SHI was a fantastic last-minute dinner choice. The restaurant has a trendy atmosphere with…read moreenergetic music, although it was a little louder than I prefer, making conversation a bit difficult. That said, the food completely made up for it. Everything we ordered was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. The cocktails were equally impressive, and the service was attentive throughout the meal. If you're planning a night out, especially if you're heading to the Record Room across the street, this is a great place to start the evening. I'd definitely return.

Surpassed my expectations! I came here during lunch time and there was plenty of space. Dining area…read morewas nice, service was quick, and everything was really good. We got their espresso martini for drinks and for food, we got their dumplings, their shellfish roll, scallop dish, tuna tartare, and spicy fish fillet. Everything was great but my favorites were their dumplings and shellfish roll. Would love to come back for dinner sometime.

Best bar in the neighborhood!! New spot opened up recently. Vibes are on point. Fabulous bartender…read more Really great bar menu. Lots of choices in the neighborhood but absolutely worth a trip!

From the owner: Welcome to Our Bar!! Greenpoint's newest pop-up bar located inside Elêva Café. Serving a rotation…read moreof craft beer, wine, shochu, vermouth and creatively crafted cocktails.

This place is amazing! We have ordered from them twice now and tried 3 items- their Hawaiian pizza,…read moretheir Al pastor pizza, and their sweet Nutella and banana dessert calzone. Super unique find! Love their friendly service. There is also an option to call the number to order ahead for pick up. I think it's awesome we have such a unique food stall-type pizzeria just on our street here in Astoria! Gotta love this neighborhood. You even have a bench out next to the stall while you're waiting for the pizza. Very cozy vibes!

Coba Pizzeria is a small street food stall selling Mexican style pizzas, right outside of the…read moreowners house! We dropped by on a Sunday night and there were multiple people hanging around, but they were able to get through the orders relatively quickly and we got our al pastor pizza within 15 minutes. The pizza was delicious - not typically something you'd expect, but the dough was wonderful and the pineapple & al pastor was a great combo of toppings. The saltiness from the al pastor really helped balance out the sweetness of the pineapple If I had to nitpick, I think there was slightly too much cilantro as a topping, and it kind of overpowered the rest of the pizza. If I got this again, I'd probably ask for it with just a light layer of cilantro instead I'll definitely be back to try the Tejana, which is the refried beans and chorizo pizza. Drop by and check them out - they're right around the corner from Costco! Note - they only take cash/venmo/(and I think Zelle?)

The steak tidbits were delicious, especially w/ the brown gravy. I'll definitely be ordering a side…read moreof it next time because it went perfectly with the fries. The stuffed shells were much larger than expected, but they were so good that we still managed to finish them. The highlight of the evening was our server. She was attentive, friendly and made sure we were well taken care of throughout the meal. For a last-minute dinner this place definitely exceeded expectations and left us wanting to come back to try more of the menu; especially the pies.

Saw a viral video from them on social media for their April specials and one definitely caught my…read moreeye. It was the French Dip Pizza...WOWZA. Definitely worth the trip. Unique and tasted even better when you poured on the side of au jus that we had to remind them to bring over. Didn't have reservations but we were seated immediately and the place was packed. Very nice atmosphere, modern layout. Definitely will go back to try some other menu items like the short rib grilled cheese, or their meatball salad both sound delicious.

Stop what you're doing and go check out this Yayoi Kusama collab. It's gorgeous filled with…read morehandbags and ready to wear that truly demonstrates how far street wear has come. Say hi to Andre (who works here) and chat him up about design. I had an inspired conversation with him about everything from how prep/varsity in infused in the design to our collective POVs on AI.

Best bagels, excellent service, enjoyed the food the smile the atmosphere. Definitely coming back…read morefor more

Great product & Friendly, Attentive staff. Love it. Especially Berniel is a Fantastic…read morerepresentative, worker, & general all around Dude too. Always fun going to this Pop Up Bagels!

Idk what is up with the poor reviews of this place, but I found it to be a VIBE!…read more I made sure to include a photo and video dump of my experience, because as you can see it was a vibe. The decor was giving peak Christmas vibes, the music was great with good variation to cater to everyone, and as my first time, it was incredible. I give 4/5 stars because the drinks are definitely mid and not good, but the music and general experience here made up for that.

