new york x spot dessert bar

cafe sua da ice cream with boba

a nice little spot in the middle of saint marks to grab a cup of tea, a cupcake, or, as i did, cafe sua da ice cream topped with boba, in between other plans. the flavor isn't quite accurate, but i'm still tickled by the idea of vietnamese coffee as ice cream. why didn't i think of it myself ? oh, and a cool fact about the place -- 80% of its lovely decor and packaging is made of repurposed or recycled materials.

spot dessert bar, 13 saint marks place, new york, ny (between 2nd and 3rd ave)

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new york x zen

alaskan / fresh salmon / spicy tuna / spider (rolls)

my friend newton from canada was crazy enough to purchase one of jetblue's two-day $10 deals and flew in from canada around dinner time. john proposed to have dinner with everyone but imposed a challenge on the group: to find a very cheap meal. zen won out with its %50 discount off $16 orders and the sushi was surprisingly tasty. we each paid around $10 with tip - in new york, that's as good a deal as any.

zen restaurant, 31 saint marks pl, ny, ny 10003 (between 2nd and 3rd ave)

new york x ippudo

akaru mordern

a new friend from out of town is here on a food crawl and asked for ramen. i didn't have to think twice: ippudo is often considered number one in the city. some days, i stick to what i know: a bowl of akaru modern -- the original tonkotsu soup noodles, with ippudo's special sauce, miso paste, garlic oil, simmered berkshire pork... the memory is so vivid i can almost taste it. in fact, it's one of the few broths i'll slurp to the last drop.

ippudo, 65 4th avenue, ny, ny 10003 (between 9th and 10th street)