Canteen Cafe

Pros: Great food, comfy seats!
Cons: Pricey, noisy, cavernous

A few weeks ago a group of friends from all over convened in NYC for a wedding. I met up with them one night and we went to Canteen for dinner. The friend who made the reservations introduced it as a place that used to be high on the list of the city's...

Pros: mod decor, good quality, original food
Cons: portions on the small side, slightly pricey

NOTE: This is a review of "Canteen" in SoHo, not Canteen Cafe on the Upper East Side. But I like this restaurant enough that I'd like to share my happy experience with as many people as possible.

Canteen is located at 142 Mercer...

Pros: Great food. Orange as far as the eye can see.
Cons: Pricey, annoying people will probably sit next to you. You might not be cool enough to be there.

So I don't spend much of my time frequenting the SoHo hot spots. I rarely read Time Out New York and when I do finally find out about something cool it is usually after the fact. This time that sort of isn't the case. When my boss made reservations to...