Restaurants & dining
The documented economics of a New York restaurant — rent as a share of sales, thin margins, and the post-2020 squeeze — explain most closures better than any menu ever did.
Dining Out NYC replaced the pandemic-era honor system with a permanent license, and the city's own timeline says review can run up to six months.
A, B, C — the card by the door comes from a points system, not a vibe check. Here is how the city actually scores it.
At Blue Sky Deli on First Avenue, the counter’s own staff can’t agree on the sandwich’s origin — which is part of why the story keeps traveling.
Wine director Lee Campbell and chef-owner Annie Shi give Manhattan two of the night's biggest wins, while a third New York honor lands in Queens.
A city rule on restaurant surcharges took effect in April, and a state law on credit-card fees has been on the books since 2024 — here's what a diner is actually owed at the bottom of the bill.
New York dining has its own etiquette — set by real estate, clocks and crowds — and knowing it makes every table better.
Summer Streets opened its Manhattan run on August 1; the DOT's remaining dates, August 8 and 15, put a car-free corridor next to Restaurant Week tables through August 16.
The July 15 additions put new names into the guide's New York selection, but the red book's stars and Bib Gourmands wait for the autumn ceremony.
Bronx-raised, Nigeria and Louisiana in his cooking, a failed first restaurant behind him — the documented career of the chef who opened the city's most talked-about room in 2022.
Pastrami by the pound, bagels-and-lox counters, and the appetizing stores that outlived the Brooklyn flights — where the tradition actually sits on the island in 2026.
A Polish-Jewish bread arrived with the immigrants, got unionized on the Lower East Side, and then mechanized its way to becoming the city's default breakfast.
Reservations for the summer edition of NYC Restaurant Week open July 14, with the prix fixe program running four weeks from July 20 and some restaurants extending to Labor Day weekend.
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