Lowcountry

Another Southern recommendation: Lowcountry. We loved the Wedge Salad, Mac n Cheese, Brussels Sprouts, and Fried Chicken Biscuit.

142 W. 10th Street.

Brunch: Gottino

We had a delightful, light, and well-priced brunch at this lovely little West Village gem. We sat in the back courtyard and loved their toats, waffles, steamed eggs, and fresh-squeezed oj. FYI portion sizes are small.

52 Greenwich Avenue

Ghandi Cafe

283 Bleecker St (between 6th and 7th)

Food: Delicious Indian cuisine
Ambiance: the inside of a subway car meets the inside of a Christmas tree
Extras: Owner is awesome and if you go when it's not busy you get surprises like papadum to start and rice pudding at the end.

Yum!

Insomnia Cookies

Insomnia Cookies

50 West 8th Street

b/t 6th Ave and MacDougall St.

They deliver cookies in the wee hours of the night to NYU students - not as far as Harlem - but I love the idea. They are open to walk-ins until 3:00 am.

The s'mores cookie is out of this world.

KESTE Pizza & Vino

This might be the best pizza I've ever had! The menu only consists of salads and pizza, but its amazing. It might not be the best place for babies, so plan on a date night for this one or bring kids that are old enough to sit in a chair. They don't take reservations, so you may have to wait, but its well worth it. Its in the heart of the West Village and the chef is President of The Association of Neapolitan Pizza of NY. Did you even know there was such a thing? You should look it up- its quite funny and interesting.

271 Bleecker Street.

A Salt & Battery

Authentic fish and chips, anyone?? This place is small and you probably wouldn't stumble on it. But run there now if you like the real thing. The fish was tasty, the chips were greasy and the guys behind the counter are really British.

112 Greenwich Avenue (between 12th and 13th Streets)

Risotteria and Cones

Risotteria

Great Risotto and Italian generally. It's on Bleeker and a great place to take out-of-town guests because you can stop by Cones, which is a few shops over for some excellent Gelato. Grom is also on this block, but I prefer Cones. It's not very kid-friendly, but a cool ambiance.