| |  | Peri Ela | | | “A snug, wood-paneled, tin-ceilinged space filled up each night with locals tucking into platters of Turkish meze and kebabs.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Eastern European, Turkish |
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| | | | | | The 92nd Street Y is a little bit like a desert well, attracting people to what would otherwise be a cultural wasteland at night: restaurants have begun to spring up around it, like date palms. Last Valentine’s Day, a couple from the neighborhood, Silay Ciner, a Turk who grew up . . . Read More | | | | | | Kalina, 3/26/07 This is Peri Ela, just weeks old, one of a large handful of Turkish restaurants in Manhattan. We have to say we don't know too much about this one, though early reviews from locals have been very positive. Standout dishes include flat breads and the lamb chop. NB: it's cash onl... Read More | | | | | | [Kalina, 3/2007.] 1) Open The Sesame: Dish today begins with the oh-so-cutely named Lower East Side Thai "street food" eatery Open The Sesame, located next to Basso Est on Orchard Street. The sandwich list here includes drool-worthy offerings like cilantro-and-garlic pork-ball, but the me... Read More | | | | | | Ask to be seated under the "sexy" painting -- they'll know what you mean.Photo: Melissa Hom If the jam-packed Sfoglia up the street is any indication, denizens of Carnegie Hill are desperate for good food and cozy surroundings. The month-old Peri Ela delivers on both accounts, with its sn... Read More | | | | | | Ok, before I forget: Check out the review the nabe's Peri Ela restaurant received this week in The New Yorker. The food got high ratings. The place was compared to a date palm that's cropped up around a desert well (that'd be the 92nd St. Y). Hm, Upper Lex as "cultural wasteland" at night?... Read More | | | | | | If you've lived in New York for any period of time, you know that the food here is incredible -- the variety, the quantity, and the quality. You'll also know that you don't have to pawn off your valuables to taste all that the city has to offer. This week's New York Magazine celebrates the city's ... Read More | | | |
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