New York City 2022 - Where did we eat? (and where we will eat again)
We were on a mission to try some of the very well known eateries in NYC during our 2022 visit. These eateries are not only good places to eat but also represent the cultural roots of its neighborhoods. We had to come and try.
Started as a mom & pop shop in the Lower East Side, the Clinton Street Baking Co has now expanded to the Time Out Market in Brooklyn. This was our first stop after getting off the plane. We ubered to our hotel south of Downtown Brooklyn and ubered to the Time Out Market Dumbo where Clinton Street Baking Co is located east of the river. We waited in a 40 plus minute long line for our blue berry pancakes and would gladly wait the line again.
Started by a German immigrant in the later part of 19th century when the neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn was predominantly German, this Steak House now attracts visitors from all over the world as well as local.
There are countless pizza places in The Big Apple, but Juliana's Pizza was started by pizza legend Patsy Grimaldi who came out of retirement in 2012 after selling the Pizza Chain Grimaldi's bearing his name. It's located at the original Grimaldi's store at 19 Old Fulton Street under the Brooklyn Bridge. We can watch the workers at work making the pizza and the pies are baked in the hard to find coal-fire oven to 850F. Juliana's Pizza is not only a place to eat eat great tasting pizza, but it is also a place that bears the tradition of Italian pizza making in New York City. And yes, there is always a line.
Sunday/in/Brooklyn embodies the chic and hipster culture of north Williamsburg, Brooklyn. With $16 brunch cocktail, it's not a budget joint. But it's a great place to soak in the hipster vibe of Williamsburg. After the tipsy brunch, take a stroll along the Domino Park under the Williamsburg bridge and rub shoulder with the Hasidic Jewish community nearby.
The neighborhood Ukrainian diner in the historic East Village has been serving home made pierogi since 1954. The hearty borscht, potato pancakes, and stuffed cabbage remind us that the East Village was once a thriving community of Ukrainian immigrants.
Started as a pushcart by Polish Jewish immigrant Joel Russ in 1907 selling schmaltz in what is now called the Lower East Side, Russ & Daughters are now owned and operated by the fourth generation family members. We waited in the hour long line cramped in the store front purchased by Joel Russ in 1920 located at 179 East Houston Street at the first floor of a tenement housing complex for the classic bagel and lox. The bagel and lox is not only the best we ever had but it also tells the story of an immigrant and its family in this new country called the United States of America.
Located at the historic Harlem on 328 Malcolm X Blvd, Sylvia's has been serving soul food to the community since Sylvia Wood took over Johnson's luncheonette in 1962. We feasted on the signature Chicken & Waffle, cornbread, collard green, black eyed peas, Mac & Cheese, and ribs after a long day of exploration. It was a perfect way to end our four day trip to the Big Apple.
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