Morningside Heights

Eat here:

• ​Pisticci -- high prices, laid-back atmosphere. Italian.
• ​Bettolona -- moderate prices, friendly owner, Italian.
• ​Chapati House -- Good inexpensive Indian.
• ​Roti Roll -- Cheap, fast, to the point.
• ​Indus Valley -- Best Indian.
• ​Thai Market -- Inexpensive and decent Thai.
• ​Absolute Bagels -- Best bagels in the west side of Manhattan.
• ​Community Restaurant -- Organic frou-frou food.
• ​Dinosaur Bar-B-Que -- Smells and tastes delicious.
• ​Taqueria y Fonda -- Excellent Oaxacan Mexican Hole in the Wall
• ​Mill -- Decent, inexpensive Korean

Drink here:

• ​1020 -- Cheap dive, popular, to the point.
• ​Ding Dong -- Loud, hipper-than-most club of the area.
• ​The Hamilton -- excellent selection of whiskeys.
• ​The Heights -- Has a rooftop. Good for cold margaritas during summer when undergrads aren't here.
• ​Lion's Head Tavern -- Cheap dive bar like 1020 without all the undergrads. Really good food even if it's a dive.
• ​Mel's Burger Bar -- Decent burgers. Has a pretty good beer club
• ​Suite -- Our local gay-friendly institution.
• ​The West End Lounge -- Formerly The Underground. Two rooms, sometimes interesting music, late night fun.

Harlem

Eat here:

• ​Amy Ruth's -- Venerable institution. Fantastic Soul Food.
• ​Sylvia's -- Venerable institution. Fantastic Soul Food.
• ​Cedric -- New pricey French bistro.

Music here:

• ​Paris Blues -- Classic jazz bar of Harlem.
• ​St. Nick's Pub -- Classic jazz bar of Harlem.

Drink here:

• ​Harlem Tavern -- New beer garden with outdoor seating.
• ​Bier International -- Beer garden with only indoor seating.
• ​Nectar Wine Bar -- Decent wine bar.

Blacklisted

• ​Toast -- The "uptown" version of this restaurant/bar has service that is close to morally outrageous. Never go with more than three or four people if you want to be treated well.
• ​The Heights -- lackluster bar and grill. Popular undergrad hang-out. Pass.
• ​Ajanta -- Disgusting food, generally. Fooled me once, shame on you...Not gonna get fooled again!
• ​Haakon's Hall -- Confusing establishment. No wait staff and weird rules.
• ​O'Connell's Pub -- May very well be the worst bar in Morningside.