New York Restaurants

Oy what day! I can make it, tho will not et the ersters.

yess

i don't know! i'm taking a six day weekend and not going anywhere so i can work around your schedules.

after thursday i am free as a bird

Big piece on Florent. I'm gonna make a farewell trip next month ;_;

The oyster special at that one bar is a happy hour thing, so it's only Mon-Thurs I think. Next week?

guys has anyone been to ippudo yet?

the tonkatsu ramen is fantastic - might be the best ramen in nyc, but after tax and tip it came out to $17! SEVENTEEN DOLLARS for a bowl of ramen...... .... . . .

there is a place called jolie in brooklyn heights or cobble hill or something that supposedly has very good oysters, and $1 oyster special on wednesday PLUS 2-1 drinks for ladies. i am very tempted.

yeah $17 for a bowl of noodles seems ridiculous, but i still want to try it at least once. there has been an hour wait every time i've tried to go though, and i've been too hungry.

i think tonight though i am going to order from plump dumpling, mostly because they have the cutest menu i've ever seen
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1300/1365350501_aeb6b0eed4.jpg

i have been craving dumplings for 2 weeks

Will they have oyster special on memorial day evening? If so why not then?

was gonna say the same thing, if they're open might be a great time to go. I've got Monday off.

That's sad about Florent - it was always neat to end a night out with mussels at 4:45am.

awww we shoudl have a florent fap. it is so yum.

I am in NYC 10-17 June

is there any chance that any of the cool kids on this thread wld like to go to a ... NYC Restaurant ... with me ... in that time?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheelmaker/269542124/

shit that sux laurent is closing.
great read tho, i had no idea about its pedigree or that it even existed in '85.
ran in there for lunch last week had an amazing soft shell crab blt wrap. good fries too.

Oh god is it softshell crab season again and am I going to have to watch my beloved friends eat bugs, carapaces and guts and all?

mmmmm

i hope so laurel!

http://www.foureyesjokeshop.com/ProductImages/Lobster_costume.jpg

Let me know me if anything oyster-related is happening.

awww we shoudl have a florent fap. it is so yum.

i never thought florent was particularly that yummy. its just that it was there and open at 4am and always (well, until more recently) had a pretty good vibe or whatever. i guess i'll miss it for nostalgia or whatever but its not like ive been there in 4 years or so anwyay since the meatpacking district turned into hell.

i need a big, juicy steak, a beautiful glass of wine and a scrumptious salad in a really elegant but woodsy, darkly-lit restaurant.

Try Lodge on Havemeyer in Williamsburg.

yeah, that's pretty cozy.

that looks goooood! i'm gonna try and make a res

thx!

you don't actually need a 'res' there

lol 'teh'

well i'm just worried people are gonna be goin out to eat tomorrow night. places are at least open right? i know restaurants are weird on mondays

just give em a call if you're worried.

i didn't realize you meant for tomorrow so i thought the reservation thing was unnecessary.

ohhh yeah, i don't know what restaurants are like on memorial night. gosh i'm so ready for that dinner tho. haven't had a steak in way too long.

It's a fun place. Lodge is by Taavo Somer, who did Freeman's, too.

Apparently his new thing is maritime. Has anyone been to the Rusty Knot?

Marlow !
Northeast Kingdom!

both in Bklyn

has anyone eaten at Les Halles?

I found the thread

i've never been to les halles but i am reading kitchen confidential and it's making me want all kinds of steak frites

you wont be able to get into marlowe&sons without like at least a 30 min wait unless you get there super early. though its my favorite restaurant in brooklyn by far. there's a super cute chef there too.

Has anyone been to the Rusty Knot?
i went about a month or two ago. was interesting. the decor is like if a midwesterner and a new englander got married and this is their basement. menu has yummy chicken liver and bacon sandwiches, and razor clams, and stuff like that. also $1 plastic cups of busch beer. the crowd is about 1/3 fashion&arts crowd, 1/3 banker dudes, 1/3 curious readers of eater, grub street, gothamist, etc. makes for interesting mix, though later at nite it turns more fashion'y i think

Rusty Knot looks intriguing, though very likely the clientele is annoying.

What is a good alternative to Nathan's in Coney Island? Both restaurants are completely overrun--I had a melt-down in line today and scolded some men who tried to cut. Should I just pick any seaside shack?

Are any of the Brighton Beach restaurants better than any of the others? People watching is so much better in Brighton Beach than in Coney Island these days.

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I had a bowl of Borscht in a shady russian restaurant in brighton beach the winter of like 1997, it is good in my memory.

Best eating this time in new york, so far has been on my SO's rooftop. We bought a grill in Home depot and have been grilling all kinds of stuff with awesome sunsets over manhattan.

i went to uncle vanya the other night. cabbage rolls, spinach pancakes w/ caviar... mmmmmmmmm!

Oceanview Cafe on Brighton Beach Ave is very good.

Rusty Knot looks intriguing, though very likely the clientele is annoying.

its probably the only place in town where you'll see a Vogue/CFDA nominated designer, a senior analyist at Goldman & Sachs, and some ho from Long Island coexisting peacefully at the same bar. Anyway, the food is good. It's not a big place though

but if you hate fashion people, rich people, and hos, i'd give the place a wide berth

Everone hates those, around here, ya prick.

bleh

has anyone eaten at Les Halles?

I wouldn't make it a destination. it's near my work so I went there with a buncha work people one time, it's ok but nothing special really

verdict in: i made a reservation at AOC Bistro in Park Slope. if you hate it, don't say so until tomorrow cuz that's just where i'm going.

if you love it please share.