[Photo: Kathy Chan] Hot tea and one pistachio éclair ($3.50) at the recently opened Financier, in a space that once occupied Oren's Coffee in Grand Central Terminal. My friend Ray recommended this éclair, and a solid recommendation that was.... More

[Photos: Tia Kim] I rarely venture into the Financial District. However, when I heard there was a new bar, called Vintry Wine & Whiskey, offering eighty wines normally served by the bottle in two ounce and five ounce tastings,... More

[Photographs: Robyn Lee] The exemplary folks fighting the good fight for the permanent installation of the New Amsterdam Market brought together some terrific artisanal food purveyors at their site in the shadow of the South Street Seaport. Caroline Fidanza,... More

Take a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into the slow poached egg with cauliflower purée at SHO Shaun Hergatt, an exquisite dish that chef Hergatt has nicknamed The Golden Egg. More

Statue of Liberty photograph from morrissey on Flickr Urban Lobster Shack 15 Stone Street, New York NY 10004 (Financial Dist., b/n Broadway/Broad Street; map); 212-809-2626; urbanlobstershack.com The Skinny: Not the best lobster roll in the city, but as part... More

Even though we're not in D.C., we can still have a good time tonight. A guide to celebrating the inauguration all over New York City. More

If you could play Jenga with cans, and make something cool with it that didn't topple, that would describe the Canstruction 2008 exhibit at the World Financial Center. Since the artists were from top architectural and engineering firms across... More