(East Village)
91 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003
Tel. 212-614-9333
Sigiri, the Sri Lankan restaurant near and dear to my heart since my early days in NYC remains a hot spot for yours truly, even with the little one in tow. In fact, he's so much of a regular that even his photo was on the wall at one stage (okay so it was a Christmas card, but I digress).
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162 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009
Tel. 212-228-6900
I came to love Australian cuisine while I was living in London (check out the amazing Granger & Co if you’re ever in West London), it’s fresh and delicious, heavy on the avocado and those folks know their coffee (flat white, yes please! See recent feature on Flat Whites at Happy Bones). Flinders Lane was the first proper sit down Aussie restaurant I’d seen in the neighborhood so we decided to give it a go for brunch with the tot and we were not disappointed!
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Prune
54 East 1st Street, New York, NY 10003
Tel. 212-667-6221
I can’t even tell you how many foodie magazines and bespoke travel guides have raved about brunch at Prune, on 1st and 1st in the East Village. Suffice to say, it seemed absolutely criminal to not check it out ourselves, given that it’s just a few blocks from where we live.
So how about the experience, you ask?
For one – I would definitely go for brunch only, skip dinner (unless it’s super early and even then – chances are it might get too packed for a rambunctious and fatigued little one).
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77 St. Mark's Place, New York, NY 10003
Tel. 212-777-2537
High Chair
After a crazy Friday at work I forged home in the snow desperately wanting: 1. Spring to (finally f-ing) get here and 2. A massive margarita to take the edge off a long day. Husb was working late and I hadn't planned dinner so I grabbed the monkey and hopped over to La Palapa (77 St. Mark's Place).
La Palaps (as I call her) was a favorite for happy hour in my mid-twenties...the margaritas are delicious and potent and the food (in my Arizona born and bred opinion) is one of the best upscale Mexican options in the city. When we moved back to NYC with the babe I was pleasantly surprised that my old haunt was very child friendly as well!
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Edi and the Wolf
102 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009
Tel. 212-598-1040
For years, we’ve been going to the Edi and the Wolf (Austrian restaurant in the East Village, 102 Avenue C) for their fantastic schnitzel and apple strudel (okay they make some pretty delicious fare in general, but schnitzel is where it’s at!). So why should it be any different with baby? You ask.
Well – the long and the short of it is – it shouldn’t.
Edi and the Wolf is just as fantastic with baby. Though word to the wise, you may want to come here either for a late brunch or early dinner, so as to avoid the maddening crowd (but I would argue that this fits within my general preference irrespective of babies).
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