Jet Blue Airways
Neighborhood: Queens/Forest Hills

118-29 Queens Boulevard
Forest Hills, NY 11375

Sam P. writes: I feel it appropriate to write this review as I sit in the Jet Blue terminal at JFK waiting to board a flight to San Francisco.  Jet Blue is everything that's  right about air travel.  Cheap, convenient, friendly, but I think most importantly…

Ultimate In Pizza
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

401 E 57th Street
New York, NY 10022

kirk v. writes: I grew up in this neighborhood and watched the original Corner Store get cut in half and Ultimate Pizza was born....that was over 20 years ago.  Their pizza has been satisfying the neighborhood ever since.  These guys not only have great pizza, they…

Bembe
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Williamsburg - South Side

81 S. 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Nadja M. writes: Dear Mom,

Last night I went to a club called Bembe.  The place was packed with sweaty. hot undulating bodies writhing to the sounds of percussion-heavy, afro-cuban latin, infused music.  

At first the bouncer wasn't gonna let my friends in with me…

Union Square Park
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village, Manhattan/Union Square

E 14th St & Broadway
New York, NY 10011

Gourmet G. writes: That anyone would think a park's best asset was its convenient WiFi access is a sad commentary on today's inexplicable must-be-connected-24/7 mentality. I'm grateful this little bit of greenery is now free of the drug dealers, crack whores, and…

Vol de Nuit
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

148 W 4th St
New York, NY 10012

Martha V. writes: AS THE YELP TURNS, Episode 1:

It was getting to be that time.  

The time to leave and go deal with my responsibilities. But I was having fun.  We were having fun, my new friend and me.  Who would have thought that a stranger and I would still have…

Barrio Chino
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

253 Broome Street
New York, NY 10002

Kat W. writes: Barrio Chino is awesome because:
- Tasty cheap mexican food.
- Excellent drinks- my fave is the Fresh Grapefruit Margarita.
- Amazing guacamole, spicy salsa and chips
- Great tacos and shrimp dishes
- Beautiful waitress and cool bartender
- Cool Vibe

Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Gramercy-Flatiron

5 W 19th St
New York, NY 10011

Michael D. writes: This place rocks.

You could refer to this shop as a boutique. Their selection is not huge, but the wines are carefully curated. The prices are fare and the staff are very knowledgeable.

The wines all have there ratings from the various magazines listed…

Daniel's Bagels
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Murray Hill

569 3rd Ave Frnt
New York, NY 10016

Aly D. writes: so vacation is over. i am now sitting in front of my work lappy, day dreaming about all the fun i had in new york and all the fabulous food i ate. yes, im procrastinating, but who the hell really wants to work on a monday? not i!

so my thoughts…

Calexico
Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

Wooster St & Prince St
New York, NY 10003

Nathan J. writes: The girl that works here is really cute--even in the winter, when she's bundled up like some sort of Lapland elk herder.

Sasabune
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

401 E 73rd Street
New York, NY 10021

Dan V. writes: If the piece of pie you east coasters have been craving is a place for omakase-only lunch and dinners consisting of cuts of exotic fish (such as sinew-less toro) served on uncommonly warm mounds of rice, you're in luck!  Sasabune has expanded from LA…

Taro Sushi
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

446 Dean St
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Aly W. writes: I cannot believe I have not yet yelped this!
Allison G. and I discovered Taro (OK, after reading about it on YELP), about a month ago, and have since been there like...a half-dozen times. Seriously. We were there twice this weekend!
I am fairly new to…

HopStop.com
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper West Side

230 Park Ave
Ste 864
New York, NY 10169

Sarah T. writes: Hello, my name is Sarah. ["hi Sarah"] And I'm a compulsive planner.

Upon finding out that my new jobby-job is sending me to NYC for two weeks of training/boozing/schmoozi ng, I decided to print out a map of Manhattan and plan my routes between all of…

NY SILENT DATE AUCTION for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's TNT

New York Silent Date Auction
for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's TNT
New York, NY 10018

Srini V. writes: ========================= ===================

Double your investment and have fun -- for a great cause!

