New York Restaurants

so i need a good NYC greek-ish place with a nice summer atmosphere and good drinks

come on someone has to frequent a great summery mediterranean place downtown

cheap? moderate? pricy?

moderate to cheap? but i don't want cheap if it means a less than enjoyable experience, which probably means i can't have cheap

I don't frequent any such place, but I got my father-in-law's Zagat password. BRB

oooh!

Maybe this place?

Snack Taverna
63 Bedford St.
(Morton St.)
Manhattan, NY 10014
212-929-3499

Food Decor Service Cost
21 16 17 $39

Can't speak for the atmosphere

The younger, more upscale sibling to Snack, this “friendly” “modern Greek” on a “lovely Village corner” is touted for its “mouthwatering twists” on the “classics” and all-Hellenic wine list; sure, it “can get noisy”, but still most “everybody leaves happy.”

i has a favorite

Greek food in Manhattan be expensive

word

both do look verry nice tho

i want an outdoors too, but i bet that's tough - and i need to not spend 30 on my entree, cuz i'm gonna have the drinks

thanks guys - any other suggestions welcome, i might succomb to citysearch...

Might be worth browsing the Voice archives, though Sietsema himself tends to mostly review cheapo joints in Queens and Brooklyn and the other food info on the site can't always be trusted (in fact it once led me to the worst Greek meal I've ever had)

go to queens for greek food, srsly

lol xpost

i know, queens has been popping up

i love this place

that looks PERFECT, but i really don't think i can go to queens 2nite : (

there's a nice greek place on grand street in williamsburg. i don't know the name, though.

is it mykonos? the one across from trash bar?

pylos, on e.7th, is a nice modern greek that's not too pricy. all indoors, though. in general, you have to make some trade-off for a good outdoor space - usually price or quality.

i know that's so true, ok i'm lookin it up

okay has anyone been to Medina?

yeah pylos is ok. you got to bring a lot of people to share al the dishes they have there.

http://eater.com/archives/2007/06/the_dish_shopsi.php

okay, so cheap sushi in West Village/East village/somewhere downtown, with cocktails

anyone?

Tomoe is the cheapest decent sushi bar but there is usually a line of people outside.

And most other decent sushi in that area is not cheap.

That thread bump reminds me that I went to Ferdinando's in Carroll Gardens this weekend and recommend it. Some of the best calamari I've ever had, and you ought to eat a panelle at least once in your life. Plus they're the only place in NYC with Manhattan Special on tap (it's way tastier than the bottled stuff)

Best Use of Chickpeas - Ferdinando's
FERDINANDO'S is Brooklyn's oldest focacceria, a Sicilian snack shop that specializes in oil-slicked vegetables, stewed seafood, and tiny sandwiches on round rolls. One of their best products is the panelle special, made with chickpea fritters that show the influence of North Africa on Sicily piled on one of the aforementioned rolls and then heaped with clouds of the freshest ricotta. Two make a meal. -Robert Sietsema

151 Union Street, Brooklyn

xpost I did a little Zagat search for you -- there are a few very highly rated places in that area in the $35-40/person range: Kanoyama at 2nd and 11th, Yama (which has a Carmine St. and a W. Houston St. location), and Hasaki, on 9th btw 2nd and 3rd.

Just slightly cheaper is Mizu Sushi, on 20th btw Broadway and Park.

Sapporo East on First Ave. is cheap and decent.

anyone have an opinion on Rose Water?

One of their best products is the panelle special, made with chickpea fritters

Is this like socca?

cheap sushi ..... East village

Esashi at 3rd and A is pretty good

it's no Tomoe or Yama but it's cheap and never has a wait. it's on the level of a good neighborhood place.

but I would say go to Yama if you don't mind waiting a bit

anyone have an opinion on Rose Water?

Based on my one dinner there, it was kind of meh. Not especially original, and not very well done, for the prices they charge...

xpost Wikipedia suggests there is a connection but does not clarify whether they're exactly the same thing.

dave, do you go to Taro near you? people rate it as the best outer-borough sushi, fwiw. I'm no expert, but I like it, and they have a fried chicken appetizer that, while not sushi, is really tasty.

Based on my one dinner there, it was kind of meh. Not especially original, and not very well done, for the prices they charge...

thanks, that seems to be the opinion of some others who've been there as well, but it's hard for me to tell if my panisse-ian taste would feel differently

Orhan Yegen now safe for below-14th Streeters - http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/sea-salt/

btw, Rose Water was v v pretty

Geido on Flatbush is my fave sushi in my neighborhood .... have not tried Taro yet. Haven't tried the Brooklyn outpost of Blue Ribbon Sushi either ($$$). Sushi Gen on Washington Av is pretty good (only gotten takeout) but I like Geido more.

cheap sushi ..... East village

what about Zen Garden on St. Mark's and Ave A? this is definitely not gourmet sushi, but they have a perpetual "thank you campaign" that gives any customer, any day of the week, at any given hour 50% off of the sushi. also, 10 PM to 1 AM drinks 50% off as well.. this is mainly for undergrads without fake IDs, but if you're looking for cheap east village sushi..

we had dinner at taro before going to southpaw a few months ago. based on that meal, i'd rate it as one of the better places in the city (outside of the big name, expense account category) and would agree with the best in the outer borough claim. kanoyama, mentioned by hurting upthread, is really great as well but the price per person is a bit misleading. they do high-quality basics for pretty good value, but the real draw of the menu is the special fish of the day list. once you're in that territory, the bill shoots up. mishima, on lex in the low 30s, is kind of like kanoyama uptown. if anyone finds themselves in murray hill craving sushi, i highly recommend it.

is zen garden the place with a karaoke room for hire in the back? yeah, it's not knock-you-out sushi or anything, but the whole "50% off, ALL THE TIME" thing is pretty crazy. why not just change the prices ont he menu?

thanks guys!! i'm going to this place tonight:

http://almarestaurant.com/

the whole "50% off, ALL THE TIME" thing is pretty crazy. why not just change the prices ont he menu?

uh

gesundheit

http://www.yelp.com/biz/wNWEO6UzGNsti9pjmdFpgw#hrid:fj_5dthEiRvvi4UySzChmA/query:zen

("great location"!)

we had dinner at taro before going to southpaw a few months ago. based on that meal, i'd rate it as one of the better places in the city (outside of the big name, expense account category) and would agree with the best in the outer borough claim.

two high recommendations .... I'll have to check it out .... thx for the tip

i'd make a reservation, as the place is very small (8-10 little tables). we would have had at least a 20 minute wait if we'd been walk-ins.

Taro has great lunch specials and usually isn't crowded then. I guess that's great for those of us without real jobs.

surmounter, alma is great. make sure to sit on the roof. also: pineapple vanilla margarita