Food & Drink
At Untapped New York we love speakeasies! So much so that we wrote the book "NYC Hidden Bars and Restaurants" which you'll find on our shop. Pictured here is our friend Georgette in her "Regarding Oysters" speakeasy, an oyster salon and cocktail experience where you get to shake your own cocktails and shuck oysters.
Red Velvet Cake Was Originally Born at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Many places — including the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue — credit themselves with inventing red velvet cake. Although no one knows
Savor the Flavors of Antigua and Colombia with Eat Offbeat
When Manal Kahi arrived in New York in 2013 from Lebanon, she was quite disappointed with the hummus she tried.
The Absolute Best Restaurants in Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights began as a white middle-class neighborhood designed as a garden oasis and escape from the growing metropolis in
NYC Restaurant Week Spans Five Weeks and 75 Neighborhoods
Following nearly a year and a half of dining restrictions and the permanent closure of more than 1,000 New
Little Armenia Cafe, a Secret Pop-up Gourmet Restaurant in Brooklyn
I’m here to talk about Armenia in Bed-Stuy, by way of a guy who once chatted up Prince in
Delmonico’s Invented Baked Alaska More Than a Century Ago
Delmonico’s Steak House in the Financial District is one of the oldest restaurants in New York City. Founded in
Get a Taste of the Bronx Brewery in the South Bronx
New York City’s craft brewery scene is quite small compared to other major cities such as Portland or Denver.
We All Scream for New York City’s Oldest Ice Cream Parlor: Eddie’s Sweet Shop
Eddie’s Sweet Shop in Forest Hills, Queens, is likely the longest-running ice cream parlor in New York City! Before
The Top 10 Secrets of Jackson Heights
When stepping off the 7, E, and F trains that service Jackson Heights, passengers take in the aromas of fried
The Top 10 Secrets of Stonewall Inn
The Stonewall Inn, the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement, survived the coronavirus pandemic and remains open as a
Lombardi’s Holds the Title of “First Pizzeria in the Country”
When Gennaro Lombardi founded his pizzeria Lombardi’s in 1905, Little Italy was an area full of thieves, murderers, and
Le Pavillon Restaurant from Daniel Boulud Opens in One Vanderbilt
As New York City bars and restaurants opened at full capacity on May 19, 2021, Daniel Boulud’s newest restaurant