Location: 149 Havemeyer St, Brooklyn NY
Best Drink: All of them!
Price: $$
Overall: Mezcaleria La Milagrosa is a modern speakeasy, with top shelf Mexican spirits and a warm inviting presence. Feel free to bring your out of town guests for an impressive evening of cocktails or your significant other for an exclusive nightcap.
Location: 118A E 15th St, New York, NY
Cuisine: Mexican
Best Dish: The Chipotle Shrimp Tacos were excellent. There were juicy spicy shrimp in every single bite!
Price: $$
Overall: A trendy casual Mexican eatery with upscale plating at reasonable prices. The right spot for a quick meal and a long night of tequila and mezcal.
Location: 489 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY
Cuisine: Indian
Best Dish: The Bhuna Gosht or Curried Goat was the star dish of the evening. The spicy goat meat melt in your mouth and the sauce is hands down one of the best we’ve had in some time.
Overall: A stylish hidden gem with immaculate service to cater to your curry cravings.
Location: 1662 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cuisine: Greek
Best Dish: The lamb shank was absolutely delicious. The meat was fork tender and well seasoned
Overall: A superb bistro with excellent service and great food.
The space adds to the authenticity of the concept with design by Yianni Skordas of Skordas Design Studio (Avra Estiatorio and Anassa Taverna) to evoke the breezy, white-covered Greek Island of Mykonos with white brick walls and bamboo design work on the airy high ceilings, complemented by Greek stone archways.
Location: 132 Montague Street, Brooklyn
Cuisine: Argentinean
Best Dish: Though we would happily eat our way through a swimming pool of their decadent wild mushroom sauce, the star of the evening was the bone in short rib, a carnivore’s dream come true.
Overall: A quaint casual eatery with warmth and charm to spare. Add it to your date night roster or weekly happy hour rotation.
Location: 519 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY
Cuisine: Northern Italian
Best Dish: The lamb chops were outstanding and the spaghetti is divine but our favorite dish of the evening was the oven roasted salmon. It is not easy to achieve crisp skin and maintain tender flesh with salmon and yet that is exactly how it was presented and enjoyed.
Overall: The posh decor is reason enough to visit but you will fall in love with the food. If you love Italian cuisines, this restaurant is a must. The venue is also an ideal space for an impressive first date or special occasion. The setting and cuisine are enhanced by a resplendent entertainment experience that features musicians and students from nearby Juilliard and Lincoln Center performing live music nightly and during brunch, and occasional opera.
Ric Addison of Addison Hospitality Group has announced the opening of two new Midtown venues that will join his already impressive portfolio. Addison, who was instrumental in helping build the Dream Hotel brand, also leads the boutique AHG collection of rooftops and restaurants, which includes Monarch Rooftop & Indoor Lounge.
Location: 226 3rd Avenue
Cuisine: French Country
Best Dish: We can not say enough good things about the Grilled Dorade. It was exquisitely prepared and presented.
Overall: Anisette is a small intimate eatery that is ideal for date night. Though it is relaxed enough to enjoy with friends the candle light and atmosphere are perfect for an impressive first date.