With Ma Peche, David Chang’s NYC-dominating Momofuku empire—so far ensconced in the East Village—stretches to midtown, specifically to a subterranean space in the Chambers hotel with an X-shaped communal table, a slightly disjointed suits-meet-hipsters crowd, and a menu that is unmistakably Changian. [...]

Not too many luscious lunch options around Bryant Park and the central branch of the library–which is why Szechuan Gourmet was so madly welcome when [...]

One of Manhattan’s best outdoor eating spaces sits, oddly, right in the middle of Park Avenue’s corporate-suit corridor—if anyone there still has a job, that is. But the terrace at the confusingly named Euro-American restaurant Inside Park at St. Bart’s is undeniably appealing, not just because it’s outdoors but [...]

Pic courtesy of Convivio

Tudor City is a leafy, hard-to-find little Midtown nook that sparks feelings of “where the F am I?” But it’s worth the detour to Convivio, on this far-eastern stretch along the East River, for chef Michael White’s ingenious cooking: This is top-of-its-game, white-tablecloth Italian with a country soul. Try the insanely delicious, [...]