Mike Wasserman
Mike lives in Westchester and works as a lawyer in NYC, where he spends most days dreaming about his future concierge/travel agent/event planning business called Wasserman Travel & Dining. He can’t go out to dinner until he knows exactly what dish each of his friends will love, and the best spots in the neighborhood to get a drink before and after.
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Jewel of Himalaya
Jewel of Himalaya is a strip mall spot in Yorktown Heights that does fantastic traditional Tibetan and Nepalese food, as well as excellent versions of dishes from China and India.
LMNOP Bakery
Remember those three weeks when you were a sourdough baker? That loaf you were workshopping has been perfected at LMNOP, a bakery in downtown Katonah.
Smokehouse Tailgate Grill
Smokehouse Tailgate Grill in Somers serves a short menu of juicy smoked meats on the second floor of DeCiccos.
The Kitchen Table
When Bitcoin finally hits your target price and you buy that fantasy horse farm in Pound Ridge, The Kitchen Table is where you’ll go for a casual breakfast.
Apropos
Apropos sits high on a hill overlooking the Hudson River, in a former convent that was reinvented as a luxury boutique hotel.
Brothers Fish & Chips
Brothers Fish & Chips sounds like it could be a waterfront shack, but it’s actually an out-of-the-way seafood refuge in an Ossining strip mall.
Purdy's Farmer & The Fish
Purdy’s Farmer & The Fish in North Salem has been a local go-to for years, and it’s kind of a scene.
Badageoni
Badageoni is a Georgian restaurant in Mount Kisco that makes an incredible adjaruli khachapuri.
Crabtree's Kittle House
Crabtree in Chappaqua is great for a civilized, grown-up meal with your parents, or a glass of wine and a veggie burger at the bar in the taproom.
King Kone
King Kone is a classic, roadside window service joint in Katonah that’s been offering epic soft serve since the 1950s.
Pubstreet
Pubstreet in Pleasantville’s former train station has a great menu of shareable apps, burgers, and grain bowls.
The Inn At Pound Ridge
The Inn at Pound Ridge became an instant hotspot among the three-car-garage crowd when it opened a decade ago, and the buzz hasn’t worn off since.
Mt Kisco Diner
Mt Kisco Diner feels like a classic local diner on the weekdays, but it draws a crowd of tweens and teens on the weekends with milkshakes that belong on competition shows.
Goosefeather
Goosefeather is a Hong Kong-style Cantonese barbeque and noodle place set in a manor house on an estate in Tarrytown.
The Cookery
The Cookery in Dobbs Ferry has a menu that’s part-Italian, part-gastropub, with great homemade pastas.
Augustine's Salumeria
Augustine’s Salumeria is an Italian restaurant in Mamaroneck that does a great linguini nero, plus sandwiches for lunch.
Walter's Hot Dog Stand
Walter’s is a roadside hotdog stand in Mamaroneck that’s been open for over 100 years.
Blue Hill at Stone Barns
We can’t think of a more “farm-to-table” restaurant than Blue Hill at Stone Barns, where you drive past your dinner on the way to eating it.
Town House
Town House in New Rochelle is an American spot where Westchester day-ones meet the next generation of locals.
Boro6
Boro6 is a wine bar in Hastings with a 40-foot-long marble horseshoe bar, and an everyone-knows-your-name vibe from the staff.
Cenadou
Cenadou is a French farmhouse spot in North Salem where you might end up eating next to Martha Stewart.