Where to Eat???
Harlem Is Rising, but Where to Eat?
"Harlem is one of the few places in Manhattan where you can find a 1,000-square-foot two-bedroom apartment with a pear tree in front, a magnolia out back and an oak fireplace in between, all renting for about $2,100.
But it comes at a cost: food. Aside from some renowned soul food, Harlem is relatively underserved in terms of restaurants.
The Zagat restaurant guide for 2006 has 119 listings for the East Village, which spans only 14 blocks. For Harlem, which spans 47 blocks, the guide lists only 18, and the roster includes a Papaya King and a Starbucks. New York magazine’s online restaurant listings show 205 entries for the East Village, compared with only 27 for Harlem.
Michael Whiteman, a restaurant consultant based in New York, attributes the scarcity of restaurants in Harlem to the relative lack of high-density office buildings and of tourism, compared with other parts of Manhattan. Areas that depend almost entirely on residents generally have fewer restaurants per capita than mixed-use urban districts, Mr. Whiteman said."
- General | Time: 8:29 pm (UTC+8)
