East Village Eats

Food & Drink recommendations straight from the East Village, New York City

Tim Ho Wan

I’ve been excited to try this Dim Sum spot, labelled as the ‘cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant in the world‘, since it opened in December 2016.  Horror stories of insanely long lines kept me away till now.  I stopped by around 2pm on a Tuesday & was told that the wait would be 30 minutes.  You can […]

Yvonne’s Jamaican Food Truck

Food trucks are all the rage now, but back in the day when I was growing up on the Upper East Side there was one truck that I went to several times a month.  Yvonne’s Jamaican Food Truck serves up amazing Jamaican & Caribbean food around lunchtime on weekdays.  The dishes are very simple, but absolutely […]

Jin Restaurant

With the weather warming up, I decided to head to Jin Restaurant with a few friends for their awesome Happy Hour Special.  There’s a vast selection of items (beer, sake, rolls, dumplings, along with cooked items such as yakitori, etc.) are all just $3 during the pre-dinner rush, every day of the week.  With so few […]