Mike Colameco's Food Lover's Guide to New York City »

MIKE COLAMECO is the host of PBS's popular Colameco's Food Show and WOR-Radio's Food Talk. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, he has worked in some of New York's best restaurants, including The Four Seasons and The Ritz-Carlton, where he was the executive chef.

Whether you're in New York City for a weekend or a lifetime, you gotta eat. Chef and New York food expert Mike Colameco shows you where—and what.

New York City is the food capital of America. Where else can you find four-star French restaurants rubbing up against ramen noodle joints good enough to make a Japanese gourmand jealous? If you're in the mood for something—anything—New York's got it; all you have to do is find it. With this book you will, because nobody knows New York City's food like Mike Colameco.

Mike uncovers the best choices from among thousands of favorite New York food locations and offers his own highly personal review of each:

• RESTAURANTS You'll find hundreds of Mike's top spots for dining—whether you're craving a once-in-a-lifetime experience or simply the best wood-fired pizza in town.
• BAKERIES AND CHOCOLATIERS Mike takes you from an Upper West Side bagel shop (owned by an immigrant Thai family) to exquisite handmade truffles in Soho.
• WINE BARS Looking to sample Italian, French, or even South African wine (and food)? Mike reveals the best spots to find it.
• WINE SHOPS Oenophiles and wine novices alike will discover the most knowledgeable, affordable, and friendly places to buy a bottle.
• MARKETS Italian, Indian, or Korean specialties, the freshest fish, the sweetest fruit: Take the best of New York home with you, from Mike's favorite food shops.

Acknowledgments iv

Introduction v

The Restaurants 1

Bakeries and Dessert Specialty Shops 349

Chocolate Stores 367

Wine Bars 379

Wine Shops 395

Markets 413

Cheap Eats-$25 and Under 445

Index by Neighborhood 454

Index by Price Range 459