One of the best Vietnamese dinners we have had in New York City, by a long shot
New York City is divided. It’s not something as simple as East Village versus West Village or Queens versus Brooklyn.
I don’t really assign the restaurants I review a rating, at least not publicly beyond a circle of close friends or family. It’s a habit I developed from my days as a film critic. How could I fairly rate a Marvel movie on the same scale as The Godfather or any other classic or groundbreaking modern film you would put in the top echelon of cinema?
Williamsburg has always been a neighborhood in conversation between old and new, between grit and polish. At Meili, that conversation takes a new shape, this time between Brooklyn cool and Sichuan soul.
There’s no shortage of Indian food in New York, but finding Indian food with a point of view—that’s rarer. Some restaurants make you feel like you’ve traveled. Others, like Indigo, make you feel as though the chef has and if it wasn’t clear, that’s what you really want.
I hate the part of East Village near Stuytown. I know that’s a hot take as the East Village in general is a fun jaunt, but this specific section always feels like a part of town time forgot about and more specifically abandoned.
A restaurant that showcases how quality ingredients and French refinement can lead to one of the best meals in the city.
It’s far too often that I hear that there’s nothing fun to down in FiDi and that couldn’t be farther from the truth, especially in the Fall. With Oktoberfest in full swing, some of the best places to celebrate are downtown in the Financial District.
New York is constantly evolving. I know this isn’t a profound thought by any measure but it’s one that’s been entering my mind a fair bit as of late.
New York is a truly global city. As a native New Yorker, one of the hardest things to find these days is another true New Yorker.
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