Le Philosophe

www.philosophe.com      55 Bond St, ( btwn Bowery & Lafayette St ) NYC 

 

Le Philosophe just opened a few month ago on my favorite street “Bond St”. I have to say this place is my new favorite french restaurant  in downtown NYC. The place is very casual, cute, cozy and interesting menu. Wine sellection are wide and OMG reasonable ( started under $30 for bottle ). You must order these two appetizer. Frog Legs and Pig trotter. They aren’t just interesting! They’re really tasteful. I am definitely not a fan of frog but it was the best frog dish I ever had. Pig trotter with lentils was great winter comfort dish. As for the dessert four of us share Profiterole and it was perfect way to end our meal. 

Overall	Food	Atmosphere	Price
♥♥♥♥	♥♥♥♥	♥♥♥1/2	$$$1/2

Frog Legs hen of the woods / sunchoke / watercress / garlic $12 ♥♥♥♥

Stuffed Pig Trotter lentils du puy / celery root / truffle jus $14 ♥♥♥♥

Roasted Hake cranberry beans / cabecero iberico / arugula $20 ♥♥♥♥

The Leadbelly

The Leadbelly    14 Orchard St, ( btwn Canal St & Hester St ) NYC

 

The Leadbelly is SuPa SuPa cute oyster bar located at the edge of Lower East Side and the beginning of Chinatown. I blogged about Fat Radish in the past and Leadbelly is run by same peoples who run Fat Radish. We tried three different kind of cocktails. Spicy Pineapple, Cucumber Julip, Dirty Lemonade and the best one was Spicy Pineapple $13 for sure. Their kitchen is located at Fat Radish across the street and you can order things like their famous Scotch Egg for $9 too! Most of night they opened till 2 am but after 12 am kitchen close. The other Friday night when I was there they had a cute live band and place was really busy. I do recommend you to make reservation as same as Fat Radish. 

Overall	Food	Atmosphere	Price
♥♥♥1/2	♥♥♥1/2	♥♥♥1/2	$$$1/2

They serve 5 different kind of oyster. Half dozen $17 / Dozen $34

Emporio

www.emporiony.com          231 Mott St, Mew York, NY 10012

 

Emlorio is cute Italian restaurant located on Mott St ( between Prince St & Spring St ) in my neighborhood Nolita. My neighborhood offer so many choice of great Italian restaurants, Peasant, Pulino’s, Fiat Cafe, Apizz, L’asso, Torrisi Italian Specialties, Bread, Sauce….and many more. Some of places I don’t often visit as I should so here I am returned to Emporio tonight for friend’s birthday and I had great food & vino once again (^_^) Yay

Ps- my favorite dishes are Montauk Diver Scallops olive oil smashed sunchokes, Hen of the Wood mushrooms, cured guanciale $24. Chichen Liver Pate vin santo gelée, plum marmalade, grilled bread $8. Roasted mushroom & sunchoke salad with fontina fondue, hazelnuts $12. Ricotta Gnocchi Chestnut flavored Yukon gold potato and ricotta gnocchi, wild mushrooms, artichoke ragù $17

Overall	Food	Atmosphere	Price
♥♥♥♥	♥♥♥♥	♥♥♥♥	$$$1/2

Chicken Liver Paté vin santo gelée, plum marmalade, grilled bread $8 ♥♥♥♥ 

Montauk Diver Scallops olive oil smashed sunchokes, Hen of the Wood mushrooms, cured guanciale $24♥♥♥♥

Me & Undercover Cutie Patroller Nam Vo

Roasted Beets horseradish yogurt, citrus, pistachios $ 10 ♥♥♥♥

Happy Valentines Day 2013 ☆

Milon - 93 1st Avenue, 2 floor ( btwn 5 St & 6 St ) NYC

If your boyfriend take you here you probably murder him twice！(◎_◎;)  If you come here with girlfriends you have a rainbow time *･゜ﾟ･*:.｡..｡.:*･’(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)’･*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･* Single girl NYC bucket list “CHEKED” You must come to Milon for Valentines day with girlfriends (^з^)-☆ xoxo

Ps – $25 each and BYOB & my favorite was Lam Curry.

Sushi Seki

www.sushisekiny.com      1143 1 St ( Between 62 St & 63 St )

 

Cutie Patroller past border 34 street for Seki’s Omakase. Sushi Seki’s atmosphere is nothing special yet definitely great sushi. My pictures are what I had from $150 Omakase.

Overall	Food	Atmosphere	Price
♥♥♥1/2	♥♥♥1/2	♥♥1/2	$$$$

Cho-Toro, Aji-Tataki, Kumamoto-Oyster, Dashizuke-Aburi-Salmon, Octopus withsalt, Octopus with Ume sauce ♥♥♥♥

Sayori ♥♥♥♥, Awabi♥♥♥♥, Kinmedai♥♥♥, Shiro-ebi ♥♥♥♥

Maguro tofu sauce ♥♥♥♥, Ikura ♥♥♥, Hagashi Toro ♥♥♥♥, Scallop with Okinawa salt ♥♥

L’Apicio

www.lapicio.com     13 E 1st St ( btwn 2 Ave & 3 Ave ) NYC 

 

Overall	Food	Atmosphere	Price
♥♥♥	♥♥♥♥	♥♥♥♥	$$$1/2

L’Apicio

www.lapicio.com     13 E 1st St ( btw 3 Ave & 2 Ave ) NYC 

I had great Sunday dinner at this modern Italian restaurant in the East Village. This large restaurant has sleek and minimalist deco. L’Apicio is run by same peoples who run Dell’ Anima and L’Artusi in West Village. L’Apicio is known for their pasta dishes as is Dell’Anima yet I didn’t order any pasta dishes this time ……I wasn’t in the mood for it. Guess what!!! When I blogged about Dell’ Anima in the past the polenta dish was the only dish that disappointed and I gave one heart rating but this time at L’Apicio I have to take it back!!! They serve four different kind of polenta Alla Spianatora and I had roasted mushroom and it was so yummy ~ Next time I will try their famous pasta dishes so stay tuned…… xoxo

Overall	Food	Atmosphere	Price
♥♥♥1/2	♥♥♥1/2	♥♥♥♥	$$$1/2

 Polenta Alla Spianatora - Roasted Mushroom chilies, ricotta salata $16 ♥♥♥1/2

Super Pink Lipstick Sunday at L’Apicio with undercover patroller #3 Nam Vo & #5 Christina 

Charred Octopus fregola, pepperoni, lemon $18 ♥♥♥♥

Roasted Chicken fennel, lemon, olives, potatoes $23 ♥♥♥♥