Food

5 Leaves

"Heath Ledger didn't live to see his planned Greenpoint café, but with funding from his estate, Five Leaves has opened its doors to the public... The bar is shaped like a ship's prow; maritime scenes are etched into marble tabletops; and a gold-leafed porthole marks the WC," says New York magazine. (There are some great interior shots of the space posted on A Test Of Will.)

Recommended by Veronica Vasicka

7A Cafe

7A is popular cafe on the corner of 7th Street and Avenue A, across the street from Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. The cafe is open 24 hours a day and is popular spot for comfort food at all hours of the day and night.

Recommended by Ted Rall

ABC Carpet & Home

ABC Home's mission is to serve by manifesting a retail paradigm shift in which we compose a revolutionary platform for offering cause related product through beauty, experience and magic in order to guide you to creatively express your individuality, values and to actualize home as a sacred space.

From New York Magazine

Recommended by Nini Ordoubadi

Al Di La Trattoria

Al Di La is an Italian restaurant in Park Slope, known for their amazing food (usually ranked as one of Brooklyn's best restaurants) and seriously long waits (no reservations). Their wine bar, next door, is well-stocked and can be used to help ease the pain of having to wait forever.

Recommended by Fred Cray, Miles Rohan

Ari Weinzweig

Ari Weinzweig is the co-founder of Ann Arbor Michigan's Zingerman's Deli, which has been dubbed "The Most Famous Deli in America." In addition to his deli, Weinzweig set up additional businesses in the Ann Arbor area that include a restaurant, catering company, creamery, training company, bakery and mail order company.  Weinzberg is known for sourcing unique food products from around the world. His book, Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating is a food guide resource full of recipes and details about quality foods.

Recommended by The Big Cheese

Artisanal Cheese

Artisanal Premium Cheese began in the dining room of the two-star Michelin restaurant, Picholine in New York City. Everything about Artisanal is rooted in culinary excellence.

With a mission to curate the world’s finest cheeses, Artisanal selects from thousands worldwide to offer 200 remarkable, unique, and handcrafted cheeses.

Recommended by The Big Cheese

Aurora

Often in Williamsburg you'll learn that the further you move away from the nexus of Bedford and North 7th the more likely it is that you'll find a place you can claim for yourself. For Italian dining that consistently raises the bar that place is Aurora. Here, aperitivos compete with the main courses for making a lasting impression on one's palate. The desserts are delightful and the dessert wines are a perfect afterwork activity. On a balmy weekend afternoon it would be best to brunch outside in their comfy patio.

Recommended by Noémie Lafrance

B&H Vegetarian Restaurant

The B&H Dairy is a vegetarian and kosher diner located just off St. Marks Place on 2nd Ave in the East Village. The restaurant feels like it's been around forever and looks pretty much the same way.  They're known for their soups (especially the Split Pea) and for serving all their meals with or on Challah bread.

Recommended by Spain Rodriguez

Babbo

Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, opened by Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich in June 1998, is an exuberant celebration of the best of Italian food, wine and lifestyle.

Recommended by The Big Cheese

Balthazar

From the Soho grandees who drop in at breakfast for a croissant, to the star-struck tourists who check in at lunch, to the cream of New York who continue to cram its dining room, Balthazar's customers know, year in and year out, what they are getting. The crown jewel of Keith McNally's Francophile empire remains as hot and as sharp today as the day it opened.

Recommended by Jim & Hester

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