Café Buunni is a coffee, tea, espresso bar, also serving smoothies, frappes, and some baked goods. There are not many coffee shops around this area, so it seems to be popular. Inside is rather small, has just one big table for people to share, and a small bench by the window, and counter with seating on […]
Category: New York City
Hill Country Chicken
You can get fried chicken anywhere and everywhere. But when you want a quality friend chicken, or unique, interesting kind, or both, that is a different story. For that, you have to have all-natural ingredients, freshly made each day, and down-to-earth place. Hill Country Chicken happens to be all that and more. They were even […]
Basta Pasta
Basta Pasta is a Italian restaurant, done Japanese way. I heard world renown chefs all over the world say that Japanese chefs (in Japan) somehow perfects any cuisine from the world. That might be true… so, here at Basta Pasta, Japanese chefs do their best to bring you very delicious Italian cuisine their own way. […]
Food on Plane: ANA & JAL
I know the food you receive on the plane don’t get too much of a good review, and for a good reason… But, it is also true that some airlines do their best to provide the food on plane that can taste as good as possible up in the air. Japanese airlines takes their food […]
Parm
Parm is a casual restaurant and sandwich shop that offers classic Italian-American food. They have a few locations in Manhattan. They are open for lunch, dinner. The inside space at the Mulberry street location is a bit small, with tables packed in, as most NYC restaurants. They also have bar seating available. The interior is […]
Caffè Storico #2
This is my second reivew of Caffè Storico. My first review can be found at: http://www.foodlovergirl.com/caffe-storico/ After checking out this beautiful restaurant a few month ago, I decided to use this venue for a special event. They made the process very easy. They sent couple of menu to choose from, and they created the menu for the […]
Alice’s Tea Cup Chapter II
Alice’s Tea Cup is said to be “New York City’s most whimsical tea house” and they might be right. I haven’t been to all the “tea houses” in the city, but they are definitely most whimsical so far. They have 3 locations, and I have been to them all, and Chapter II on East 64th […]
Blue Smoke
When you are in a mood for some delicious Southern dishes, head over to Blue Smoke! Their food is “soulful” and offers all kinds of southern style meals including smoked meats, fried chicken and biscuits, veggies and desserts. They also have nice list of classic and specialty cocktails, American craft beer, and American wines and […]
Arco Cafe
A cute, casual, Italian-Sardinian cafe in Upper West Side. They have nice, high ceiling, red brick wall, and outdoor seating, serving housemade pasta and other delicious dishes at affordable price. The staff there is very friendly, and provide good service most of the time. We went there on Sunday night with rather large group […]
Trattoria Bianca
Located inside the Wyndham Hotel, this casual Italian restaurant with very bright and open space welcomes you. Interior is simple with pop of vivid colors, and they have pretty good lunch specials. We went for a lunch on a weekday, so there were lots of open tables. I feel like this is one of the […]