Millennial’s Guide to Eating in New York City

Via Carota, West Village

BREAKFAST/BRUNCH

• Buvette - french small plates

• Greecologies - sweet and savory yogurt bowls

• Black Seed Bagel - bagel sandwiches that are worth the price

• Sadelle’s - smoked fish, housemate bagels, the works

• Baz - super cute spot for affordable, delicious bagels & jewish deli fare

• Jack’s Wife Freda - mediterranean flavors

• Locanda Verde - modern Italian

• Butcher’s Daughter - plant based, mostly vegan casual spot

• O Café - plant based spot with great food, drinks, and homemade baked goods

• Gotan - plant based spot with Israeli flavors

• Banter - plant based spot

• Cafe Clover - fresh, organic vegetable forward kitchen

• Westbourne - la inspired, zero waste cafe

• Dimes - california inspired spot

• Daily Provisions - super delicious bakery and cafe

• Carthage Must Be Destroyed - can’t be put into words. just got there. trust me

• Bakeri - I love this place. cute ambience, delicious food

LUNCH/DINNER

• Buvette - see above

• Bakeri - see above

• Via Carota - amazing amazing Italian food

• Carthage Must Be Destroyed - see above

• ABCv - vegan spot highlighting seasonal produce

• Atla - one of my favorite spots! contemporary Mexican cuisine

• Mimi Cheng’s - no fuss delicious dumplings

• Jack’s Wife Frida - see above

• Locanda Verde - see above

• Butcher’s Daughter - see above

• O Café - see above

• Gotan - see above

• Banter - see above

• Cafe Clover - see above

• Westbourne - see above

• Le Botaniste - plant based, organic fast casual. so good

• Spring Bone - your go to spot for delicious bone broth and nourishing bowls

• Daily Provisions - see above

• Dimes- see above

• Superiority Burger - great vegan burgers

• Bonberi Bottega - grab and go vegan market

• Rubirosa - delicious pizza

• Spotted Pig- amazing blue cheese burger

• L’artusi - slightly more upscale yet approachable Italian

• Estela - inventive small plates in a cozy, hip atmosphere

• Roberta’s - try the bee sting pizza

• Cafe Mogador - my absolute favorite morrocan-inspired spot; I prefer the Williamsburg location

• Avant-garden - yummy, refined vegan dishes

• Vic’s - updated, delicious Italian

• Tacombi - cute spot for yummy tacos

• Flora Bar - seafood restaurant in the Met Breuer

• Dirty French - trendy French bistro fare in the Ludlow hotel

• Don Angie - updated Italian-American

• Sofreh - modern Persian

• Four Horseman - wine bar with delicious delicious small plates

• Sobaya - homemade soba and udon

• Souen - organic, macrobiotic spot with Japanese flavors

• Manoushe - serving up delicious sweet & savory Lebanese flatbreads

COFFEE/TEA

• Matchaful - where I get matcha in nyc, it’s very good

• The Chai Spot - unique spot serving delicious chai

• The Elk - great coffee and food

• Ad Hoc Coffee - hip spot for coffee and food

• Partners - coffee shop with a great selection of tea

• Usagi - my absolute favorite Japanese-inspired coffee/matcha/hojicha bar (also has super yummy homemade food and pastries) in Dumbo that is also an exhibition space and book store

SWEET

• Momofuku Milk Bar - cereal milk soft serve all the way

• Big Gay Ice Cream - my favorite spot for a delicious chocolate vanilla twist

• Morganstern’s Ice Cream - favorite ice cream spot with an extensive list of classic and creative gourmet flavors

• Van Leeuwen - you’ve probably heard of it

• Levain Bakery - you’ve probably heard of this one too

SIP

• Bar Pisellino - stop what you’re doing and go here. they also have stellar olives, almonds, tiny sandwiches, and pastries…also if you’re waiting for a table at neighbor Via Carota, stop by Bar Pisellino for an aperatif

• Brodo - yummy bone broth