A table at L’Abeille.
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Nicole Franzen/L’Abeille
Tribeca started out as a warehousing and manufacturing neighborhood little known to those who didn’t work there, and slid downhill for decades before turning into a district populated with artist’s lofts by the ’70s and ’80s. From there, the Manhattan neighborhood eventually became the refuge of the wealthy, who took floor-through former studios and factories and turned them into luxury pieds-à-terre by the ’90s.
The area’s quiet streets have increasingly become one of the city’s best neighborhoods for dining, while still retaining much of its Victorian-era commercial ambiance. The boundaries of Tribeca — the “Triangle Below Canal” — run from the south side of Canal Street on the north and both sides of Chambers Street on the south, to the Hudson River on the west and Broadway on the east, though the borders are somewhat elastic, especially on the south.
What’s changed in this update: We’ve added L’Abeille and Bubby’s. Drops include Fresh Curry, Zutto Japanese Restaurant, Grandaisy Bakery, and Frenchette Bakery.
Melissa McCart is the lead editor of the Northeast region, which covers New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. She has over 20 years of experience in food writing and editing, having worked for Mark Bittman’s Substack and his website on Medium; as restaurant critic for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and Newsday. She has freelanced for the Washington Post, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Wall Street Journal, and more. She co-authored “Bread and How to Eat It” with baker Rick Easton for Knopf.
Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic, with more 35 years of experience as a restaurant critic in New York City. Previously, he has written for the Village Voice, Lucky Peach, Gourmet, and dozens of other publications. He specializes in food that’s fun to eat and not expensive, covering the five boroughs, New Jersey, and beyond.
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