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Dear Yelpers,

In all seriousness, bid very generously on me.  You will have a fantastic time and, what's…

Perilla
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

9 Jones St
New York, NY 10014

Sam P. writes: I have a fundamental problem with Top Chef: you can't taste the food.  At least on Project Runway, Top Design or even So You Think You Can Dance (admit it - you watch it), the visual aspect of the competition (fashion, interior design, pirouettes)…

Mister Softee

New York, NY 10079

Audrey J. writes: In the midst of a 12+ hour workday, a mere two dollahs and ten minutes is all it takes to cheer me up just that little bit.

Vanilla cone with rainbow sprinkles -- ahhhh...Senor Softee and I are well acquainted.

As an aside, it seems their marketing…

Zenkichi
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Williamsburg - North Side

77 N 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11230

Becca S. writes: Zenkichi has to be the sexiest restaurant in the city.  Its door is unmarked (sexy), you're led to your table through a narrow, dim maze that you're quite certain you couldn't find your way back out of (lost=sexy), and once in your booth your host…

4th Avenue Pub
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Gowanus

76 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Joolie T. writes: dear 4th avenue pub,

if you were a human (..or r0b0t), i'd probably hook up with you.
i think you're a handsome bachelor; i want to make love with you.
my friends all think you're fab-- but not right for me. that's okay, though.
we can make it work...…

Mamoun's Falafel
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

22 St Marks Place
New York, NY 10003

Srini V. writes: In life, as on the road, critical choices need to be made.  Often with incomplete information.  But with far-reaching consequences.

                                  Chickpea
                                 /                /
                       …

Karaoke Duet 35
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Murray Hill

53 W 35th St
2nd Fl
New York, NY 10001

Keiko S. writes: My throat hurts and my voice will sure be gone tomorrow morning. But I'm already making my next reservation at Karaoke Duet.

This place ROCKS! A super spectacular karaoke joint ever!

They offer lots and lots of songs, has many rooms of different…

Lucali's
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Carroll Gardens

575 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11231

brian f. writes: Gosh I hate it when local (cheap) restaurants get blown up by the NYT or Zagats and Patsy's and the Red hook ballfields are prime examples.

Lines of hipsters and out of towners mucking up a symbiosis well achieved for many many years.  Anyway, I heard…

Garden of Eden
Neighborhood: New Jersey/Hoboken

226 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030

Josephine Z. writes: Three stars all goes to the environment (interior design) of the place .

I'm usually not a fan of expensive food but this place rocks ! i like the beautiful interior design of the place . where grocery are neatly places and the vast variety of the…

Regal Battery Park Stadium 11
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Battery Park

102 North End Avenue
New York, NY 10184

Ryan C. writes: If it means I can comfortably enjoy a film by avoiding the stereotypical gaggle of obnoxious teenagers who frequent the larger movie houses (think AMC on 42nd st.), then I wholeheartedly embrace the higher ticket prices and relative geographic…

Ed's Lobster Bar
Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

222 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10079

Courtney P. writes: So I wandered into Ed's Lobster Bar on Saturday, alone, and got a seat at the bar. The decor is not as campy (no pun intended) as Mary's, less rustic than Pearl... sort what would happen if a Restoration Hardware bathroom truck ran into Ed's…

Astoria Park
Neighborhood: Queens/Long Island City

19-00 Hoyt Ave N
23rd Rd to Hoyt Ave S
Astoria, NY 11106

Rachel A. writes: I've seen Astoria Park in two of it's most extreme moments and I still find it attractive.

In the winter, I've seen it laden with snow. There was so much snow, the kiddies pulled out their sleds and cardboard boxes and slid down the slopes. Astoria…

Angelo's Coal Oven Pizzeria
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

117 W 57th St
New York, NY 10019

Rocky P. writes: This place ranks right up there with the best pizzas in the city. There are 2 Angelo's that I know of- this one and their newer offshoot next to the Ed Sullivan Theater. I'm more partial to this one just because I've been coming here for years but…

Bridge Cafe

279 Water St
New York, NY 10038

Matt R. writes: Really liked it here.  I love the wee bathrooms, made for wee 18th century people.  George Washington would've bumped his head.

