While the wontons weren't the most exciting part--whole tiny shrimp in a thin wrapper--the crispy fish skin was a revelation: not really fishy as much as salty and crunchy, almost like a fish crouton. More

Late-night eateries usually don't take too much care with their food, and often aren't vegetarian friendly. M Noodle Shop defies both of those generalizations, with nicely prepared food and lots of vegetarian options. More

The winter chill of January demands soup. Soups that function as meals—hearty, warming bowls served alongside a chunk of fresh bread. Noodle soups count, too. Cream of mushroom soup with fluffy bacon dumplings; spicy red pepper soup and naan; chicken curry noodle soup. These are just a few of our favorites—what are yours? More

You know the drill for NYC Restaurant Week, this winter from January 25th through February 7—three-course menus, $24.07 lunches, $35 dinners. (Exciting newbies this season include The Breslin and SD26.) But new this year: the NYC Restaurant Week Truck,, which... More

Photo: NY Daily News Only for those whose hearts are strong enough for... er, soup. El Rey, a chain of three restaurants in Brooklyn, is serving a dish they dub Viagra Soup, with fish, lobster, crabs, clams... and, the... More

"The spicy cold Korean noodle soup that I like to call liquid air conditioning." Han Song Ting's former location. Han Song Ting was one of my favorite stalls in the now defunct Roosevelt Food Court. Next to a Sichuan spot... More

Imagine your local Greek coffee shop or diner being taken over by a hard-working fancypants celebrity chef, who happens to be Greek-American. Sounds promising, doesn't it? See what chef Michael Psilakis (of Anthos, Kefi, and Mia Dona) has done at the new Gus and Gabriel Gastropub on the Upper West side. More

Photograph from ext212 on Flickr I’ve been known to eat tacos standing up at one of the numerous trucks and carts that line Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, but my go-to spot for Mexican food in Queens is Taqueria... More

In these hard times, the crew at the office here has noticeably cut back, brown-bagging it more often and looking for cheap eats. One of the deals Alaina discovered near HQ is the soup lunch at Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee... More

Since I live so close to two of the city’s greatest Chinatowns, Elmhurst and Flushing, I hardly ever take the hour-plus subway ride out to the Brooklyn Chinatown in Sunset Park. But when someone raved to me about Yun... More