If you are looking for Holiday Magic, this is not the place to find it. The decor is actually a…read morevibe, a few different floors of over decorated Christmas that is cute to see but insanely overpriced to come. The only good drink was their take on an espresso martini, the rest are a waste of money. My terrible rating is because of the people in the coat closet though. I'm going to preference this by saying I was able to attend an influencer event so we gave in our jackets and went to walk away when we were stopped and told that it actually wasn't free. Even though there wasn't a sign anywhere for pricing, my friend and I were fine with paying a few dollars to not have to hold our jackets but when the guy told us that it was $8 each jacket, we decided to take them back. We I asked for our stuff back, he looked at the other person working and out loud called us CHEAP. I proceeded to tell him $8 is not cheap and if he thinks that then he is crazy. How rude, if you're going to act like that to people you invited in for good content and I can't imagine how they would treat actual paying customers. There are a lot of other amazing holiday bars in the city, go to one of those instead.

Kora's pastries have always been consistently good. But this review is about their customer…read moreservice, which was beyond what I expected. I came in with my toddler daughter for a day date. Anyone with kids know with a young child, things can get dicey. You won't know at any moments time when you need to stop, drop, and roll. My girl was pretty calm and great the whole time, didn't expect anything less, but as usual, Kora was CROWDED. I felt hopeless about getting a table and I cannot compete with the adults with no kids, but I decided to take a chance. I got 2 pastries and a drink to sit and enjoy. After I paid, I look behind me, and of course, no seats. But then the employee who was also the door person/greeter, saw my distress, heard my concern, and then helped me get a table outside. I expressed my concern that I wouldn't be able to hear my name for my drink, and I cannot leave my daughter outside. She insisted that she would service my table. The employee got me my drink, napkins, utensils, and told me if I needed anything else, just ask her. It's the service like this that makes me feel not limited whenever I want to go to Kora, and I am very inclined to go back when I am solo parenting.

This is my second time here and I LOVE their pastries. The ensaymada is so good and their pastries…read moreare super unique and the flavors always pull through. I wouldn't recommend their matcha as it's pretty watered down, but their coffee is solid! There's a lot of seating inside and it's a pretty open space if you want to just chill. I'm giving this 3/5 stars solely because we did not have a good customer experience this time around. I didn't get their name, but the person helping us out with grabbing our pastries was pretty rude and not very helpful. We ordered two chocolate chip cookies to go and asked of we can have them in separate bags since my friend and I don't live together and we were taking them to go. He responds with "you know it's easier to carry in just one box right?" to which we explained our situation. He finally grabs two separate bags, puts the cookies in, then says "here's your two bags, enjoy" in a rude tone while giving us a smug look. My other friend came and asked for a to-go box since she ordered 3 pastries and definitely wasn't going to finish them all in one sitting. He refused to give her a to go box since he said "she's eating for here" when she clearly told him that she won't be finishing all in store and will be taking most of it to-go. After we finished dining in, she had to get back in line just to ask for a to go box since he wouldn't give her one originally. Overall, would come back for any seasonal pastries they may have, but hesitant because of the unpleasant service we received.

I've been dying to visit another pop up interactive art gallery but since covid it's been…read moreextremely difficult, but as the city reopens I've been on the hunt for new and exciting places to visit and this was it. The hot pot lab is a food themed experience, each ticket sold is one dollar donated to food banks in nyc. It was refreshing to see the staff who by the way were extremely dope wearing masks and the rooms supplied with sanitizer wipes etc. this day it was empty so we had the entire exhibit to ourselves, each exhibit is themed after ingredients found in hot pot, my fav was the noodle wall and the fish balls. This was definitely a much needed day of fun . Check out the gift shop as well.

From the owner: The Hot Pot Lab, NYC's first interactive food themed pop-up exhibition, is providing visitors a…read morenon-traditional way to experience traditional Chinese hot pot. As food is the most significant trademark of culture, we invite you to take part in the cultural melting pot NYC through a unique interactive food experience. This exhibition is proudly supporting Food Bank, the city's largest hunger relief organization during COVID-19 by donating 1 dollar per ticket sold.