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HOLIDAY 2012
ADVERTISING
DEADLINE
Oct. 22nd
2012
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THE CONNECTION MAGAZINES
Nolita
By: Linda Seigelman
As I’ve said before, there are many
reasons to love being in New York, but a
big one for me is food. Variety, taste and
the experience are what it’s all about.
And every so often, there exists in a
neighborhood the perfect set of circum-
stances to create the ultimate food sweet
spot. Right now, Nolita is that place.
For many years, the neighborhood
was considered part of Little Italy, but in
the late 1990’s, as the original Italian
immigrants began to move elsewhere,
the area underwent a significant change.
Rents were still fairly reasonable, so it
became a very attractive location for
young artists, artisans, antiques dealers,
designers and a host of new restaurants
and cafes. Real estate agents saw the
promise of this newly gentrified area and
tried to market it as part of SOHO (SOuth
of HOuston). When that didn’t work,
they used the same naming convention
to come up with several catchy alterna-
tives. The one that finally stuck was
Nolita (NOrth of LIttle ITAly).
Bounded by the Bowery (now under-
going major gentrification of its own –
check out the New Museum) on the east,
Lafayette Street on the west, Houston to
the north and Broome to the south,
Nolita is a terrific place to spend some
time roaming around. The streets are
chock full of young designers – two
Project Runway alums have shops there,
eye-catching boutiques, a favorite urban
artifacts antiques stores, the original
“Just Shades” - where every lamp can
find a shade, and enough good eating to
satisfy any taste.
The hardest decision to make in Nolita
is deciding where to eat when. You have
to pace yourself. The great thing is that
there is plenty to see and do to work off
the previous meal and prepare for the
next food stop. So enjoy!
SOME FAVORITE SPOTS
Café Habana, 17 Prince Street (at
Elizabeth) – extensive menu featuring
well-prepared and reasonably priced
Mexican/Cuban food and drink, crowd-
ed, noisy and fun; for a quick bite, try the
takeout shop around the corner on
Elizabeth – they have a counter to sit at too
Café Select, 212 Lafayette Street
(bet/Spring & Broome) – cute coffee
house/Swiss eatery, European vibe, inter-
esting menu, bratwurst, schnitzel, buck-
wheat crepes, outdoor seating
Ed’s Lobster Bar, 222 Lafayette
Street (at Spring) – tiny shop featuring all
things lobster (rolls, pot pies, burgers),
clams and fresh fish, always busy
Fonda Nolita, 267 Elizabeth Street
(nr Houston) – located in a former garage
with a converted VW bus parked inside
as a taco stand, full menu of Mexican
food highlighting the Yucatan, roast pork
tacos are amazing, waitress service in
back, communal tables and self-service in
front, open late
Jack’s Wife Freda, 224 Lafayette
Street (nr Spring) – named in honor of
one of the owner’s grandparents, a small
menu of deliciously inventive, Jewish/
Israeli/South African food, try their shak-
shuka (Israeli baked egg dish), poached
eggs with grilled tomato and haloumi,
matzhoh ball soup or the peri peri chick-
en kabob, casual and cute, open BLD
Jo’s Restaurant, 264 Elizabeth Street
(bet/ Houston & Prince) – small but com-
prehensive American menu, cozy spot,
delicious brunch choices too, open late
Osteria Morini, 218 Lafayette Street
(bet/ Spring & Broome) – chef Michael
White features the food of Emilia-
Romagna, his pastas are among the best
in town, top notch brunch menu too, not
inexpensive but high quality all around
Parm, 248 Mulberry Street (between
Prince & Spring) – Rich Torrisi and Mario
Carbone’s new take on classic Italian
dishes/sandwiches, from meatball subs
to mozzarella sticks and eggplant parm,
prix fixe nightly specials - Thursday is
Italian Thanksgiving, tables in back,
counter in front, eat in or take out,
always a line
Torrisi Italian Specialties, 250
Mulberry (at Prince) – Torrisi and
Carbone’s original location, their very
updated version of the classic 4-course
Italian Sunday night dinner draws crowds
6 nights each week, plus lunch on the
weekends, prix fixe only
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