Food, nightlife and opinion from New York City.https://museenyc.com/https://museenyc.com/nightlife/h0l0/https://museenyc.com/nightlife/h0l0/The best-tuned sound system we have heard in New York — deep, loud, and somehow never harsh.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/nightlife/cellar-dog/https://museenyc.com/nightlife/cellar-dog/Jazz downstairs, ping pong and shuffleboard in the same room, and the only cover charge in the city we would call cheap.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/food/pomme-frites/https://museenyc.com/food/pomme-frites/Fresh Belgian frites, a wall of sauces, and the most generous beer pour in New York.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/food/spicy-village/https://museenyc.com/food/spicy-village/Big tray chicken on Forsyth Street — spicy, numbing, and built for a table, though we know someone who finishes one alone.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/food/joes-pizza/https://museenyc.com/food/joes-pizza/The benchmark. If you only eat one New York slice, this is the one every other slice gets measured against.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/food/grand-street-skewer-cart/https://museenyc.com/food/grand-street-skewer-cart/Charcoal, a hand fan and a stack of skewers on Forsyth — the cheapest great thing you will eat in Chinatown.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/food/joe-and-sals/https://museenyc.com/food/joe-and-sals/Thin, well done, minimal flop — Myrtle Avenue pizza made by people who clearly care.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/food/magdys/https://museenyc.com/food/magdys/A humble Park Avenue cart run by a family who genuinely cook — and portions that outrun the price.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/food/pye-boat-noodle/https://museenyc.com/food/pye-boat-noodle/Thai boat noodles in Astoria that taste authentic from the first bite — the dark broth most menus skip.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/food/surreal-creamery/https://museenyc.com/food/surreal-creamery/Loud, photogenic sundaes — but the plain soft serve underneath is the actual reason to come.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/food/haandi/https://museenyc.com/food/haandi/Pakistani cooking on Lexington made with real care, in a room that has no interest in impressing you.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/food/the-halal-guys/https://museenyc.com/food/the-halal-guys/The 53rd and 6th cart we have been eating at for fifteen years — and the corner trick that skips the line.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://museenyc.com/food/taiwan-pork-chop-house/https://museenyc.com/food/taiwan-pork-chop-house/A steam-table counter on Doyers, the crooked block below Canal — cheap, fast, and better than it needs to be.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT