reggio
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

119 MacDougal St
New York, NY 10012

Atif I. writes: She: Have you decided what you want to have?
Me: I'll have some inspiration, please.
She: Sorry?
Me: I've been to a few boring coffee houses lately, I'm hoping to be inspired here. What do you have?
She: Well, we've got great atmosphere. You can pretend…

Becco
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan/Theater District

355 W 46th St
New York, NY 10036

Nic B. writes: "All You Can Eat Pasta" instantly brings a few things to my mind. The Simpsons episode where Homer sued the restaurant since it was not actually all he could eat is one of those thoughts. The other is: What if I'm the only one still hungry after…

Menchanko Tei
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

43 W 55th S
New York, NY 10019

Julie K. writes: 05/07/08 update:

I gave them 4 stars before.. but have to boost up to five..
recently, I've tried cold ramen for lunch.. and it just completed my world!

========================= ==
Original:

I would love to give 4.9 stars, indeed!

now I understand..…

PJ Clarke's
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

915 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Jaye J. writes: For years I've heard about PJ Clarke's from Allison P. When she was a New Yorker, this was a regular haunt of hers, and from all the talk, I felt like I'd been there a million times when I finally made it on Saturday night.

How awesome to be greeted…

Pomodoro Ristorante Pizza
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Little Italy

51 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012

victoria h. writes: Awesome freakin slice of pizza!! Service was a bit iffy. We actually had to be up in their faces to get any! None the less, I give em 5 star cause my fresh mozzarella, fresh (chunks even) tomato, perfect dough slice was a lil bit of pizza heaven. for…

BLT Fish
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Gramercy-Flatiron

21 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011

Brett D. writes: You save the best for last or so they say... and in this case it is most certainly true. My last review (for now) in the NY travel diaries volume II, leaves us with BLT Fish. Not to be confused with BLT Fish Shack, the casual first floor counterpart…

Adrienne's Pizza Bar
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Financial District

54 Stone St
New York, NY 10079

Julia N. writes: What a mixed time I had here; extremes of good and bad. I'll start with the good - excellent service. We were seated quickly despite our large group and the peak time, and our waitress was very attentive. She did bring one member in our party the…

Bodum-CLOSED
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village, Manhattan/Meatpacking District

413 W 14th Street
New York, NY 10014

Sam P. writes: This place is DANGEROUS!  I had a great little personal hot water heater from Bodum that I accidentally destroyed by trying to heat up some milk in it (R.I.P, my trusted friend), so I wandered over to pick up another and ended up in the middle of a…

Enid's
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Williamsburg - North Side

560 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Nancy R. writes: Best Bloody Mary's outside of Zeitgeist, but not sure if that's worth the wait and attitude to eat brunch with shaggy haired musicians in skinny jeans. My vegetable burger and side of collards were delicious but they forgot Nadja's order of biscuits…

Pete's Candy Store
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Williamsburg - North Side

709 Lorimer St
Brooklyn, NY 11211

laura b. writes: The way back room is what I believe to be an exact replication of the Country Bear Jamboree set at Disneyland.  But cooler in that you're not at soul sucking Disneyland but less cool in that there are no full grown men dressed as Country Bears who…

The City Bakery
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Gramercy-Flatiron

3 W 18th St
New York, NY 10011

Frederick G. writes: Hot Chocolate Miracle!
I was going to write a long and eloquent review of this most amazing concoction, wherein you will know immediately why the Aztecs considered cocoa the most high and sacred beverage, why chocolate has taken over the world, why…

Lunettes Et Chocolat
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Little Italy

25 Prince St Frnt
New York, NY 10012

Gourmet G. writes: It's crack cocaine for chocoholics . . . one cup of this and you'll never look at a Swiss Miss again.