I have one thing to add to these reviews.  You should see all the scotch behind the bar.  I don't know if they have…

Tokio 7
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

64 E 7th St
New York, NY 10003

laura b. writes: the actual review for tokio 7 does not start until about 3/4 through my post.  sorry.  it's the cold meds, i swear.  that and i've got thoughts and feelings to share!

during one summer break from nyc, i decided to go home to the sf bay area and…

Sushi Seki
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

1143 1st Ave
New York, NY 10021

Keiko S. writes: It's midnight...you're lightly boozed...and there it is, a sudden craving for sake and sushi. What do you do? Me, I hop on a cab and head to Sushi Seki where the door remains open until 3am.

FOOD:
* Needless to say, their sashimi is fresh. The rice…

Koo Japanese Fusion

142 W. Houston Street
New York, NY 10012

fox f. writes: I would give Koo all the stars in the galaxy if I could, and throw in the moon too while I'm at it. If Koo was the name of my boyfriend, I would marry Koo. And I had a child out of wedlock I would name s/he Koo as well.

"Koo is what Denny's would be…

92nd Street Y
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

1395 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10128

lauren b. writes: I am a gym rat with a capital "R", so when I told my uncle I was going to Crunch while in NY he insisted (more like demanded) I join him at the 92nd Street Y.   "You've never seen a gym like this", he touted as we walked over (Sheez, I've been in LA…

Rubin Museum of Art
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Chelsea

150 West 17 Street
New York, NY 10011

P K. writes: The Rubin Museum of Art is cool like dat, chill like dat, jive like dat, if you roll like dat, it's down like that, funk like dat, swing like dat, jazz like dat  ...

This is an ultra-shwank,  6-story museum dedicated to Himalayan Art in the heart of…

Angel's Share
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

8 Stuyvesant St
2nd Fl, inside Village Yokocho
New York, NY 10003

RoDERICK a. writes: All of this really happened.
Maybe.
Possibly.
Possibly not.

Came here tonight after dinner at nearby Sura with the previously mythical and mystical Sienna K., who seemingly appeared out of nowhere in a cloud of magical smoke. Now whether that smoke was…

Beso Restaurant
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

210 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Aimee O. writes: i headed here after a hellish day of work for a long, leisurely dinner with a friend. i had heard rave reviews from other friends (sorry, not yelpers) , expecting there to be a long wait. i arrived to a 3/4 empty restaurant with tacky-chic decor at…

Pio Pio
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

1746 1st Ave
New York, NY 10128

Audrey J. writes: The search is over! I have finally found the solution to shut Eddie the Echo up FOR GOOD.

Now you may say..."Eddie the WHO?"

[Background]

Do you remember Eddie the Echo, the marketing campaign put forward by McDonald's in the late '90s where Eddie is…

Nha Trang One
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Civic Center

87 Baxter St
New York, NY 10013

Ro N. writes: I used to come here more than Thai Son (which is one door down) since they were the only place I found that carried Sinh To Thom (Pineapple Smoothie) here in NYC.

I just don't think the smoothie is worth going here anymore.

One weekend since after my…

Cafe Mogador
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

101 Saint Marks Pl
New York, NY 10009

peter d. writes: (Thoughts going through my head last night at Cafe Mogador.)

Cute place, glad I finally made it.  Nice night; we should sit outside.  Drinks?  Oh.  No, I don't drink on weeknights either (cough).  Appetizer?  Let her choose.  Goat cheese and tomato…

Chumley's
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

86 Bedford St
New York, NY 10014

justin christopher m. writes: If you've ever been "86'd" from anywhere, you can thank this charming, hard-to-find literary waterhole (in addition to your drunk-ass self), located at 86 Bedford in the NYC. I love the fact that when I first visited here I literally got the…

Big Bar
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

75 E 7th St
New York, NY 10003

Tina M. writes: I rarely love bars anymore... I LOVE this bar. Maybe it's because we were there for my friend Bryan's birthday, and I haven't told him yet but I really believe that everywhere Bryan goes automatically becomes a happy and wonderful place where I feel…