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NYC approves 2,400 outdoor-dining permits as al fresco season kicks off this week
"We were worried in the beginning. We're relieved we got approved for roadside dining," Brooklyn-based Caffe De Martini owner Stefano De Martini told The Post.
Services that resell reservations to the hottest restaurants in town may face ban
Some individuals have turned reselling dining reservations into a profitable business.
Eleven Madison Park alums are making $40 pizzas �but they’re not as good as the old school pies at Lombardi’s
At Ceres, the slices will cost you time and money �and only some are worth it.
Russian roulette for dessert: New ice cream shop picks the flavor for you
At Surprise Scoop, you never know what you're gonna get.
NYC restaurateurs frustrated as city issues only 40 outdoor dining permits with thousands still in limbo: 'Extorted money from us'
There's a backlog of more than 3,600 applications for outdoor dining sheds in the Big Apple -- thanks to the city's “cumbersome,â€Â convoluted new approval process, The Post has learned.
Return of NYC dining sheds is a calamity waiting to happen �and the DOT must stop the insanity
The Department of Transportation’s petty bureaucrats -- who gave us infinitely extended bike lanes and ugly, traffic-congesting “plazas��have won again.
NYC restaurant week eateries ration, cut menu items as owners struggle to keep up with rising costs: ‘It’s not sustainable�
NYC Tourism’s semi-annual Restaurant Week has seen a drop in roughly 100 eateries since last season, The Post has learned �with some participants admitting to skimping on fries or...
NYers are waiting an hour in the cold for viral Irish soda bread scones
The pandemic knocked her down, but Mary O’Halloran — and her mother’s delicious soda bread scones �rose up.
Governors Island's famous oyster bar's future up in the air as ‘social hub�sought for massive waterfront space
The tide may turn for this oyster joint.
Soup's on amidst NYC's frigid winter: Much-missed Hale and Hearty founders are back
Now's the time for warming bowls of broths, bisques and chowders.
NYC men complain dating is too expensive �'It takes me about $1,000 to realize I don’t really like somebody'
“You can really dig yourself into a hole," said one guy.
People wait two hours to spend $25 on a cup of TikTok-famous chocolate-covered strawberries
'Dubai chocolate' desserts draw tons of views on social media — and long waits at Bryant Park's Winter Village.
NYC outdoor dining sheds must come down Friday �before the 'busiest part of the year' �per strict new seasonal rules
Restaurant sheds across the five boroughs must come down by Friday, according to new city rules -- that had some diners saying good riddance, while eatery staffers worried about the...
New Yorkers are ice skating in tank tops as Bryant Park Christmas market opens amidst heat wave
“I want to come back when it’s colder,�said one young skater.
Server reveals most common ways people avoid tipping �plus which surprising country's residents always tip
With 10 years in the industry, she has encountered many types of customers, including heavy tippers, high-maintenance diners and penny-pinchers.
NYC's outdoor dining boom really is coming to an end �and here's who owners say is to blame
Some New York City restaurants are doing away with outdoor dining and blaming new city rules, according to a survey by the NYC Hospitality Alliance.
Super popular Salt & Straw has finally opened in NYC �but no one needed pastrami-on-rye ice cream
Here's the scoop on the buzzy treat shop backed by Danny Meyer.
Taylor Swift and Gigi Hadid have made Catch restaurants surprisingly cool again
The Corner Store from the Catch team is one of the hottest reservations in the city right now.
Solo dining at restaurants is booming -- here's why
NYC's Avant Gardner has set up a special menu for solo diners, who make up about 8% of the restaurants customers.
NYC outdoor dining sheds shutter in droves amid new rules on storage, trees, fire hydrants: ‘It’s too costly’�
The blighted dining sheds that sprang up en masse during the COVID-19 pandemic could soon be a thing of the past due to strict new regulations -- with thousands shuttering...