After hearing all the buzz about it, you might be wondering…donde esta La Biblioteca? Located on the corner of 40th street and 3rd Avenue, La Biblioteca (Spanish for “the library”) has to be one of the trendiest lounges to hit Murray Hill in…forever! You have to know about this place though – it’s easy to miss, and you [...]

Whenever we’re wandering aimlessly in the West Village, we always seem to aimlessly wander past AOC – located on Bleecker Street near Grove Street. From the outside, it looks like a tiny hole in the wall – but recently we discovered it’s so much more than what it seems. We were delighted to discover that [...]

We Magpies have always heard about City Bakery’s chocolate chip cookies. In fact, the bakery, located at 3 West 18th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, is always written up as having some of the best cookies in the city. So on a recent rainy afternoon, we thought it would be a great idea (well, maybe [...]

As we all know – there are millions of pizza places in NYC – sometimes, on a single city block!  So it takes a lot for a pizza place to set itself apart. We recently reviewed one of our faves, John’s of Bleecker Street- but if you’re looking for crispy, crunchy, thin crust pizza, there’s [...]

Are you working really hard or hardly working? Do you find that you’ve tried practically every cool rooftop/outdoor bar for happy hour and bartenders are starting to know your drink before you order?  Well, if you’re like the crew at Harriet Magpie, then it’s definitely time to try something different, and perhaps Stone Street is the street for [...]

This summer, we Magpies have loved the summer nights in the city; hanging out at outdoor bars with friends, enjoying cocktails under the stars. But like many of our fellow Magpies, we’ve grown a bit sick of places like 230 Fifth and Frying Pan (we still like those places, but maybe we’ve been there a bit too often the past [...]

Little Giant is  just an average-looking New York City restaurant. It’s basically a small box-like storefront with a nondescript-looking interior… …but they make one really memorable dish that makes up for its lackluster appearance: the Baked French Toast. Chef Julie Taras soaks thick slices of Pullman’s Bread (always fresh and delish) in an egg batter of maple syrup, cinnamon and [...]

Well it’s not really a steal…But for New York restaurants, Bianca is definitey worth your money in terms of portions and atmoshere.  It’s a cozy, romantic Italian bistro located on a very pleasant street lined with brownstones and shops on Bleeker near Bowery street. The restaurant is on the small side, and always busy on [...]

The famous New York City Chinese restaurant Mr. Chow has been around for years – and has locations around the world. But when Philippe Chow (no relation to Michael Chow, owner of Mr. Chow) left Mr. Chow after 27 years of service, he took many of  the menu secrets with him and opened his own competing restaurant, Philippe - and the rest is [...]

Nothing is better in New York than good food, good wine, or good company. And last night we had the perfect combination of them all. We Magpies were looking for a trendy restaurant to go to that was popular and hopefully not too pricey. We decided to try Keith McNally’s (owner of Balthazar, Schiller’s and Minetta Tavern!) newest venue, Pulino’s, located [...]

There are always long lines outside John’s of Bleecker Street, a pizzeria that has been in the same location since 1929. And as we Magpies know – restaurants can’t survive in NYC if the food sucks. So even though we knew going into John’s that the pizza would be good – we had no idea [...]

Second Avenue Deli is definitely not a new place in NYC. In fact, it’s really a NYC institution. It originally opened on Second Avenue near 9th Street, and was there for decades until moving to it’s present location at 33rd Street near Third Avenue for the past few years. We’ve eaten there from time to time, grabbing [...]

 Il Buco has  always been written up as a great go-to restaurant in NYC. Located on Bond Street near Lafayette Street, it is a favorite of critics and foodies alike. So we were all on board when a Magpie suggested we check it out. We arrived at about 8:30 on a Saturday night, and the place was [...]

We Magpies were looking for a cool place for dinner that was trendy (without trying to be) with good food and wine to impress some of our West Coast friends. When one Magpie suggested Uva, on Second Avenue between 77th and 78th Streets, we all agreed it would be the perfect place!  As you enter Uva, [...]

We’ve always wanted to try the all natural Peoples Pops after reading about them last year. But since they weren’t available anywhere but Brooklyn, we kind of gave up trying. However, there’s nothing better than a fresh, fruity delicious ice pop when it’s ninety degrees out – so, one Magpie convinced another Magpie, who convinced another Magpie [...]

If you’re a hot dog purist, rest easy. At Crif Dogs, located at 113 St.Marks Place (between 1st Ave. and Ave. A) you can get your hot dogs any way you like them. But you can also get them in ways that you probably didn’t think you’d like them…and like them even better! The crew at Harriet Magpie have [...]

Blink and you’ll miss Bohemian, a hidden Japanese gem on Great Jones Street near Bowery. There’s no name on the outside of the restaurant, and you can’t see it from the street – it’s tucked away behind a butcher shop. You also can’t just go – you have to know someone in order to get a [...]

Where in the city is there a restaurant that’s unpretentious yet cool, with really good drinks and decent food that’s not ridiculously pricey? The answer that we Magpies all came up with is Barrio Chino, a (tiny!) hidden gem located at 253 Broome Street near Orchard. We happened upon this Mexican restaurant last summer and we’ve been back on a regular basis. [...]

There isn’t much to say about Flex Mussels except that it’s got to be one of the most fun places to dine on the Upper East Side – and one of the best places in the city to get mussels! It’s located on 82nd Street between 3rd and Lex. Some refer to the area as [...]

As dessert lovers, we here at Harriet Magpie feel compelled to share with you one of the best-kept secrets in the world of NYC desserts. Since we’re chocolate lovers, we were a little hesitant to try the sticky toffee pudding on a recent trip to Schiller’s on the Lower East Side. But thank goodness we [...]