Photo galleries for Restaurants

"No, I have not eaten at Momofuku Ko yet!"

1. Grilled!: Tap & Tapas

We asked Tom Colicchio, April Bloomfield and Terrance Brennan to pick a question out of a sauce pan…and answer it no matter what

"If they only knew..."

2. Snap Judgment: Haggis cart

New Yorkers discover Scotland's national dish.

Snippets and snapshots from a day with Trestle on Tenth's chef-owner

3. Chomparazzi: Ralf Kuettel

Snippets and snapshots from a day with Trestle on Tenth's chef-owner

Joe Bastianich & Mario Batali | Outstanding Restaurateur

4. James Beard Award nominees 2008

NYC's best battle it out for the culinary world's top honors

Braving a downtown culinary mosh pit for some good grub

5. Snapshots: Choice Eats

Braving a downtown culinary mosh pit for some damn good grub

Nuthin but Napoli

6. Snap Judgment: New York Pizza Show

Is NYC pie the best? Don’t ask a room full of pizza pros (many from Chicago).

Chomparazzi: Pichet Ong

7. Chomparazzi: Pichet Ong

Snippets and snapshots from a day with the sweet-savory dessert wiz

'Michael Clayton' | The Harrison

8. NYC restaurants on film

Oscar-worthy cameos from iconic spots, in films from 'Manhattan' to 'Serendipity'

Smith's

9. Smith's

The familiar becomes fantastic at this West Village bistro, and Smith’s separates itself from the surname pack.

Dollar Grub: Roosevelt Avenue

10. Dollar Grub: Roosevelt Avenue

Our writer squares off against duck embryos and gray mush in search of $1 deals in Jackson Heights.

Sights and smells

11. Inside: Toloache

A recent addition to Manhattan’s upscale Mexican run, Toloache features Oaxacan cooking with a twist like veal cheek tacos and truffle quesadillas. Chef-owner Julian Medina, formerly of Maya and SushiSamba, runs the show.

Golden arch enemies

12. Golden arch enemies

Why stick to assembly-line fast food when you can get a better homegrown counterpart?

Dollar Grub: Nostrand Avenue

13. Dollar Grub: Nostrand Avenue

Our resident cheap-hound scours for $1 deals at restaurants, bodegas and sidewalk stands along Nostrand Avenue, unearthing everything from chickpea-filled flatbread to industrial-strength "cheese straws."

Back Forty

14. Back Forty

At Peter's Hoffman's ode to greenmarket freshness, the decor, service and food alike are marked by understatement, efficiency and a lack of fuss.

Chomparazzi: Alex Guarnaschelli

15. Chomparazzi: Alex Guarnaschelli

Our new photo series on NYC’s top culinary talents kicks off with Butter’s executive chef

Smith's/The Smith/Smith and Mills

16. Crappy restaurant names 2007

BarFry, P*ong, Bobo. What are they thinking?

Chef’s Collection Oil Essentials, $145

17. Cheap to chic: gourmand’s gift guide

From souffle cupcakes to cooking oils, the food lover on your list will eat these up

Katz's Deli

18. Festival of Lights...and bites

From knishes to babka: an eight-day food trek of our fave Jewish eats

Metromix Fiveway: The Bourgeois Pig

19. Metromix Fiveway: The Bourgeois Pig

Our editors (attempt to) pig out at the second coming of this East Village spot

The 2007 Chocolate Fashion Collection

20. The 2007 Chocolate Fashion Collection

Chocolate and couture collided as Chocolate Week kicked off with the 2007 Chocolate Fashion Collection

Ready, set, choco!

21. Ready, set, choco!

Ready, set, choco!

Global cuisine

22. Golden globe

A look at the city’s more obscure and unsung global cuisine, from Bulgarian to Burmese

Jehangir Mehta at Graffiti

24. Graffiti's art

Pastry provocateur Jehangir Mehta takes us on an exclusive tour of his new sweet-and-savory boite in the East Village

Anne Burrell at Centro Vinoteca

25. Anne Burrell at Centro Vinoteca

“Food is like a dog—it smells fear,” Burrell says. “When you’re cooking, if you’re nervous, if you’re happy, if you’re so psyched, it reflects in your food.”

Metromix Fiveway: The Café at Country

27. Metromix Fiveway: The Café at Country

More like a nineway: Five editors and four colleagues go to town at Country, Geoffrey Zakarian's New American spot at the Carlton Hotel.

Orhan Yegen at Sea Salt

28. Orhan Yegen at Sea Salt

The opinionated cook—never call him a chef—showcases grilled whole fish at his East Village seafood spot.

The Chowdown

29. The Chowdown

Hot chefs meet cool DJs at APT's monthly food-and-music event.

The Sunburnt Cow

30. Aussie Eats

From kangaroo skewers to Sydney-style fish-and-chips, get down with grub from Down Under

Chris Santos at The Stanton Social

31. Chris Santos at The Stanton Social

Certified cool-kid clubhouse Stanton Social, the brainchild of hard-rocking owner-chef Chris Santos, has served upscale finger food to celebrities such as Michael Stipe, Anthony Kiedis and Cameron Diaz.

Metromix Fiveway: Klimat photo gallery

32. Metromix Fiveway: Klimat photo gallery

Five editors review this Eastern European newcomer in the East Village

Photo gallery: Harold Dieterle

33. Harold Dieterle

"Top Chef" champ Harold Dieterle at work at his new Village restaurant, Perilla (minus the soul-crushing Tom Colicchio commentary)

Metromix Fiveway: Wild Salmon photo gallery

34. Metromix Fiveway: Wild Salmon photo gallery

Five editors review lunch (gang-bang style) at Jeffrey Chodorow's tribute to the Pacific Northwest.

Photo Gallery: Hill Country

35. Hill Country Icon-mmx-pick

Ribs, brisket, Kreutz Market links and more at this new Chelsea 'cue joint

Bastille Day 2007

36. Bastille Day 2007

Food, wine and and petanque tournaments on Smith Street.

Le Figaro Cafe

37. Dine alfresco

We like doing it outside. We think you do, too.