One of the best things to come out of writing this website is the motivation to try new cuisines.  The huaraches and pupusas at the Red Hook Ball Fields were the first epiphany; then came dan-dan noodles and ma po tofu at Lan Sheng Szechuan Chinese food.  But one cuisine I never had was Malaysian.  […]

Posted in FLATIRON/UNION SQUARE, Laut 13 Comments »

This new weekly feature will focus on NYC Food Guy’s single best bite of the week. Tell everyone what your best bite of the week was in the comments section. I’m a tingling taste bud.  Different directions of delicious flavor and texture are sending me into a frenzy.  Crispy-edge house made bow tie noodles fold […]

Posted in ABC Kitchen, FLATIRON/UNION SQUARE, MANHATTAN 6 Comments »

Other than Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop and Rainbow Falafel, there isn’t much worth snacking on between Madison Square Park and Union Square.  City Bakery fills that void nicely.  But it’s not their famously rich hot chocolate, their buttery chocolate chunk cookies or their over hyped, cafeteria style macaroni and cheese that inevitably leads me to their […]

Posted in City Bakery, FLATIRON/UNION SQUARE, MANHATTAN 9 Comments »

NYC Food Guy always welcomes guest bloggers.  Today we turn the spotlight on a first-time blogger.  He’s my favorite person to eat a burger with, my brother Craig, a.k.a Lil NYC Food Guy.  E-mail [email protected] if you’d like to contribute! It’s been a long time coming, but after a summer spent living in the city, […]

Posted in FLATIRON/UNION SQUARE, MANHATTAN, Mesa Grill 20 Comments »

The owners of Spanish tapas restaurants Sala Bowery & Sala One Nine have focused their attention stateside with the opening of Rye House, a modern bar offering craft beers, house-made rye whiskey, well-crafted cocktails and a menu of casual American fare centered around NYC’s first homage to the legendary meat, cheese, french fry, and cole […]

Posted in FLATIRON/UNION SQUARE, MANHATTAN, Rye House 6 Comments »

NYC Food Guy Note: I’m on vacation in California so I’m sending you on a NY Food Tour to keep your stomach happy while I’m gone. Enjoy the deliciousness. What: While the beef is almost as delicious as Burger Joint‘s, Goodburger offers all the toppings you wish the Burger Joint had. Thanks to Lil NYC […]

Posted in FINANCIAL DISTRICT, FLATIRON/UNION SQUARE, Goodburger, Goodburger, Goodburger, Goodburger, MANHATTAN, MIDTOWN EAST, MIDTOWN WEST 22 Comments »